Financial Accountant

Currys plc; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK technology retailer is seeking a Financial Accountant. You will be responsible for key aspects of external financial reporting including the Annual and Interim Reports. The ideal candidate should have a degree and a recognised accountancy qualification, alongside excellent communication and organisational skills. This position offers a full-time contract along with various benefits including hybrid working and discounts on tech.

Benefits

25 days of annual leave

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance

Colleague Discounts on Tech

Access to Champion Health

Hybrid Working

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent from a reputable university.
• Recognised accountancy qualification (ACA/ACCA).

Responsibilities

• Preparation of financial statement sections for the Annual Report and Interim report.
• Liaising with auditors on external audit deliverables.
• Maintain the Group accounting manual and ensure policy adherence.
• Act as a Controller for certain Group companies.
• Produce ad hoc reports for the Accounting and Control team.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Strong organisational skills

Proactive approach

Pragmatic solutions-based attitude

Problem-solving initiative

Strong IT skills including Excel, Word, PowerPoint

Education

Degree from a reputable university

ACA/ACCA qualification

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Overview

Location: Currys London Campus at Waterloo. Employment type: Full Time • Permanent • Grade 4.

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. You will prepare relevant analysis of accounting issues for the Accounting and Control team and ensure the Group Accounting Manual is up to date. You will act as a Controller for certain Group companies, providing direction and oversight for month end processes, and managing the annual statutory reporting process.

Responsibilities

• 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

Qualifications

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

Degree & Professional Qualification

• Degree or Equivalent — Degree from a reputable university
• Recognised Accountancy Qualification — ACA/ACCA qualification
• PQE — N/a

Benefits

• 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

Why join us

Join our team and we'll be with you every step of the way, helping you develop the career you want with new opportunities, on-going training and skills for life. Not only can you shape your own future, but you can help take charge of ours too. As the biggest recycler and repairer of tech in the UK, we’re in a position to make a real impact on people and the planet. Every voice has a space at our table and we're 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.