Senior Accountant

FARFETCH; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global marketplace for luxury fashion, FARFETCH, is seeking an Accounting Professional to join their dynamic team. This role involves guiding policy modifications, preparing accounting entries, and ensuring smooth financial operations. The ideal candidate will hold a degree in accounting, possess significant experience, and be proficient in IFRS and Excel. FARFETCH offers excellent benefits including health insurance, training opportunities, and a commitment to diversity in the workplace.

Benefits

Health insurance for the whole family

Flexible working environment

Extra days off

Training opportunities

Flexible benefits program

Qualifications

• Experience with at least 5 years in accounting roles.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.
• Ability to work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and record accounting entries.
• Support month-end and year-end close process.
• Perform balance sheet reconciliation.

Skills

Accounting

Excel

IFRS

US GAAP

Teamwork

Flexibility

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Accounting

Tools

Power Query

Job description

Farfetch is a leading global marketplace for the luxury fashion industry. The Farfetch Marketplace connects customers in over 190 countries and territories with items from more than 50 countries and over 1,400 of the world's best brands, boutiques, and department stores, delivering a truly unique shopping experience and access to the most extensive selection of luxury on a global marketplace.

FINANCE

We're a diverse team who partners and supports the business to enable delivery against our strategic and financial goals. All of our functions have an instrumental role within Farfetch to drive forward a financially sustainable business, ensuring we set the guardrails for financial control and enable financial performance.

PORTO

Our office is near Porto, in the north of Portugal, and is located in a vibrant business hub. It offers a dynamic and welcoming environment where our employees can connect and network with a large community of tech professionals.

ROLE

Reporting to the Accounting Manager, you will guide the required process and policy modifications that are necessary for prompt, worldwide, and smooth execution of the standards. You will have an important role in our company's accountancy, working with the team to achieve the goals for the monthly closing.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Responsible for a subsidiary of the group
• Prepare and record accounting entries
• Support month-end and year-end close process
• Perform balance sheet reconciliation applying important analysis view
• Responsible for the preparation and completion of monthly and annual Tax obligations
• Support the execution of the Financial Statements of the company
• Prepare and participate in external audit requests
• Guarantee that controls are carried out
• Process optimization.

WHO YOU ARE

• A professional with a bachelor's or master's degree in accounting
• A professional with, at least, 5 years of functional experience in areas of accounting
• A professional with experience in IFRS and/or US GAAP (will be a plus)
• A professional with advanced knowledge in Excel (mandatory) and other computer systems (Power query will be a plus)
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken is mandatory
• Flexible and with a good capability to work under pressure
• An excellent team player with the ability to interact with different departments.

REWARDS & BENEFITS

• Health insurance for the whole family, flexible working environment and well-being support and tools
• Extra days off, sabbatical program and days for you to give back for the community
• Training opportunities and free access to Udemy
• Flexible benefits program

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES STATEMENT

• FARFETCH is committed to being an inclusive workplace where diversity in all its forms is celebrated. We make employment decisions without regard to race, religious creed, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, marital status, medical condition as defined by state law, physical or mental disability, military service or veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, genetic information or any other classification protected by applicable federal, state or local laws or ordinances. If you require special accommodation, please let us know.

SCAM DISCLAIMER

• It has come to our attention that there may be fraudulent activities involving individuals or organizations falsely claiming to represent Farfetch in order to attract candidates to a SCAM. Please be aware that Farfetch does not conduct recruitment processes through messaging apps or any unofficial communication channels, other than our official careers website. Additionally, Farfetch will never ask candidates for any form of payment during the recruitment process.