Group Reporting Accountant

Pret A Manger; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

10% bonus potential

Gold Card

33 days annual leave

Private medical cover

Pension matched 4-5%

Life assurance 3x salary

Loyalty awards

Benefits platform

Season ticket loans

Healthcare cash plan

Financial wellbeing

Mortgage services

Job summary

Pret A Manger in London is seeking a proactive Group Reporting Accountant to join our Group Finance team. You’ll support month-end reporting, prepare monthly P&L flash files, and assist with balance sheet reviews and the statutory audit.

This role requires ACA or equivalent, strong IFRS knowledge, and a proven ability to collaborate across markets. You’ll work with NetSuite, Power BI and other reporting tools, driving accuracy and timely financial information.

Qualifications

• ACA or equivalent qualification is required.
• Proven ability to analyze and report under IFRS.
• Strong planning, organisational, and attention to detail skills.
• Excellent Excel skills and proficiency with financial reporting tools.
• Ability to collaborate across markets and with auditors.

Responsibilities

• Compile and present monthly P&L pack and market commentary.
• Prepare Group P&L, balance sheet, cash flow and board pack components.
• Support month-end close, year-end close and statutory audit processes.
• Maintain and improve consolidation templates and reporting processes.
• Work with reporting tools (NetSuite, Power BI, Business Objects) to ensure data integrity.

Education

ACA or equivalent

Tools

Power BI

NetSuite

Job description

Group Reporting Accountant

We’re Pret: proud makers of freshly made food, organic coffee, and big ideas. Across 750+ shops and 20+ countries, our teams are shaping the future of Pret through innovation, inclusion, great customer service and a shared passion for doing the right thing. We’re growing fast on our mission to be the employer of choice in hospitality, everywhere we operate – so this an exciting time to hop on board.

We Believe in Growing Good Things

Growth is at the heart of everything we do. From the freshly hand-made food we create every day, to supporting our teams, we help our people grow in confidence, skills and to pursue their unique paths. Pret is where passionate, hardworking, wonderful people (like you!) find what they need to shine. And the proof is in the pudding – over 80% of our Managers started on the shop floor! So did 20% of our Support Centre teams, including our CEO, Pano.

What we’re looking for

We’re looking for passionate team players to bring joy to our customers every day. As a Group Reporting Accountant you’ll sit within the Group Finance team and play a pivotal role in ensuring the accuracy and timeliness of financial reporting within our organisation. You will support with the month-end reporting process, facilitating the preparation of the monthly P&L flash files, supporting the markets with in-depth balance sheet reviews, and supporting the team with the statutory audit process. This position requires strong attention to detail, strong analytical and technical skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively across various teams.

We are committed to your career development, offering ongoing learning and development opportunities and progression pathways.

Key responsibilities

• Compile and prepare the monthly P&L pack by engaging with markets during flash calls, analysing performance drivers, consolidating market commentary, and delivering clear explanations of key variances at Market and Group level.
• Prepare and deliver the Group P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, and bank covenant reporting components of the monthly Board pack.
• Becoming fluent in the Group’s reporting tools (NetSuite, Wdesk, Business Objects, Power BI, Solution7).
• Play a key role in the year-end close process and statutory audit, including preparation and submission of financial information, coordination with auditors, and ensuring timely resolution of queries.
• Update consolidation and reporting templates as required.
• Work with consolidation and reporting system and support continuous monitoring of performance. Help to make improvements of the system, including functional maintenance.
• Prepare reporting timetables and distribution to markets.
• Support the Group’s closing process and serve as point of contact for Global Shared Service Centre and Market Finance teams and support them with accounting issues.
• Execute consolidation of accounts, make corporate adjustments, eliminate and analyse intercompany transactions.
• Take responsibility for reviewing the Balance Sheet pack, investigating significant variances, and ensuring integrity of regional and consolidated financial statements.
• Preparation and compilation of diverse financial reports on a routine basis: ensuring compliance with the accounting guidelines and procedures (especially IFRS).

Experience and Skills required

• Professionally qualified (ACA or equivalent).
• An understanding of, and experience of finance transaction processes; accounting controls; general ledger related entries under IFRS.
• Thorough understanding of how GL / Closing processes fit into overall process and service delivery.
• Proven experience of statutory and management accounting or financial reporting role.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Strong aptitude with IT systems, preferably PowerBI and NetSuite.
• Resilient – able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
• Strong excel skills – quick and efficient at creating reports and analysing data.
• Able to analyse information and present it in a format that is easily understood by the audience.
• Able to solve complex problems and extract information from available data to gain a detailed understanding of the root cause analysis and investigations.
• Strategic thinking, and ability to affect change and continuous improvement.

About you

• Be kind, honest and generous: bring genuine warmth and your authentic self to work every day.
• Bring your passion: share our passion for food and exceptional customer service.
• Spread joy every day: small acts of kindness are a big part of what makes the Pret experience special.

We offer

• Competitive Salary range and 10% bonus potential
• Gold Card: We love making people’s day through our food and drinks. That goes for our teams too. That’s why everyone gets a Gold Card. When you’re in the office, your food and drinks are on us. And when you’re not, you can use your Gold Card to get up to 5 Barista-made drinks a day, and 50% off everything else (food, snacks, bottled drinks – the lot).

A few more perks

• You’ll get 33 days of annual leave (including flexible Bank Holidays), increasing to 38 days the longer you’re with us.
• Free private medical cover, with the option to add family or partner at an additional cost
• 4% of your pension contribution matched by Pret,rises to 5% after 5 years
• Life assurance at 3x annual salary
• Loyalty award for 5, 10, 15, 20 years’ service
• Flexible Benefits Platform packed with lifestyle discounts
• Season ticket loans
• Healthcare cash plan
• Financial wellbeing provisions
• Free mortgage services