Assistant Management Accountant - Retail

Mountain Warehouse; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company is seeking an Assistant Management Accountant to support the Finance Business Partner in financial reporting and budgeting. This role involves preparing journal entries, performing variance analysis, and developing stakeholder relationships. Ideal for individuals progressing towards an accountancy qualification, it offers significant growth opportunities in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years experience within a Finance team in a high-volume environment.
• Retail industry experience strongly preferred.
• Enthusiastic and self-motivated with a desire to drive improvements.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and post period end journal entries ensuring accurate recording of all costs.
• Identify drivers of overspend and prepare ad hoc analysis.
• Significant involvement in the year-end process and key contact for auditors.

Skills

Excellent numeracy

IT skills

Advanced Excel

Attention to detail

Education

Studying towards an accountancy qualification

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Assistant Management Accountant - Retail, London

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Client:

Mountain Warehouse

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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Yes

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Job Reference:

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Posted:

02.06.2025

Expiry Date:

17.07.2025

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ASSISTANT MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT - RETAIL

Reports to: Finance Business Partner - Retail

Position summary:

This role is focused towards our Retail business, which includes UK stores and international locations in Europe, Canada, USA and New Zealand.

As part of a team of 4 you will provide support to the Finance Business Partner for Retail who has overall responsibility for business partnering, periodic reporting and financial accounting and control.

Month end

• Prepare and post period end journal entries ensuring accurate recording of all costs in a timely manner.
• Complete robust balance sheet reconciliations to agreed deadlines with all reconciling items investigated and resolved promptly.
• Investigating and prepare narrative explaining variances to budget and prior year for key expense categories.
• Supporting the Finance Business Partner with the preparation of reporting to communicate performance to the management team.

Business partnering

• Identify drivers of overspend, prepare ad hoc analysis and develop recommendations to reduce finance risk.
• Development and mature stakeholder relationships across the Retail team.
• Support the budgeting and forecast process, liaising closely with the Commercial Finance team.

Compliance and controls

• Significant involvement in the year-end process, preparation of deliverables for the audit and key contact for the auditors during the audit process.
• Support the development of a robust control environment by continuously identifying opportunities to improve financial systems and processes and by implementing these changes.

Other

• Ongoing non-business as usual project work within the finance team as and when required.

This progressive role would suit someone studying towards an accountancy qualification and offers the opportunity for the right individual to advance into a qualified Management Accountant role in due course.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum 3 years experience working within a Finance team in a high-volume environment.
• Retail industry experience strongly preferred.
• Enthusiastic, self-motivated and a desire to drive improvements in a fast-paced and entrepreneurial business.
• Excellent numeracy and IT skills including advanced Excel with a strong attention to detail.