Management Accountant

JasperRose; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

JasperRose in Central London is seeking a Management Accountant focused on stock and margin for a permanent role. You will report to the Senior Finance Manager within a 40+-strong finance team and partner with Inventory Control and Supply Chain to drive accuracy and efficiency.

Ideal candidates are newly qualified with strong Excel skills and prior experience in a £100m turnover business. The role offers hybrid working (3 days in office) and clear progression in a fast-growing consumer brand.

Qualifications

• Newly Qualified Accountant status is acceptable; finalist considered.
• Strong academic record and rapid progression through studies.
• Excellent Excel skills (IFs, SUMIFS, XLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH).
• Month-end and balance sheet experience from practice or industry.
• Experience in a £100m turnover business with multiple entities.
• Stock and margin knowledge is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Inventory Control and Supply Chain teams to analyse stock and margin variances.
• Execute month-end stock/margin journals within timetable.
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations and stock/margin reporting.
• Produce board pack information, analysing margins vs. prior year.
• Review stock loss across channels and report findings.
• Support ERP data integration and automation to reduce manual work.

Skills

Newly Qualified Accountant

Excel

Month-end

Balance sheet

Stock & margin

Tools

Excel

Job description

Management Accountant: Stock and Margin | Central London (3 days per week in office) | £60,000 (flex possible) | Retailer | Permanent

A £500 million turnover international Retailer is recruiting a Management Accountant (stock & margin) on a permanent basis. Working in their London HQ, this is a great opportunity for a newly qualified Accountant to work for a fast-growing consumer brand that has grown year on year for the past 5 years in the UK and internationally and operates across multiple channels (retail, ecomm and 3rd party).

Details of the role:

Reporting into the Senior Finance Manager and working in a finance team of 40+, you will take ownership of end-to-end stock and margin accounting. The role has extensive exposure to non-finance stakeholders, business partnering closely with the Inventory Control and Supply Chain teams.

Responsibilities include:

• Business partnering with Inventory Control and Supply Chain teams to understand stock and margin variances
• Completing month-end accounting of stock and margin journals within the month-end timetable
• Preparing balance sheet reconciliations and stock/margin reporting
• Prepare information for the board pack, including review and analysis of margins to the previous year
• Review and analysis of stock loss across all channels
• Supporting change/automation initiatives — including ERP data integration work to reduce manual processing and increase capacity for business partnering and value-add work

Skills required:

• Newly Qualified Accountant (finalist considered as will someone making their first move from practice)
• Excellent academic record including progressing quickly through studies
• Strong Excel skills are essential (IFs, SUMIFS, XLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH)
• Month-end and balance sheet experience either from accounts prep in practice or from experience working in industry
• Experience working for a £100 million turnover business with multiple entities
• Stock and margin experience a plus

In return for your hard work, you will receive the opportunity to progress your career in a growing brand. The business offers a rewarding culture, with an extremely credible and high achieving finance team.