Head of Financial Accounting & Audit

Mulberry England; Chilcompton; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Staff discount & access to staff sales

Birthday day off

Pension contributions & life assurance

Learning & development opportunities

Two volunteering days per year

Help@Hand wellbeing support

Job summary

Mulberry seeks a Head of Financial Accounting & Audit to lead statutory reporting, consolidation and external audit across its global, multi-entity AIM-listed business. This senior role collaborates with Finance, Tax and Legal to strengthen financial control and governance.

You'll own intercompany accounting, drive process improvements, and partner with regional teams to support Mulberry's strategic priorities while delivering robust financial reporting to senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• ACA/ACCA-qualified with significant post-qualification experience in a multi-entity environment.
• Experience in listed or regulated businesses with governance requirements.
• Strong technical knowledge of IFRS and UK GAAP.
• Extensive experience leading group consolidation, statutory reporting and external audit programmes.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and enhance standards for financial reporting, governance and control across the Group.
• Ensure IFRS/UK GAAP compliance, Companies Act and AIM reporting requirements; advise on relevant accounting standards.

Skills

ACA/ACCA

IFRS knowledge

UK GAAP

Group consolidation

External audit management

Stakeholder management

Education

ACA/ACCA or equivalent

Job description

Born in 1971, the roots of Mulberry are in Somerset, England. For more than fifty years, Mulberry has been a British lifestyle brand, internationally acclaimed for quality and design capturing the Mulberry Spirit.

Sustainability has been part of the Mulberry ethos since the brand's inception, in recognition of our purpose-driven approach, in 2024 we proudly achieved B Corp Certification.

Today, we are a global brand, but our values remain the same; we are committed to improving our impact on people and the planet. To do this our people are honest, dynamic, and community spirited.

If these are values you share, we would love you to join our team.

We’re looking for a Head of Financial Accounting & Audit to join our Finance team and lead statutory reporting, audit compliance and financial control across our global, multi-entity AIM-listed business.

This is a senior role with plenty of visibility across the business, working closely with Finance, Tax, Legal and our external partners to maintain a strong financial control environment while continuing to simplify and improve the way we work.

Joining our Finance team is a great opportunity to play a key role in how we manage financial reporting, governance and audit across the Group.

Alongside leading our core reporting and control requirements, you’ll have the opportunity to influence how we work, identify opportunities to simplify and improve our processes, and partner with teams across the business to support Mulberry’s strategic priorities.

What you’ll be doing

• Maintain and continually enhance standards for financial reporting, governance and control across the Group.
• Ensure compliance with IFRS, UK GAAP, Companies Act and AIM reporting requirements, acting as a trusted advisor on relevant accounting standards, legislation and upcoming changes.
• Lead Group consolidation and statutory reporting, working with our regional Finance teams to support compliance and effective audit relationships.
• Work closely with the Head of Finance Operations to ensure significant accounting judgements, risks and exposures are understood and appropriately managed.
• Take ownership of intercompany accounting across the Group.
• Manage our external audit relationships and support Audit Committee activities.
• Lead balance sheet governance across Finance, ensuring potential risks and opportunities are identified and understood.
• Support acquisitions, disposals, entity restructurings and legal entity simplification projects.
• Identify opportunities to standardise, automate and simplify processes across Finance.
• Build strong partnerships with Tax, Finance, Legal and external auditors and advisors.
• Work closely with the Head of Tax and Head of Finance Operations as part of the Financial Control SLT.
• Provide clear and insightful reporting to senior stakeholders, helping them understand financial performance, governance matters and complex technical accounting issues.

What we’re looking for

To be successful in this role, you’ll need:

• ACA, ACCA or an equivalent accounting qualification, with significant post-qualified experience gained within a complex, multi-entity environment.
• Experience working within a listed or regulated business, with a strong understanding of the associated reporting and governance requirements.
• Strong technical knowledge of IFRS and UK GAAP.
• Extensive experience leading Group consolidation, statutory reporting and external audit programmes.
• Strong relationship-building skills and experience working with Tax, Finance, external auditors and advisors.
• A proactive and practical approach to problem solving, with the confidence to challenge and improve the way things are done.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to make complex financial information clear and accessible to a range of stakeholders.
• A collaborative approach, natural curiosity and strong attention to detail.

Mulberry Culture:

• Embrace and demonstrate the Mulberry values and behaviours: honesty, dynamism, and a community-oriented spirit.
• Support Mulberry to deliver an inclusive culture, through behaving in a way that is open-minded and respectful towards others, and understanding that your views, opinions, and experiences may not always be shared by your colleagues.
• Act as an ambassador for Mulberry and communicate positively about the brand.

Sustainability:

• As a certified B Corp, we are committed to using business as a force for good. You’ll be encouraged to incorporate environmentally and socially responsible practices into your work, supporting our Made to Last strategy across Climate, Circularity, and Community.
• Help foster a culture where diversity is celebrated and every individual feels valued, respected, and included. Champion equity, empathy, and understanding in all interactions - internally and externally.

What we can do for you

• Hybrid working, with a minimum of 3 days per week based in our Chilcompton office
• Generous staff discount and access to staff sales
• Birthday day off
• Pension contributions and life assurance
• Learning and development opportunities
• Two paid volunteering days per year
• Access to Help@Hand wellbeing support, including remote GP appointments, mental health support, physiotherapy, personal training and retail discounts.

Mulberry is an equal opportunities employer and we are passionate about hiring and developing the best talent. All hiring decisions are made only on the basis of qualifications, skills or experience and as they relate to the particular role. If you need us to make any adjustments to our application or interview processes to enable you to be at your best, please email us at [e-mail].

We may use AI tools to help with parts of our recruitment process, such as reviewing applications, analysing CVs and assessing responses. These tools support our recruitment team by highlighting relevant information. However, all hiring decisions are made by people. If you'd like to know more about how we use and process your data, please get in touch.