Accountant - Cash

Morrisons; Bradford; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

15% discount in store

Additional 10% discount card for a win

Job summary

Morrisons is seeking a proactive and analytical Accountant to join the Cash team. You’ll forecast the Group’s cash flow in the short and long term, analyse working capital impacts, and govern Capex decisions.

You will collaborate with Treasury and Finance Ops, contribute to annual budgeting, and translate data into actionable insights for stakeholders. A qualified accountant with strong Excel/SAP experience is required.

Qualifications

• A qualified accountant with strong analytical and commercial skills.
• Comfortable working with large data sets and financial systems (Excel and SAP or similar).
• Curious and proactive, with the confidence to question and explore the numbers behind the story.

Responsibilities

• Cash Flow Forecasting: manage weekly 13-week cash flow and variances; support short-term liquidity management with Treasury and Finance Ops.
• Long Term Budgeting and Forecasting: contribute to annual cash forecasts and updates, understand key cash drivers across the business.
• Working Capital & Improvement Plan: analyse working capital movements and support the improvement plan with weekly reporting.
• Capital Investment & Business Partnering: lead governance around Capex approvals and budget adherence.

Skills

Qualified accountant

Analytical skills

Commercial awareness

Data analysis

Education

CIMA/ACCA/ACA member

Tools

Excel

SAP

Job description

More about the role

We are looking for a proactive and analytical Accountant to join our Cash team. In this role, you’ll primarily be responsible for the short- long-term forecasting of Group’s cash flow, understanding working capital impacts, including the improvement plan, and Capex governance.

Responsibilities

Cash Flow Forecasting

• Direct Cash Flow: Responsibility on a weekly basis for the Group’s 13 week cash flow, including investigating variances and shaping narrative on key movements. This includes working alongside Treasury and Finance Ops functions on short-term liquidity management.
• Long Term Budgeting and Forecasting: Involvement in longer-term cash forecasting as part of annual budgeting process and periodic updates, with the opportunity to understand all key cash drivers across the business.

Working Capital & Improvement Plan

• Working Capital Movements: Working alongside the balance sheet team to understand key working capital movements from the Group accounts, with a viewpoint of year-on-year and year-to-go impacts.
• Working Capital Improvement Plan: A key part in delivering the Group's working capital improvement plan, including calculating estimated cash impacts with key stakeholders, verification of initiatives once live and weekly reporting.

Capital Investment & Business Partnering

• Capex Governance: Act as the financial lead for key governance around Capital approvals to ensure robust investment decisions for the Group and that we spend within the allocated budget.

More about you

• A qualified accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA) with strong analytical and commercial skills.
• Comfortable working with large data sets and financial systems (experience with Excel and SAP or similar systems is a plus).
• Curious and proactive, with the confidence to question and explore the story behind the numbers.
• Able to work independently while building strong relationships with both finance and non-finance colleagues.
• Detail-oriented and organised, with a focus on delivering accurate and actionable insight.

More about our perks

In return for all your hard work, you will receive:

• 15% discount in store from the day you join us
• Additional 10% discount card for a friend or family member
• Annual bonus scheme