FINANCE ACCOUNTANT AT INDITEX , ZARA, BERSHKA, ZARA HOME, OYHSO, MASSIMO PULL AND BEAR

INDITEX; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading multinational retail organization is seeking a technically strong Financial Accountant to join its London Head Office Accounts team. The ideal candidate will have at least 4 years of experience in an accounts department, along with ACCA/ACA qualifications. Key responsibilities include maintaining accurate financial records, preparing statutory returns, and supporting audits. Excellent communication and analytical skills are essential, along with SAP familiarity. This role offers a dynamic work environment with a mix of on-site and remote work.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years’ experience in an Accounts Department, ideally within retail or a multinational organisation.
• Part-qualified (finalist) or fully qualified ACCA/ACA.
• Experience with SAP FICO is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Review and maintain financial records and entries ensuring accuracy.
• Investigate unusual transactions and implement corrective actions.
• Prepare statutory returns ensuring compliance and data accuracy.
• Update daily cashflows and analyze variances.

Skills

Technical financial accounting knowledge

Strong analytical mindset

Excellent MS Excel skills

Confident communication

Organizational skills

Education

Part-qualified or fully qualified ACCA/ACA

Tools

SAP FICO

Job description

Job Title

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT

Employment Type

Permanent / Full time

Location

Based in London HQ (4 days a week + 1 day remote)

Reporting to

Chief Accountant

Purpose

We have an exciting opportunity for a technically strong Financial Accountant to join our London Head Office Accounts team.

With many routine accounting processes now automated or managed by regional hubs, this role is ideal for a proactive and inquisitive professional who thrives on solving problems, investigating anomalies, and ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial information.

If you’re looking for a position where your expertise truly matters — and where initiative can open doors to wider areas of accounting — this is the perfect next step.

Key Responsibilities

The list below provides an indication of the duties. Opportunities to expand into broader accounting topics will be available for those who show capability and enthusiasm.

General Accounting

• Review, analyse, and maintain financial records and general ledger entries, ensuring the accuracy of automated postings.
• Investigate unusual transactions, imbalances, and system anomalies, identifying root causes and implementing corrective actions
• Support quarterly and year-end audit reviews, providing clear and robust explanations for areas under responsibility.
• Prepare statutory returns for governmental and regulatory bodies (Intrastat, CIS, ONS surveys), ensuring compliance and data accuracy.

Treasury

• Update daily cashflows, analyse variances, and request appropriate treasury transfers to meet business requirements.
• Monitor cash movements for irregularities and elevate unexpected trends or discrepancies. Monthly Financial Closing

Full ownership of assigned sections, including analytical review and issue resolution.

• Debtors : Control and reconcile debtor and prepayment balances
• Fixed assets : Run monthly fixed asset controls, validate automated postings, & investigate discrepancies or system errors; Prepare the annual fixed assets register for review by the Capital Allowances specialist.
• Payroll : Post ledgers relating to bonus accruals, national insurance charges & other payroll related entries; Reconcile net wages and pension balances; Review unreconciled salary advances and raise issues with Payroll when necessary.
• Creditors : Prepare and post accruals (utilities, stores expenses, payroll, Irish servers mainly); Review expense patterns and challenge unusual fluctuations prior to posting.
• Profit & loss account : Perform detailed expenses reviews, investigate variances, and ensure correct allocation of costs. Taxation
• Prepare & submit VAT returns to HMRC/Irish Revenue; Validate VAT postings & follow up on exceptions or unexpected balances.
• Prepare EC Sales Lists for submission to HMRC/Irish Revenue.

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Experience and Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years’ experience in an Accounts Department, ideally within retail or a multinational organisation.
• Part-qualified (finalist) or fully qualified ACCA/ACA.
• Experience with SAP FICO is desirable.

Skills and Attitude

• Strong technical financial accounting knowledge, including FRS 102 and IFRS.
• Excellent analytical mindset with a passion for investigation and issue resolution.
• Confident communicator, able to work effectively with both local teams and regional processing centres.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Excellent computer skills — especially MS Excel and SAP.
• A proactive, curious, and solution-driven attitude, with a desire to grow and take on new challenges.