Junior Accountant jobs in United Kingdom

Axon Moore are delighted to working with an exceptional award winning, fast growing eComnmerce business based in Warrington.

Here you will support our incredible client by driving profitability and strategic growth. You will deliver real-time financial insights and forecasting to stakeholders across the organisation, with a strong focus on translating data into clear, actionable recommendations that enable Leadership to make informed, data-driven decisions.

Supporting the Head of Finance, and Head of FP&A with the delivery of our clients huge growth enablers including Margin Improvement, Operational Excellence and International Growth.

• Manage freight and duty reporting, ensuring budget compliance and clearly communicating margin impacts across the business.
• Oversee monthly and annual stock valuation, ensuring accurate landed cost data is provided to the Data & Insights Team.
• Monitor quarantine stock levels and movements, preventing buildup and mitigating margin impact.
• Lead the process for securing supplier credit notes on faulty or damaged stock.
• Track and report stock ageing, shrinkage, and all sources of margin erosion (freight/duty variances, write-offs, investigation losses).

• Oversee weekly fulfilment and distribution reporting, providing Warehouse Operations with timely, accurate cost insights.
• Analyse variances against budget and forecast.
• Manage weekly cost reporting, liaising for full cost breakdowns and invoice detail.
• Prepare annual budgets and quarterly forecasts for fulfilment and distribution costs.

• Lead month-end close for e-commerce sales, margin (COGS, stock movements, provisions), fulfilment, distribution and transaction fees.
• Take lead as the NetSuite stock expert, owning stock valuation and stock movement processes once implemented.
• Produce balance sheet reconciliations (GIT, CIT, accruals, prepayments, returns and stock provisions).
• Prepare board pack slides, P&L and balance-sheet analysis, and commentary.
• Support the year-end audit as the lead contact for Contribution and Stock.

• Produce the Weekly P&L for trade packs and support automation with the Data & Insights Team.
• Deliver monthly International P&L reporting and stakeholder insights.
• Support annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, and wider FP&A activities.
• Complete ad-hoc financial analysis for business stakeholders.
• Prepare and submit quarterly VAT and Plastic Tax returns.

• ACA / ACCA / CIMA part qualified in the latter stages, with working experience in a Commercial Finance role.
• Proven experience working within a fast-paced, consumer, retail, or eCommerce environment. This is essential.
• Strong analytical and modelling skills, with the ability to translate data into meaningful business insight.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills with the ability to challenge.
• Highly commercial mindset, with a track record of improving profitability and driving strategic outcomes.
• Comfortable operating in a dynamic, growing business where agility, proactivity, and strategic thinking are key.
• Expert with NetSuite is advantageous.

• 32 Days Holiday (including Bank Holidays) + your Birthday off
• Holidays increasing up to 36 days with service
• Option to buy / sell holidays
• Generous staff discount
• Annual and quarterly bonus schemes based on company performance
• Private Healthcare including Dental & Optical Plans after probation
• Health Cash Plan from day one
• Life assurance paying 5x annual salary from day one
• Discounted marketplace with money off/cash back from 100's of places
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Tech Scheme
• Free onsite gym

Apply now for immediate consideration.