Finance Manager - Fixed Term Contract up to 6 months

Kurt Geiger; City Of London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A retail footwear brand is seeking a qualified accountant for a management accounts role in London. Candidates should have accounting experience and strong Excel skills. Responsibilities include reviewing month-end journals and preparing financial reports. Competitive salary and benefits are offered, fostering a supportive and innovative work culture.

Benefits

Competitive basic salary

Pension and life assurance

Gym Discounts

Retailtrust support

Enviable discounts

Harrods Discount

Monthly half day Fridays

Qualifications

• Previous accounting experience in a management accounts role, preferably in retail.
• Motivated individual willing to challenge processes.

Responsibilities

• Review month-end journals prepared by team members.
• Prepare monthly accruals and prepayment journals.
• Assist with year-end audit and mentor junior team members.

Skills

Attention to detail

MS Excel skills

Financial analysis

Education

Qualified accountant or equivalent experience

Job description

Kurt Geiger | About Us We are an inclusive, creative footwear and accessories brand powered by kindness. We want to empower our talent to be confident and true to themselves, the London way. London is our home, our heartbeat, and we draw inspiration from the energy and spirit of the city; its diversity and creativity. For over fifty years our team of in-house shoe and accessory designers have been creating authentic, distinctive designs from our London headquarters. The rainbow is our signature. It represents the good energy and love we have for our community and the many ways we collectively express our individual style.

We Are One: For Love | For Diversity | For Change | For Equality | For Kindness | For Freedom | For Unity Against Racism

Key Responsibilities:

• Review of month end journals prepare by other team members
• Prepare and post monthly accruals and prepayment journals
• Prepare and review monthly balance sheet reconciliations
• Prepare and review monthly cost centre reports for specific areas, identifying and explaining key variances
• Tax compliance
• Ongoing review and improvement of internal controls
• Assist with year-end audit
• Mentoring / training junior team members
• Various other ad-hoc duties within the finance department

What We’re Looking For:

• Qualified or qualified by experience with previous accounting experience in a similar management accounts role (preferably retail)
• Motivated individual with good attention to detail
• Willingness to challenge processes and costs incurred with senior head of departments
• A strong level of MS Excel skills

• Competitive basic salary
• Pension and life assurance
• Gym Discounts
• Retailtrust support
• Enviable discounts
• Harrods Discount
• Monthly half day Friday’s
• And so much more!

Our Culture

We’re an energic fast-paced brand that embraces progress and strives for innovation. Hard work is rewarded with new opportunities at every level and kindness is celebrated in everything we do. Our summer working hours accommodate a healthy work life balance. Wellbeing is important to our working culture, which is why we nurture a friendly environment for talent to thrive in, alongside a vibrant social community.

Our Stores

The first Kurt Geiger store opened on London Bond street in 1963. Today, our brand has global appeal and is distributed in hundreds of cities around the world. We operate over 70 stand-alone stores nationwide, including our new flagship store on London Oxford street, and in over 400 stores globally. Beyond stand-alone stores and retail pop ups, our retail partners include some of the world’s most famous department stores.

We Are One: For Love | For Diversity | For Change | For Equality | For Kindness | For Freedom | For Unity Against Racism