Senior Financial Accountant

CASIO UK; Wembley; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the retail sector is seeking a Senior Financial Accountant to join their Finance Team. In this role, you will manage financial accounts, deliver timely financial information, and support effective business operations through budgeting and forecasting. Ideal candidates will be qualified accountants with experience in retail finance and strong collaborative skills.

Benefits

23 days annual leave + 2 company shutdown days + Bank Holidays

Paid Birthday Day Off

Competitive Salary, Annual Bonus Scheme & Annual Car Allowance

Bupa Private Medical Insurance

Permanent Health Insurance

Medicash Health Plan

Non-contributory Pension Scheme, up to 14%

Death In Service (x4 salary)

Employee Discount, up to 50%

Access to training via LinkedIn Learning

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant with ACCA, ACA or CIMA.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• Retail or consumer sector experience in management accounts.

Responsibilities

• Produce monthly management accounts and maintain reconciliation.
• Prepare VAT returns and assist with budget forecasts.
• Manage statutory audits and collaborate with teams effectively.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Analytical Skills

Problem-Solving

Communication

Time Management

Education

Qualified Accountant (ACCA, ACA or CIMA)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

Job description

Job Title: Senior Financial Accountant

Job Type: Full Time (35hrs p/w), Permanent

Job Location: Hybrid - min. 3 days WFO in Wembley Park HA9, 2 days WFH

Reports to: Head of Finance

Direct Reports: 2

As our Senior Financial Accountant, you will report to the Head of Finance and will be responsible for the delivery of a complete management and financial accounts including assisting in the production of timely, accurate and relevant financial information for management and statutory account purposes.

As a key role within our Finance Team, you would need to have strong business partnering skills in order to be the binding bridge between purchases and sales ledger as well as general finance. You will contribute to provide an effective financial support function; provide reliable and accurate financial information of good quality through budgeting, forecasting and periodic management accounts to all key internal and external stakeholders.

The role will have line manager responsibility of Assistant Management Accountant and Senior AP Controller.

The ideal candidate will have previous retail experience from a direct selling business or have worked in a large, complex and diverse organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Monthly Management accounts including financial accounts reconciliation
• Posting various journals including CO-OP, marketing accruals, import price variance and inventory adjustment
• Closing month end
• Producing departmental VNP report for each product division, overhead report for non-product divisions and VNP report for the company
• Preparing VAT returns, EC sales and Intrastat and submit to HMRC
• Maintaining prepayments and accruals schedule
• Assisting in the budget and forecast and posting of budget/forecast to ERP system
• Retail store Income Statement
• Various reports for service department including overhead report and Income Statement
• Issuing monthly/quarterly/ad-hoc intercompany invoices to Casio Group companies
• Intercompany reconciliation with Casio GMBH and Casio Inc; ensure Entry certificate sent by Casio GMBH is correct
• Ongoing simplification of existing financial control processes and systems
• Manage statutory and Corp tax audit with external auditors
• Proactive collaboration with relevant internal and external stakeholders
• Supporting with any ad-hoc projects where required
  
  
  

Requirements

• Be a Qualified Accountant (ACCA, ACA or CIMA)
• Proficient user of Microsoft Office with exceptional Microsoft Excel skills that include Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP, SUMIF(S), INDEX MATCH and SUM PRODUCT
• Strong attention to detail and initiative to engage in process improvements
• Be organised and adaptable to business needs; able to manage your time effectively and work efficiently
• Analytical and logical problem-solving skills
• A pro-active self-starter - happy to use own initiative and take ownership of the role
• Always willing to help the team deliver on objectives as well as your own
• Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills; confidently able to liaise with colleagues and third parties
• Experience of working in a retail or consumer sector management accounts function
• Experience of working with and influencing senior budget holders.
• Possess a willingness to learn and develop
• Confident communicator with the ability to build relationships across all levels and translate complex finance information into clear, actionable innsight for non-finance stakeholders
• Experience in managing, motivating and developing a team
  
  
  

Benefits

• 23 days annual leave + 2 company shut down days + Bank Holidays
• Paid Birthday Day Off
• Competitive Salary, Annual Bonus Scheme & Annual Car Allowance
• Fantastic Healthcare Benefits, available from Day One:
• Bupa Private Medical Insurance
• Permanent Health Insurance
• Medicash Health Plan
• Excellent, non-contributory Pension Scheme, up to 14%**
• Death In Service (x4 salary)
• Employee Discount, up to 50%
• Anytime access to retail discounts at 200+ retailers (Reward Gateway)
• Anytime access to personal development and training courses via LinkedIn Learning
• Casio Sponsorship & Donation Scheme for employee charity fundraising
• Head Office team social events and activities including giveaways, reward & recognition incentives etc