Management Accountant

Snowfox Group; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food service company in the United Kingdom is looking for a Management Accountant. The role involves managing all aspects of retail and franchise accounting, including invoicing and P&L management. Seeking a candidate with a CIMA or ACCA qualification and strong knowledge of IFRS16. This hands-on position offers a fantastic opportunity in a hybrid working environment with numerous employee benefits, including a career growth program and wellness initiatives.

Benefits

Hybrid working environment

Career growth opportunities

Annual discretionary bonus

Private Medical Cash Plan

50% off food for you and 3 friends

Access to cinema & gym discounts

Sustainability initiatives participation

Qualifications

• CIMA or ACCA qualification is essential.
• Experience with multi-site operations and franchisee invoicing is required.
• Must possess strong organizational and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage retail and franchise revenue and accounting.
• Handle franchisee invoicing and ensure contract compliance.
• Assist with cashflow preparation and month-end P&L.

Skills

Professional qualification: CIMA or ACCA

Strong knowledge of IFRS16 - Lease Accounting

Advanced Excel skills

Excellent communication skills

Positive can-do attitude

Job description

The Wonderfield Group has recently been purchased by Zensho Holdings, the leading food service company in Japan with a market cap of $5.5b and whose aim is to become the worlds largest food company, a position from which we can eradicate hunger and poverty from around the globe. We operate restaurants, factories, and thousands of sushi kiosks and have recently built a successful cut fruit business, Snowfruit. Combining this with the three businesses previously owned by Zensho, AFC, Sushi Circle and Sushi Take, results in annual sales of $2.5b and Ebitda in excess of $140m a year with an ambitious growth trajectory.

Qualifications

• Professional qualification: CIMA or ACCA.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS16 - Lease Accounting.
• Working knowledge of franchised business accountancy, multi-site operations, and licence agreements.
• Experience with franchisee invoicing, royalty calculations, and multi-site P&L management.
• Advanced Excel skills and strong organisational ability.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to manage key relationships internally and externally.
• Positive, can‑do attitude with pride in ownership of your work.

Job Summary

We are looking for a Management Accountant to take ownership of all aspects of our retail and restaurant revenue, cost of goods, and franchise accounting. This is a hands‑on role where you will manage franchisee invoicing, royalty income, commissions, delivery partner revenue, and international P&Ls. You will also ensure accurate balance sheet reconciliations, insightful analysis, and identify opportunities to improve finance function performance. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to grow their career in a diverse, mid‑corporate environment while working on challenging and engaging financial responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage retail and franchise revenue, cost of goods, and franchise accounting.
• Post retail commissions in accordance with contracts.
• Review and accrue all cost of goods sold for retail.
• Manage franchisee invoicing (deposit invoices and monthly revenue invoices), posting recharges, and ensuring payments are in line with contracts.
• Handle bank postings and reconciliations.
• Assist with cashflow preparation.
• Reconcile aged accounts receivable.
• Assist with retail P&L preparation at month end, including accruals and prepayments.
• Conduct site‑by‑site reviews of P&Ls and explain variances to budget.
• Prepare and upload monthly balance sheet reconciliations to ADRA.
• Respond to finance queries from the business and franchisees.
• Assist with audit queries and perform other ad‑hoc duties as required.

Benefits

• Fantastic hybrid working environment working 3 DAYS on site
• Opportunity to grow your career alongside with us with available apprentice program
• Brilliant support services designed to enhance your physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
• Annual discretionary bonus subject to business and overall performance
• Discretionary Life Assurance
• Discretionary Income Protection
• Group Personal Pension
• Private Medical Cash Plan
• Bespoke reward platform including access to retail, cinema & gym discounts.
• 50% off your food every time you dine with us for you and 3 friends.
• Contribute towards our award‑winning sustainability initiatives that delivers progress against 9 UN sustainability goals. We're committed to responsibly sourcing and all our seafood, therefore we only use source sustainable fish. All our packaging is recyclable and 80% of our packaging is already made from recycled plastic.
• Annual Awards ceremony celebrating our success and offering winning Managers free trips to Japan.

About Us

Come roll with us and be part of something big. Celebrate global success across:

• Over 1500 retail kiosks globally (YO!, Panku, Mai Taiko Snowfox & Bento)
• Our Taiko manufacturing and distribution centre
• 63 YO! restaurants
• 50 major retail partners
• 3700 locations globally from Hawaii to Aberdeen

Our Values

• Own it, Care About it, Make it Exceptional, Win Together

Ready to Roll?

Come roll with us and play a key role by bringing people together to celebrate better food for everyone the Japanese way...