Accounts Assistant - Controllership- Operations Accounts

asda; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Company pension

25 days annual leave

8 bank holidays

4 weekly pay

Wellbeing services

Staff discount

Parking

Job summary

Asda is seeking an Accounts Assistant - Controllership in the UK. The role is a permanent, full-time position based at Asda House with hybrid working and 37.5 hours per week.

You will prepare financial information for internal and external reporting, maintain group accounting policies, and support the financial control environment for Retail and Employment Costs. You will post journals, reconcile balance sheet accounts, validate supplier income, and contribute to performance analysis with

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or have equivalent experience within a relevant discipline.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to adapt to and learn from change, challenges, and feedback.
• A talent for problem solving and the ability to apply judgement based on the situation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skill.

Responsibilities

• Accurate and timely preparation of financial information for reporting internally and externally, including adherence of group accounting policies and procedures and managing the related financial control environment.
• Working as part of a team to deliver the above for our Retail and Employment Costs sides of the business.
• Posting of journals, reconciling Balance Sheet accounts and validating supplier income.
• Ensuring accuracy of financial data through efficient controls to help support analysis of business performance with Commercial Finance teams.
• Customer focussed; ensure we deliver great service to our customers.
• Use ingenuity to implement change for the better and work with a continuous improvement mindset.

Skills

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

Degree or equivalent

Job description

Job Title

Accounts Assistant - Controllership- Operations Accounts

Location

Asda House

Employment Type

Full time

Contract Type

Permanent

Hours Per Week

37.5

Salary

Competitive salary plus benefits.

Category

Accounting

Closing Date

23 September 2026

"Everything about Asda"

We are a values-led organisation. As such we encourage everyone to be open and honest. We work creatively and collaboratively, valuing everyone's input.

Our collaborative culture, the size of our business and our belief in the empowerment of the individual means opportunities at Asda are abundant.

We conduct £300m worth of transactions every week. Our website handles over 2 million transactions a month. We have more than 145,000 dedicated Asda colleagues ensuring that our customers are at the heart of everything we do.

"Everything you'll love"

• Discretionary bonus - Rewarding you for your hard work and efforts
• Company Pension Scheme matched to a limit - Looking forward to the future
• 25 days annual leave per year plus 8 bank holidays - Making sure you take time for your self and switch off
• 4 weekly pay - which means you get an extra payday a year
• Digital GP and Wellbeing sessions - Asda genuinely cares so we create a culture where our people can perform at their best, the physical health and mental wellbeing of all our people is very important to us
• Discount off your shopping at Asda and George - with extra discounts running throughout the year - really makes a difference, saving the colleagues an average of £700 a year
• Free city centre parking - you can also use it outside working hours

Plus, much more!

Providing customers with the best products at the best prices, we believe in seeing challenges where others see problems - our culture is resilient, energetic and exceptionally fast-paced. If you think you've got the skills and personality to succeed in this environment, consider joining us in this Finance role.

Find your role

In this role, you'll be pivotal to ensuring that our corporate and business strategies are supported by the very best financial accounting and control processes - and that these processes continually maximise our profitability and efficiency.

This role will give you a solid grounding in management accounting and enable you to gain knowledge of a range of different commercial areas across the business.

Your role

• Accurate and timely preparation of financial information for reporting internally and externally, including adherence of group accounting policies and procedures and managing the related financial control environment
• Working as part of a team to deliver the above for our Retail and Employment Costs sides of the business
• Posting of journals, reconciling Balance Sheet accounts and validating supplier income
• Ensuring accuracy of financial data through efficient controls to help support analysis of business performance with Commercial Finance teams.
• Customer focussed; ensure we deliver great service to our customers
• Use ingenuity to implement change for the better and work with a continuous improvement mindset.

Let's find out about you

• Educated to degree level or have equivalent experience within a relevant discipline
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to adapt to and learn from change, challenges, and feedback
• A talent for problem solving and the ability to apply judgement based on the situation
• Excellent written and verbal communication skill
• Ability to work flexibly with changing work demands and tasks
• A customer focused attitude and be happy to help

Everything you'll love

To ensure we balance moments where we know we need to collaborate together and the need for flexibility, Asda has a hybrid way of working with a minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices. Over and above this, each area of Asda may have additional requirements which may require spending more days in the office, visiting suppliers, stores or depots.

You will also get an excellent benefits package including:

• Discretionary company bonus
• Company pension up to 7% matched
• 15% colleague discount in store and online
• Free access to wellbeing services such as Stream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, alongside discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas.
• Asda Allies Inclusion Networks - helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated
• Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.

We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves