Management Accountant

Pharmacy2U; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading online pharmacy is seeking a Management Accountant to join their team in Leeds. The successful candidate will oversee the accounting team and manage stock accounting, playing a crucial role in improving processes during a period of significant growth. This full-time position offers a competitive salary and extensive employee benefits.

Benefits

Occupational sick pay

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Contributory pension

Discounted insurance

Employee discount site

Free onsite parking

Health and wellbeing initiatives

25 days annual leave increasing with service

Annual leave buy and sell scheme

Commitment to CPD/training

Qualifications

• Qualified (or soon to be qualified) ACCA, CIMA, or ACA.
• Experience in stock accounting and managing a team.
• Advanced Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a team of accountants and manage stock accounting.
• Ensure stock control and accuracy are maintained.
• Report on stock value and cost of sales.

Skills

Excel

Team management

Process improvement

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

ACCA

CIMA

ACA

Job description

Role: Management Accountant

Location: Leeds (LS15) (with hybrid working after completion of training)

Salary: £40,000 - £50,000 Per annum, DOE, plus extensive benefits

Contract type: Permanent

Employment type: Full time

Working hours: Monday – Friday 37.5 hours per week, 08:30 – 17:00

Do you want to work for the nation’s largest online pharmacy ensuring excellence for all our patients? We’re a market leader in the pharmacy world, with 25 years’ experience, helping over 1.6 million patients in England manage their NHS prescriptions from request through to delivery. We are Great Place to Work certified as we consider colleague experience a top priority every day. Our people are fundamental to our success and ensuring we achieve our vision to be a world leading, patient-centric digital healthcare provider. We are committed to continuing to develop a positive, open and honest working environment for all.

As a Management Accountant, you will oversee four assistant accountants and two assistant management accountants, whilst being responsible for stock accounting and stock valuation across several divisions of our business.This is an ideal opportunity to play an instrumental role in shaping the finance team and improving processes and control throughout a period of significant growth.

What’s in it for you?

Occupational sick pay

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Contributory pension

Discounted insurance (Aviva)

Employee discount site

Discounted gyms(via our blue light card and benefits schemes)

Employee assistance programme

In-house mental health support

Free onsite parking

Health and wellbeing initiatives

Social events throughout the year

Cycle to work scheme

Green car scheme*(subject to minimum earnings)

Registration fees paid (GPhC, NMC, CIPD etc)

Long service bonus

Refer a friend bonus

Blue light card

Hybrid working

Commitment to CPD/training

25 days annual leave increasing with service

Annual leave buy and sell scheme

Discounts & Exclusive offers at The Springs, Leeds

25% Discount & health & beauty purchases

25% Discount on Pharmacy2U Private Online Doctor Services

What you’ll be doing?

• Leading a team of four assistant accountants and two assistant management accountants to ensure all daily, weekly and month-end tasks are completed accurately and to agreed deadlines
• Responsibility for reporting two of the most significant numbers within our business; the value of stock on our balance sheet and the value of cost of sales in our profit and loss statement
• Ensuring, with the assistance of the team, that stock control, stock visibility and stock accuracy are consistently maintained and accounted for
• Completing and reviewing monthly balance sheet and control account reconciliations
• Partnering with the purchasing and operations teams to ensure robust processes are being adhered to in order to protect stock integrity/control whilst benefiting working capital and cash flow
• Completing, analysing, circulating and commentating regular reports to key stakeholders across the business to provide visibility of stock, spend, risk and other key metrics in stock accounting alongside our Senior Commercial Accountant
• Assisting with financial year end and annual audit alongside our Group Financial Accountant
• Maximising continuous improvement opportunities for you, your team and the wider business and being involved in business projects where necessary

Who are we looking for?

• Qualified (or soon to be qualified) ACCA, CIMA, or ACA

• Demonstrable experience in a similar role involving stock and the ability to confidently manipulate and investigate large, complex sets of data within Microsoft Excel
• Established experience of managing a team and driving process adherence and continuous performance improvement
• Experience of working in a pressurised environment without compromising quality of work
• Ability to communicate strongly and effectively with key stakeholders across the business and establish trusting relationships with them and challenging stakeholders where necessary
• Commercially focussed with strong personal drive, high attention to detail and deadline driven
• Advanced Excel ability and familiarity with MS office suite

What happens next?

Please click apply and if we think you are a good match, we will be in touch to arrange an interview.

Applicants must prove they have the right to live in the UK.

All successful applicants will be required to undergo a DBS check.

Unsolicited agency applications will be treated as a gift.

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