Junior Accountant - 12 month FTC

The-Very-Group; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible, hybrid working model

27 days holiday + bank holidays

LinkedIn learning access

Bonus potential (performance and biz)

Job summary

The Very Group is recruiting to support the Finance Manager with accuracy of accounting entries and balance sheet integrity. You will handle month-end journals, reconciliations, and group consolidations from multiple subsidiaries.

The role requires solid accounting skills, advanced Excel, and good communication with finance and non-finance teams. A hybrid working model and competitive benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Studying towards AAT or recently qualified.
• Strong accounting skills.
• Advanced Excel skills and proficiency with formulas, pivot tables, lookups.
• Experience with Oracle is beneficial.
• Strong communication, and ability to work with auditors.

Responsibilities

• Posting month-end journals and reconciling balance sheet items.
• ARCS superuser: load balances monthly and coordinate with Tech and EPM.
• Produce month-end management accounts for subsidiaries.
• Produce the monthly Group consolidation.
• Produce balance sheet packs and investigate major movements.
• Assist in annual statutory accounts and external reporting such as Bank Reports.
• Produce audit schedules and respond to auditor queries.
• Handle ad hoc requests from team and wider business.

Skills

Strong accounting skills

Microsoft Excel

MS Office

Communication skills

Time management

Attention to detail

Initiative

Education

Studying towards AAT or recently qualified

Tools

Oracle

Job description

About us

About us

We’re the team behind digital retailer Very.

Our purpose, helping families get more out of life, powers everything we do.

And we want our people to get more out of life too! If you’re high-performing, ambitious and make the most of every opportunity, we want to hear from you. In return, you’ll enjoy heaps of flexibility, great perks and benefits, and the freedom to be yourself, keep learning and take your career wherever you want it to go.

If you love making a difference, you’ll love making it sparkle for millions of Very customers.

About the role

This role's purpose is to assist the Finance Manager in ensuring the accuracy and completeness of accounting entries impacting the Group Balance Sheet and to ensure the integrity of accounting records.

Key Responsibilities.

• Posting of month-end accounting journals and performing key balance sheet reconciliations, notably in relation to intercompany balances, FX and unactioned demand.
• ARCS superuser with responsibility for loading balances each month and liaising with Tech and EPM team to set up new reconciliations/re-allocate reconciliations.
• Production of month end management accounts for some subsidiary companies
• Producing the monthly Group Consolidation
• Exceptional costs analysis
• Production of monthly balance sheet pack, with investigation of significant movements
• Assisting the Finance Manager in the of production of annual statutory accounts for and other periodic external reporting, such as Bank Reports.
• Production of key audit schedules and answering auditor queries.
• Other ad hoc requests from the team and wider business.

About you

• Studying towards AAT or recently qualified.
• Strong accounting skills.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, with the ability to effectively utilise formulas, pivot tables, lookups, etc.
• Proficient in the use of other Microsoft packages such as Word, PowerPoint, Teams, and SharePoint.
• Experience with Oracle would be beneficial.
• Strong communication skills for both finance and non-finance audiences.

• Ability to work with external auditors and advisors, understanding their needs and requests and providing clear, concise and accurate information.
• Good time management skills and the ability to work to tight deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to work accurately and reliably.
• Enthusiastic attitude with a desire to improve and ability to use own initiative.

Some of our benefits

• Flexible, hybrid working model
• Inclusive culture and environment, check out our Glassdoor reviews
• £250 flexible benefits allowance to suit your needs
• 27 days holiday + bank holidays
• LinkedIn learning access
• Bonus potential (performance and business-related)
• Up to 25% discount on Very.co.uk

• Matched pension up to 6%
• More benefits can be found on our career site

Please note that the talent acquisition team are managing this vacancy directly, and if successful in securing this role, you will be required to undertake a credit, CIFAS, Right to Work checks and if a specific requirement of your role a DBS (criminal records) check. Should your application progress we require you to let the team know if there is anything you need to disclose in relation to any of these checks prior to them being undertaken, including any unspent criminal convictions.

Diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities

We’re building a culture of everyday inclusion, and welcome applications from anyone who believes they can do the job. We don’t discriminate based on age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

We want our recruitment process to be accessible to everyone. If you need reasonable adjustments to apply, interview, or perform a role, let us know via [e-mail]. We’ll be happy to support you.

We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Committed Employer and have nine brilliant colleague networks - including DAWN (Disability Awareness at Very) and Think (Neurodiversity at Very) - that are helping us make Very an even more inclusive place to work.