Group Financial Accountant

BM Stores; Liverpool City Region; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company based in the UK is seeking a Group Financial Accountant to join their team in Liverpool. The ideal candidate will have at least three years of accounting experience and be newly qualified ACA, ACCA, or CIMA. Responsibilities include producing statutory accounts and liaising with subsidiaries. Attractive benefits such as store discounts and free parking are offered.

Benefits

Discount in stores

Free parking for colleagues

Colleague portal offering additional discounts

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years accounting experience.
• Eager to broaden knowledge in a FTSE250 retailer.
• Ability to manage priority tasks effectively.

Responsibilities

• Involvement with the consolidation process and board pack on a monthly basis.
• Assist in the production of the preliminary and interim Group accounts.
• Produce statutory accounts for each UK entity in the Group.

Skills

Attention to detail

Strong organization skills

Microsoft Excel proficiency

Strong work ethic

Education

Newly qualified ACA, ACCA, or CIMA

Part-qualified will also be considered

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Group Financial Accountant to join the B&M team at the Support Centre in Speke, Liverpool. This is a full time, office based permanent position.

We are looking for someone who can join our Group finance team to work closely with the Group Finance Manager in a fast paced, busy department to deliver consistently accurate results. The role offers excellent visibility to the wider senior Finance team, including the FD and CFO, and offers a chance to get your foot in the door of a fast-moving FTSE 250 retail business.

We are looking for an individual who has a high attention for detail, with at least three years of experience working either within statutory accounts, management accounts or audit. You will be reporting into the Group Finance Manager and ultimately be responsible for meeting several statutory reporting deadlines throughout the year, with a high level of accuracy, with the information being critical to the B&M Group's internal and external stakeholders at multiple points throughout the year.

The key accountabilities in the role are:

• Involvement with the consolidation process and board pack on monthly basis.
• A key part of the day-to-day accounting for the parent company.
• Assisting with the production of the preliminary and interim Group accounts.
• Producing the statutory accounts for each UK entity in the Group.
• Liaising with our trading subsidiaries on regular basis to monitor trends, performance, working capital, cash positions and flagging any areas of concern.
• Leading on IFRS 16 lease accounting.
• Involvement with the B&M UK tax computation workings.
• Assisting with covenant calculations relating to the debt facilities.
• Dealing with the external auditors, tax specialists, etc.
• Leading/assisting on projects that arise relating to the B&M Group (e.g. redomicile/ refinancing of debt).
• Other occasional ad-hoc statutory requirements e.g. National Statistics.

The ideal candidate will have the following experience/skills:

• Minimum of 3 years accounting experience.
• A quick learner who is eager to further broaden their knowledge and develop their career with great exposure to a FTSE250 retailer.
• Strong organisation skills with the ability to manage priority tasks effectively.
• Strong work ethic, accountability and enthusiastic.
• Newly qualified ACA, ACCA, CIMA is preferred, part-qualified will also be considered.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Excel, being able to use VLOOKUPS/IF statements etc efficiently.

As part of being in the Group team, the role also requires the occasional trip to our subsidiary companies, based in Hull and France.

We also offer you a range of great benefits including discount in our stores, free parking for all colleagues in our Support Centre, colleague portal offering additional discount for retailers, hospitality & much more! Check out our full benefits here - https://careers.bmstores.co.uk/our-bm-benefits/

If you are looking for an opportunity to join a great team in a fast paced, expanding retailer, apply today!

B&M Retail are an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse environment for all colleagues.