Management Accountant - Luxury Retail

Hays PLC; London; On-site; GBP 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in luxury retail is seeking a Management Accountant to support their finance team during an exciting growth period. This role blends management accounts, business partnering, and team leadership, offering a pathway to Finance Manager within two years. The ideal candidate will be a fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with either practice training or industry experience. Join a respected fashion brand where your contributions will be valued, and growth opportunities are abundant. This is a fantastic chance to make a meaningful impact in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with management accounts experience.
• Experience in retail industry is a bonus but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Ownership of Management Accounts and month-end duties.
• Managing a small finance team and supporting external audit.

Skills

Management Accounts

Business Partnering

Team Management

VAT & Internal Controls

Ad-hoc Project Work

Education

ACA

ACCA

CIMA

Job description

MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT - LUXURY RETAILER - £55K

Your new company

A high-end, luxury retailer is looking for a Management Accountant to join their finance team! The business has grown by 25% in the last year and has many exciting projects on the way, and therefore needs someone hands-on who can support the business growth. This role is a blend of management accounts, business partnering, small team management and project support. This role has progression to Finance Manager within the next 2 years! The client is open to candidates coming straight out of an accountancy practice (ACA ideally with retail client exposure), or an industry-trained accountant (ACCA/CIMA).

Your new role
Reporting to the Finance Manager, you'll be responsible for:

• Ownership of Management Accounts
• Month-end duties
• Managing a small finance team of 2 juniors
• Supporting external audit
• VAT & internal controls
• Cross-functional business partnering
• Ad-hoc project work
• Proactively identify and implement any areas that need improvement.

What you'll need to succeed
Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA), either:

• ACA practice trained candidate looking for first step into industry, ideally with retail client experience
• OR you'll be an industry trained with management accounts experience, retail industry experience a bonus but not an essential!

You'll have the drive & motivation to lead a small team and support the businesses exciting period of growth! You'll have the motivation to prove yourself within this role, to be able to be promoted to Finance Manager when the existing Finance Manager is promoted in due course.

What you'll get in return

A chance to be a part of a well-known & respected fashion brand during a really exciting time. This role gives you the opportunity to work with a really lovely company, where growth and progression are more than possible. You will receive a competitive salary of up to £55,000 as well as other great perks & benefits.

What you need to do now
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