Financial Accountant

Dixons Carphone; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK technology retailer is seeking a Financial Accountant to oversee external financial reporting. You will manage key reports, implement accounting standards, and ensure compliance across the Group. The ideal candidate holds a degree and an ACA/ACCA qualification. This position offers 25 days of annual leave, private medical insurance, and hybrid working options.

Benefits

25 days of annual leave

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance

Fantastic Colleague Discounts on Tech

Access to Champion Health

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent from a reputable university.
• Recognised Accountancy Qualification (ACA/ACCA).

Responsibilities

• Key involvement in the Annual Report and Interim Report.
• Make recommendations on accounting standards implementation.
• Assist in accounting for Group share-based payments.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Strong organisational skills

Proactive approach

Problem-solving initiative

Strong IT skills including Excel

Education

Degree from a reputable university

ACA/ACCA qualification

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

At Currys we’re united by one passion: to help everyone enjoy amazing technology. As the UK’s best-known retailer of tech, we’re proud of the service our customers receive – and it’s all down to our team of 25,000 caring and committed colleagues. Working as one team, we learn and grow together, celebrating the big and small moments that make every day amazing.

As Financial Accountant, you will play a key role in the external financial reporting across the Group. This will include the Interim and Annual Report, ensuring preparation and disclosure is to the highest quality. You will make recommendations on technical accounting matters such as implementation of new standards and disclosures, performing research and ensuring these are applied consistently across the Group.

Role overview:

As part of this role, you'll be responsible for:

• Key involvement in the Annual Report and Interim Report including:
  • Preparation of financial statement sections for the Annual Report and Interim report;
  • Preparation of external audit deliverables and liaising with auditors on queries.
• Make recommendations on the implementation of new accounting standards and disclosures across the Group, obtaining input from the wider Accounting & Control areas.
• Maintain the Group accounting manual as the need arises and ensure that all policies are adhered to across the Group through proactive communication, training, and review.
• Participate in UK&I and Nordics balance sheet reviews for the purpose of Group statutory reporting and to challenge accounting treatment as appropriate.
• Act as a Controller for certain Group companies by taking responsibility for the accounting and reporting for these entries including design and implementation of month-end process and managing all aspects of the statutory accounts preparation process.
• Produce ad hoc reports and analysis for the Accounting and Control team on accounting matters and judgements;
• Assist in accounting for Group share based payments including maintaining and improving excel models, posting monthly journal entries and preparing variance analysis to budget/forecast.
• Continue to develop accounting knowledge through the use of third parties and independent research.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to meet tight deadlines.
• Proactively seeks new ways of working and seeks to lead by example.
• Hands on with a pragmatic, solutions-based approach and a 'can do' attitude.
• Takes initiative to identify and solve problems.
• Strong IT skills including Excel, Word, PowerPoint.

Qualifications:

Degree or Equivalent
Degree from a reputable university.

Recognised Accountancy Qualification
ACA/ACCA qualification

PQE
N/a.

We offer a range of benefits, including:

• 25 days of annual leave (plus bank holiday entitlement)
• Private Medical Insurance
• Life Assurance
• Fantastic Colleague Discounts on Tech with Currys and iD Mobile
• Access to Champion Health
• Hybrid Working

We are committed to making inclusion and diversity part of everything we do, including how we strengthen our workforce. We want to make sure you have a fair opportunity to show us your talents during our application process, so if you need any additional assistance with your application please email [e-mail] and we'll do our best to help.