Senior Financial Accountant (Maternity Cover)

Superdry careers; Swindon; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail brand seeks a Senior Financial Accountant for its Cheltenham office to manage financial reporting and statutory accounts. The ideal candidate will have strong IFRS knowledge, excellent financial reporting skills, and the ability to deliver under pressure. Offering a competitive package and the opportunity to work within a global finance team, this role is essential for enhancing financial processes.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Company pension scheme

50% staff discount

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant ideally (ACA/ACCA).
• Good technical knowledge of IFRS, particularly IFRS16.
• Substantially experienced in financial accounting.

Responsibilities

• Support preparation of the Group Statutory Accounts.
• Liaise with external and internal auditors.
• Ensure compliance with IFRS accounting standards.
• Act as a subject matter expert for technical accounting queries.

Skills

Technical accounting knowledge

IFRS standards

Financial reporting

Consolidated intercompany accounts

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA)

Job description

Job description

To support our ambitious growth plans, we are seeking Senior Financial Accountant in our Cheltenham head office for an experienced technically strong Financial Accountant to produce accurate management accounts and financial statements with focus on the technical aspects of financial reporting. You will provide timely and accurate financial and management information to a wide-ranging audience across the business and provide insight into current and future performance of the business.

We are seeking a delivery focused, utterly reliable and solution orientated Senior Financial Accountant with the experience necessary to be effective immediately working within our global finance team. Coming from a background with a good pedigree of financial reporting, you will have a strong accounting knowledge, significant experience of supporting stakeholders at all levels and a proven ability to inquisitively question others to deliver results.

Main responsibilities

• Support the Head of Financial Reporting & Tax in the preparation of the Group Statutory Accounts at year end and interim.
• Support liaising with the external and internal auditors to ensure a clean audit and thus minimising risk.
• Support the local country statutory analysis and accounts preparation where necessary.
• Investigate and report anomalies arising from accounts preparation
• Support and lead projects that champion best practice in the management of the Financial Reporting team.
• Improve and drive process improvements, to support the timely and accurate analysis of the financial accounts which enhance controls across financial and management accounts.
• Support the financial accounts process with accurate reconciliations of key balance sheet accounts.
• Ensure the business complies with the IFRS accounting standards and legislative frameworks.
• Act as a subject matter expert for technical accounting queries, with key focus on IFRS16
• Manage the consolidation companies for the Group Reporting at year end and interim.
• Ensure the regulatory returns are made accurately and on a timely basis.
• Manage the compliance activities for the financing facility including managing monthly reporting and periodic audits. (inc. budgeting for expected financing costs).
• Be the main point of contact for the lenders’ Agent for the financing facility.
• Support and be involved in transformation projects, to support improvements and efficiency across finance.
• Closing out of National Statistics across the various local regions within the Group
• Support the Head of Financial Reporting & Tax in the development of the Financial Reporting Team, knowledge and capability across Finance.
• A strong number 2 in the Financial Reporting team
• Management of 1 team member.
• Be able to prepare memo’s, policies and procedures documents.
• Work with the senior management team and peers providing support as necessary.
• Manage ad hoc requirements, liaising with other departments within Superdry as needed by your line manager.

Ideal candidate

• A qualified accountant ideally (ACA/ACCA)
• Good technical knowledge of IFRS. In particular IFRS16.
• Substantially experienced in financial accounting with strong technical accounting background.
• Experienced in the production of consolidated intercompany period close accounts.
• Experience of development and improvement of financial controls and systems.
• Proven track record of managing and delivering against competing deadlines.
• Ideally experienced in a retail or FMCG business.
• Preferably experienced in working with international accounts.
• Significantly experienced in audit processes, either internally or externally.
• Able to deliver consistently against deadlines to a high standard, with a real focus on delivery.
• A strong communicator with the ability to interact across all levels of the business.
• Able to explain complex financial information to non-finance people in a clear and engaging way.
• Able to foster strong working relationships with the team and with cross functional team members.
• A highly organised, diligent person with exceptional attention to detail.
• An effective communicator, with the ability to change your approach depending on audience.
• A team player able to work effectively and collaboratively across the business.
• An ability to work under pressure to set deadlines.
• An analytical thinker and logical problem solver.

Package description

• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, we also offer a holiday buying scheme
• An additional day off to celebrate your Birthday
• Family is massively important to us, so we have a broad range of family-friendly working policies in place, including enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
• Company Pension scheme
• All employees are covered by our Life Assurance policy whilst working at Superdry. We feel it’s important to offer protection for your family and loved ones in such a situation and to support this we offer life assurance cover which pays a lump sum equivalent either twice or four times your annual salary
• A big staff discount – naturally. Because we know that you love to wear Superdry, you’ll benefit from a 50% discount in store and online
• Our Head Office is home to our very own store for staff only where you can treat yourself to heavily discounted sample stock
• A health cash plan is open to all employees.
• Flexible working and core working hours between 10am – 4pm to help you achieve that all-important work-life balance
• Access to onsite parking and as part of our sustainable development goals, we have a selection of electrical car parking points freely available to staff.
• A range of learning and development materials to help you in your career and grow with us
• We like to give back, so we allow our employees time off for volunteering work
• A global employee assistance plan in place that you can access anytime you want - it’s free and confidential
• You’ll also have access to a Cycle To Work Scheme
• A range of local discounts with businesses across Gloucestershire

At Superdry, everyone has a voice and we want to hear it. We create environments where individuality can flourish and is celebrated as part of who we are as a brand. We’re incredibly proud that over 90% of our people feel strongly that they can be themselves at work.

We want to meet people with varied backgrounds because we understand that diversity of thought encourages new ideas to thrive, fuelling creativity and enabling us to do better work. We want to build a team which represents a variety of backgrounds, styles, perspectives, and skills; we hire people based on their merit and potential.

We also welcome conversations about flexible working for all roles at Superdry and will always accommodate it where possible.

Please note that some jobs may be closed earlier than the published closing date if we get a high volume of applications. We therefore advise that you complete your application at your earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment.

About the company

Superdry is a British, founder-led brand with a truly global presence. We’ve been proudly creating world-class product for almost two decades, offering genuine choice to our customers with our curated style collections.

Our mission is to be the No. 1 sustainable style destination, delivering product that is authentic with unmatched quality and true integrity, much like our people.

We are on an ambitious journey to serve our diverse community through a premium brand that’s focused on the future, prioritises sustainability, leads with craft, and celebrates culture. We need talented people to join us on the adventure, is this you?