Finance Trainee

ACCA Careers; Leicester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading FTSE-100 retail company as a Trainee Financial Accountant at their Head Office in Leicester. You'll gain hands-on experience in financial reporting, work with a talented team, and pave your way towards a professional accounting qualification. With a competitive salary and various employee benefits, this is an excellent opportunity to kick-start your finance career.

Benefits

25% off most NEXT products

Company performance based bonus

On-site nursery

Access to discounts at Staff Shops

Access to digital GP and health services

Free on-site parking

Financial wellbeing support

Discounted flexible gym memberships

Qualifications

• Minimum of 12 months working in a Finance based role.
• Keen to build a career in finance.
• Solid Excel skills (VLOOKUPs and pivot tables).

Responsibilities

• Manage inter company recharges and invoicing.
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations.
• Support monthly management accounts process.

Skills

Excel skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Communication

Proactivity

Education

Professional accountancy qualification

Job description

Job Title: Trainee Financial Accountant

Location: Head Office, Leicestershire

Salary: Competitive plus bonus (Study support provided)

Ready to kick-start your career in finance with one of the UK’s most successful and innovative retailers? At Next, we’re offering a fantastic opportunity to join our Group Financial Accounting Team as a Trainee Financial Accountant.

This is more than just a training role—it’s a real opportunity to grow your knowledge, get hands-on with a wide variety of financial reporting tasks, and become a key part of a high-performing team at the heart of a FTSE 100 business.

About The Role

Our financial accounting team is responsible for the reporting of Next Retail Ltd—which covers our retail stores, online operations, and Total Platform business. You’ll be joining a team that plays a vital role in coordinating month-end reporting, forecasting, budgeting, and more.

As a Trainee Financial Accountant, You’ll

• Manage inter company recharges and invoicing, ensuring balances are agreed and reconciled.
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations across a range of accounts including inter company loans and charities.
• Liaise with teams across the business to resolve queries and ensure accuracy.
• Support the monthly management accounts process.
• Prepare and analyse inter-unit transactions, raise invoices, and work with the Treasury team to process settlements.
• Assist in reviewing and confirming trades executed with our banking partners.
• Play a key role in our year-end consolidation and the production of the Annual Report and Accounts.
• Over time, you’ll also gain exposure to budgeting, CSO reporting, and preparing statutory accounts.
  
  

About You

We’re looking for someone who is enthusiastic, proactive, and ready to learn. You don’t need to have all the answers—but you do need to be ready to ask the right questions.

• You're keen to build a career in finance and work towards a professional accountancy qualification (study support included!).
• A minimum of 12 months working in a Finance based role (we will happily consider candidates with ‘placement experience
• You’ve got solid Excel skills (think VLOOKUPs and pivot tables) and a sharp eye for detail.
• You’re organised and thrive when managing multiple tasks and deadlines.
• You're a confident communicator who enjoys building relationships across teams.
• You’re professional, discreet, and always treat sensitive information with care.
• Most importantly, you’re curious, motivated, and ready to make the most of the opportunities in front of you.
  
  

About Us

You know Next, but did you know we’re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 35,000 people across the UK and Ireland. We’re the UK’s 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we’re the market leader. At the last count we have over 500 stores, plus the Next Online and it’s now possible to buy on-line from over 70 countries around the world! So we’ve gone global!

Benefits

• 25% off most NEXT, MADE*, Lipsy*, Gap* and Victoria's Secret* products (*when purchased through NEXT)
• Company performance based bonus
• Sharesave scheme
• On-site Nursery available; OFSTED outstanding in all areas
• 10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty
• Early VIP access to sale stock
• Access to fantastic discounts at our Staff Shops
• Restaurants with great food at amazing prices
• Access a digital GP and other free health and wellbeing services
• Free on-site parking
• Financial Wellbeing - Save, track and enhance your financial wellbeing
• Apprenticeship - Grow and develop on the job whilst gaining a qualification
• Direct to Work - Discount online and instore, collect your items the next day for free from your place of work or local store
• Support Networks - Access to Network Groups to empower and celebrate each other
• Wellhub - Discounted flexible monthly gym memberships, with apps, PT sessions and more
  
  

Conditions apply to all benefits. These benefits are discretionary and subject to change.

We aim to support all candidates during the application process and are happy to provide workplace adjustments when necessary. Should you need support with your application due to a disability or long-term condition, feel free to get in touch with us by email [e-mail] (please include 'Workplace Adjustments' in the subject line), or call us on 0116 284 2486 and leave a voicemail.

Apply Before 07/06/2025, 07:48 PM

For further information, and to apply, please visit our website via the “Apply” button below.