Operations Accounting Manager - Leeds

Asda Stores Ltd.; Leeds; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company in Leeds is seeking a Finance Operations Manager to oversee financial accounting and control processes. You will lead a team, present performance metrics to management, and ensure compliance with corporate strategies. Ideal candidates are ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualified with strong communication and leadership skills. The role offers a discretionary bonus, pension matching, and wellness benefits.

Benefits

Discretionary company bonus

Company pension up to 7% matched

Company Car allowance of £5,700

15% colleague discount

Access to wellbeing services

Excellent parental leave policies

Qualifications

• Ability to lead and develop a small team with a proactive approach.
• Confidence to make measured decisions in a timely manner.
• An audit background or experience within a fast-paced corporate business preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely and accurate financial information.
• Present financial performance to senior management.
• Lead a small team of part-qualified and qualified accountants.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Leadership and team development

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Education

ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified accountant

Tools

Power BI

SQL code

Job description

Providing customers with the best products at the best prices, we believe in seeing challenges where others see problems - our culture is resilient, energetic and exceptionally fast-paced. If you think you've got the skills and personality to succeed in this environment, consider joining us in this key Finance role.

In this role, you'll be pivotal to ensuring that our corporate and business strategies are supported by the very best financial accounting and control processes - and that these processes continually maximise our profitability and efficiency.

Your role As a Finance Operations Manager within the Controllership team, you will act as the Financial Controller for the commercial area to which you are aligned (for example, eCommerce, Logistics or Retail).

• Combining technical accounting with coaching, communication, influencing, leadership and prioritisation skills to ensure that we produce timely and accurate financial information
• Collaborating with and challenging your internal stakeholders to review and understand monthly financial performance
• Presenting your area's financial performance to the Group Financial Controller and Senior Managers within the Controllership department, clearly articulating variances to plan / forecast
• Communicating regularly with your Commercial Finance business partners to ensure accurate forecasting and changes to processes / controls for new business initiatives are implemented in a timely and controlled manner
• Leading a small team of part-qualified and qualified accountants, developing their technical knowledge and professional behaviours
• Embracing change in a fast-paced environment - including migrations to different systems - ensuring the team and their output are continuously improving
• Reviewing high-risk balance sheet reconciliations and ensuring your team are investigating reconciling items in a timely and appropriate manner as they arise

Requirements:

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified accountant
• Strong communication skills, including confidence presenting to and liaising with people at all levels of the business
• Ability to lead and develop a small team, with a proactive approach to problem-solving
• Confidence to take ownership, proactively and quickly prioritising
• Capability to make measured decisions in a timely manner
• Commitment to developing and stretching your own and others' skills
• Great analytical and problem-solving skills, including an eye for detail
• Ability to think laterally and challenge the status quo
• An audit background or experience within a fast-paced corporate business would be preferred
• Experience using digital tools such as Power BI or SQL code would be advantageous

What we offer:

• Discretionary company bonus
• Company pension up to 7% matched
• Company Car allowance of £5,700
• 15% colleague discount in store and online
• Free access to wellbeing services such as Wagestream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, alongside discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas.
• Asda Allies Inclusion Networks - helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated
• Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.

We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves