Management Accountant

itsu; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading grocery brand in the UK is seeking an experienced finance professional to oversee management accounts and financial reporting. The candidate should be detail-oriented, able to work under pressure, and possess strong Excel skills. This role includes liaising with department managers for financial data interpretation and ensuring compliance with regulations. The company offers competitive salary, health insurance, hybrid working options, and a range of employee benefits including discounts and a training budget.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Competitive bonus scheme

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Health insurance

Company pension scheme

Hybrid working

50% employee discount

Free lunch

Discounts at major retailers

Training budget

Qualifications

• Experience in a product-led or FMCG business.
• Detail-oriented and able to influence stakeholders.
• Ability to work under pressure within tight time frames.

Responsibilities

• Oversee preparation of management accounts and P&L.
• Liaise with department managers for financial data interpretation.
• Identify business risks and ensure financial compliance.

Skills

Finance Professional

Excel (Intermediate/Advanced)

Sage Experience

Communication Skills

Analytical Thinking

Job description

The Ideal Candidate

• An experienced finance professional, ideally from a product‑led or FMCG business
• Technically strong, process‑driven, and passionate about systems, automation, and efficiency
• Comfortable in a fast‑paced, high‑growth environment, able to build structure and controls under pressure
• Detail‑oriented and collaborative, with the confidence to influence senior stakeholders
• Confident communicator who can influence across all levels of the business
• Intermediate or advanced Excel skills are preferred
• Ability to work under pressure and within tight time frames
• Sage experience preferable

About Us

itsu is the healthy eating, Asian‑inspired quick‑service retail & grocery brand with over 70 stores in the UK and a leading grocery business across Europe and beyond. Renowned for its best‑in‑class food made fresh in every shop every day, itsu has huge global ambitions with a commitment to continue to open many more stores and intensify the growth of its already thriving grocery arm. With its best‑is‑class healthy food, latest technology, innovation, and talented workforce, itsu is the future of fast food.

itsu grocery, which this role falls under, takes the itsu brand into supermarkets, health food stores, online, wholesale and internationally with products such as crispy seaweed thins, frozen gyoza & bao, brilliant’broth, rice’noodles & miso’easy to name a few…

D&I statement

itsu grocery is committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive organisation. We encourage applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply for all of our opportunities.

When applying for a role with us, please remove your: full name, name of University/School, address, email address and any photos of you on your CV and covering letter. Non‑anonymous CVs may not be reviewed.

Scope of the role

• Overseeing the preparation of management accounts [including chart of accounts], P&L, balance sheets, and other reports for leadership and stakeholders. Including cost centre analysis and reporting.
• COGS, waste, in‑logs & out‑logs [including temp P&L] – P&L & BS analysis.
• Liaising with department managers to provide financial support and interpret financial data for non‑financial personnel.
• Input into budget and forecasting processes.
• Identifying and assessing business risks, ensuring compliance with financial regulations, and maintaining financial controls.
• Cross‑train on all other areas of management accounts to ensure there is full holiday and illness cover across the team.
• Help the transactional finance team as and when the business requires.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Competitive bonus scheme
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays (two bank holidays are interchangeable for other religious holidays)
• Health insurance
• Company pension schemeHybrid working (2 days WFH)
• Opportunity to work from abroad
• 50% employee discount in itsu shops
• Free itsu lunch
• Discounts at major retailers
• Salary sacrifice cycle and electric vehicle schemes
• A sizeable training budget to support your ongoing development