Property Accountant

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Controllership Accountant - Property

Apply locations Asda House
Time type: Full time
Posted on: Posted 2 Days Ago
Time left to apply: End Date: April 10, 2025 (12 days left to apply)
Job requisition id: R-054722

Job Title

Controllership Accountant - Property

Location

Asda House

Employment Type

Full time

Contract Type

Permanent

Hours Per Week

37.5

Salary

Competitive salary plus benefits.

Category

Controlling

Closing Date

9 April 2025

“Find your role”

As a Controllership Accountant - Property, you will combine your technical accounting knowledge with communication and prioritisation skills to ensure that we maintain a strong control environment and accurate reporting of the Property P&L and Fixed asset / Lease accounting. You will have responsibility for:

• Accounting for the key lease and capital areas, including management of a £10bn asset register and accounting advisory to a range of internal customers.
• Monthly and annual reporting and forecasting of key asset and property related lines.
• Business partnering with multiple teams across finance and beyond.
• Taking responsibility for key control processes in the Controllership - Property team remit (e.g. Month and quarter end processes, reconciliation review and reporting, control framework review and execution).
• Driving process improvement and efficiencies through the use of digital tools and automation.
• Opportunity to get involved in significant property transaction work.
• Line management and coaching of junior colleagues.

“Let's find out about you.”

You should be a Qualified Accountant with post qualification experience (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) able to manage and prioritise workload with strong attention to detail.

You should also have the following:

• Able to effectively work independently, manage and prioritise competing tasks and deliverables.
• Great analytical skills, problem solving and an eye for detail.
• Proficient in the use of Excel; experience in use of SAP and digital analytics tools is desirable.
• Confidence liaising with stakeholders at all levels.
• Able to think laterally, challenge the status quo to drive efficiencies across processes.
• Experience of coaching junior colleagues.

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 of 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 Wagestream, 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.

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