Management Accountant

Fred Perry; London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic finance team at a brand with a rich heritage and global presence. This role is pivotal in management accounting, where you'll prepare monthly accounts, conduct variance analysis, and support budgeting processes. With a focus on collaboration, you'll work closely with various departments to ensure accounting best practices. Offering a blend of office and remote work, this position promotes a healthy work-life balance. Enjoy a competitive salary, performance-related bonuses, and an array of benefits that prioritize your well-being and professional growth. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a brand that values its community and employees.

Benefits

Annual performance-related bonus

Generous staff discount

Generous pension scheme

Option to buy extra holiday

Enhanced maternity and paternity packages

Life insurance

Cycle to work scheme

Early finish Fridays

Season ticket loan

25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays

Qualifications

• Qualified or part qualified CIMA/ACCA with strong management accounting skills.
• High attention to detail and proficiency in Excel required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts and detailed variance analysis.
• Support the finance team and prepare quarterly VAT returns.

Skills

Management Accounting

Variance Analysis

Business Partnering

VAT Returns Preparation

Communication Skills

Self-starter

Attention to Detail

Ability to Work Under Pressure

Education

Qualified CIMA or ACCA

Part Qualified CIMA or ACCA

Qualified by Experience (QBE)

Tools

Excel

Job description

Triple Wimbledon champion Fred Perry founded his brand in 1952. He was the son of a cotton spinner, who played and fought his way through, always with style – and despite the establishment. Today, Fred Perry is a global community of over 370 employees, all inspired by the Laurel Wreath and what it represents.

PURPOSE:

This role will act as an integral part of our accounts and wider finance team.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Management Accounting

• Preparation of monthly management accounts for Fred Perry Limited, the largest trading company in the group.
• Preparation of detailed variance analysis for review by the Finance management team.
• Guiding and supporting the work of the rest of the Finance team including Accounts Payable and Accounts Assistants.
• Complete balance sheet reconciliations for all areas of responsibility.
• Business partnering with business departments and providing support for accounting best practice.

Audit

• Preparation of audit schedules in accordance with PBC requirements.
• Providing back up and walk throughs to audit team as required.

Budget

• Working with relevant stakeholders to create budgets for key P&L lines.
• Supporting the financial Controller in the consolidation of the company total budget.

VAT Returns

• Prepare quarterly UK VAT returns for trading company Fred Perry Limited.

THE PERSON:

• Qualified, QBE or part qualified CIMA or ACCA.
• Self-starter able to operate on own initiative.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Proficient in Excel.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Good communication skills with the ability to build good relationships across the business.

HOURS:

We actively encourage our teams to have a good work/life balance and so we are pleased to offer flexible working shifts at Fred Perry HQ. Our core shift hours are from 10am – 4.30pm and so employees can choose to start and finish early, or start and finish late. (i.e. work 8:00am-4:30pm, or 10:00am-6:30pm etc). We also have a 30-minute early finish on Fridays.

As we continue to work in a more flexible way, the Head Office acts as a brand hub, where we can all connect and collaborate with one another. This role is a mix of office-based (London) and remote working. We will expect the employee to come into the office regularly for face-to-face meetings and to work alongside their team on collaborative projects.

BENEFITS:

We are proud to offer a wide range of benefits to all our staff, and continue to reassess what our community needs from us to thrive. We don’t want to be a good company to work for, we want to be a great one. Here are some things we currently offer:

• Annual performance-related bonus
• Competitive salary, reviewed every year
• Generous staff discount and regular sample sales
• Generous pension scheme with 8.5% company contribution
• Option to buy an extra 5 days holiday annually
• Enhanced maternity and paternity packages
• Life insurance
• Cycle to work scheme
• Early finish Fridays
• Season ticket loan
• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Regular opportunities to attend gigs/events

We actively welcome applications from people of all different backgrounds. Your CV will be submitted to hiring managers with all personal details hidden to ensure anonymity.

About the company

The brand founded by triple Wimbledon champion Fred Perry in 1952 and adopted by generations of British subcultures ever since. The Laurel Wreath is always worn as a badge of honour.