Financial Accountant

TFG Brands; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail group in the United Kingdom is seeking a Financial Accountant to manage IFRS compliance and deliver financial insights. The ideal candidate will have ACA or ACCA qualifications and experience with IFRS and UK GAAP statutory accounts. Responsibilities include maintaining databases, performing reconciliations, and preparing statutory accounts. The role offers competitive benefits including employee discounts and enhanced holiday entitlement.

Benefits

Employee discounts up to 70%

Up to 28 days holiday

Financial and Wellbeing support

Enhanced Maternity package

Virtual GP service

Qualifications

• Qualified with ACA or ACCA, ideally with experience in professional services.
• Experience with IFRS and UK GAAP statutory accounts is a must.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge is required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and update the IFRS16 database ensuring compliance.
• Post monthly IFRS 16 journals in all ledgers across the group.
• Perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations.

Skills

ACA or ACCA

Experience with IFRS

Strong technical accounting knowledge

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Pro‑active and systematic

Job description

About The Role

TFG Brands is an ambitious and forward thinking Retail Group. From our arrival in the UK in 2015, we have grown to a group of iconic brands operating across the UK and in eight other international destinations. You may not know us but you will know our iconic brands, Phase Eight, Whistles, Hobbs, and Inside Story. We are excited about our future which includes further brand extensions and the acquisition/ launch of new brands into our portfolio. None of this is possible without great people though and we would love for you to be part of our journey. We are really keen to hire a Financial Accountant to join our team in NW1.

The Financial Accountant will deliver on the following key roles and responsibilities

• Maintain and update the IFRS16 database (Innervisions) on a monthly basis, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Post monthly IFRS 16 journals in all ledgers across the group
• Update IFRS16 monthly notes in statutory format
• Perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations
• Key contact for the Group and any local audit teams, responsible for managing the overall process and ensuring all deadlines are met
• Assist in preparing and updating any technical accounting memos
• Assist with the preparation of audit documentation and responding to audit queries
• Statutory Accounts preparation:
• Preparing statutory accounts for trading, dormant, and international entities.
• Companies House Submission: Submit statutory accounts to Companies House across the group (UK).

What you'll do

To be successful in the role of Financial Accountant you will have the following skills and experience:

• ACA or ACCA, ideally with experience in professional services
• Experience with IFRS and UK GAAP statutory accounts
• Strong technical accounting knowledge
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to effectively manage and influence stakeholders
• Pro‑active, systematic and process driven, with the ability to multi‑task with ease

This would be an ideal role for a practice trained accountant ready to step in house or looking for their next role in industry.

What's in it for you

Across the TFG Brands, we pride ourselves on having our people at the heart of everything we do and we really believe that a career in retail is unbeatable. We will give you the tools and the time to develop your career in the direction you want to go. Alongside that, we have some great benefits which include:

• Whistles Employee Discount of 70%, and 50% discount with Hobbs and Phase Eight, as per the TFG Brands Discount Policy
• Up to 28 days holiday entitlement per annum in addition to the usual public and bank holidays
• Financial and Wellbeing support
• Enhanced Maternity package
• Virtual GP service - unlimited access 24/7

TFG London Inclusion and Diversity statement of commitment

At TFG London and across all our brands we are committed to creating an inclusive culture that welcomes, develops and celebrates a diversity of backgrounds, experiences, cultural references and ideas and opinions within our business. We are working together to ensure our environment is one where difference is not only respected but encouraged and celebrated and people can bring their authentic, unique selves to work, where their contribution is valued, ability enhanced, and perspective appreciated.