Management Accountant - Luxury Retailer

TN United Kingdom; London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits with a fast-growing luxury retailer in Central London. As a Management Accountant, you will play a vital role in supporting the management accounting function and collaborating with various stakeholders. This position offers a clear path for progression, the chance to manage a team, and a competitive salary package. Join a dynamic finance team and contribute to the success of a brand with a brilliant strategy for the future. If you're a qualified accountant with a passion for retail and data analysis, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with ideally 0-2 years PQE.
• Experience in retail and managing large data sets is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate month-end processes and maintain management accounts.
• Assist in year-end statutory audits and prepare financial reports.
• Provide coaching to team members and manage Fixed Asset Register.

Skills

Management Accounting

Financial Reporting

Stakeholder Management

Data Analysis

IFRS Knowledge

Communication Skills

Education

Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

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Posted:

05.05.2025

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19.06.2025

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Job Description:

Role: Management Accountant – Luxury Retailer

Location: Central London (hybrid working)

The Role: This role is working for a very exciting and fast-growing Luxury retailer business with a brilliant brand in the sector and exciting strategy for the future. They are hiring for an exciting Management Accountant opportunity reporting directly to the Financial Controller. You will be a core member of the wider finance team and play a key part in supporting and strengthening the management accounting function. You will be responsible for the management accounting within the fastest growing division in the organisation. You will be working with various stakeholders across the business, supporting them with analysis of budgets vs actuals. There is also a clear path for progression and a great opportunity to manage two other individuals within the team plus excellent salary, bonus and benefits.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Coordinate the month end process and maintain the monthly management accounts pack, ensuring accurate reporting in accordance with applicable accounting standards
• Play a key role in the year end statutory audit, including assisting in the preparation of UK subsidiary and Group accounts
• Provide coaching to other team members as and when required.
• Preparation of bank reporting as required, for example covenant calculations
• Preparation and posting of month end accruals, prepayments and other journals.
• Manage and maintain the Fixed Asset Register.
• Communicating with the commercial finance team to understand current and committed spend for key areas of the business.
• Maintain the balance sheet lead schedule of account reconciliations

Candidate Requirements:

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or overseas Equivalent) – ideally 0-2 years PQE
• Experience working within a retail business is desirable
• Experience of dealing with large amounts of data (segmentation and reporting on data sets)
• Good experience of seeking and implementing ways to improve on current practice
• Experience of IFRS is desirable
• Excellent communication skills and confidence in partnering with stakeholders
• Confident in identifying, resolving, and escalating key points and issues

Company Information

Wayman Finance is a specialist recruitment agency with over 20 years’ experience within the Finance field. We’ve worked hard to establish our reputation with our clients as one of the most reliable Finance and Accounting agencies in London through our core values of honesty and customer excellence.

Application

To be considered for this Management Accountant position please forward a CV as soon as possible