Assistant Accountant

The Role:

We’re looking for a highly organised and detail-focused Assistant Accountant to join our Branded Finance Operations team.

As a key member of the team, you’ll play an important role in ensuring the timely and accurate billing of our Branded self-bill suppliers, while supporting the wider Finance Operations function across our Retail, Online and Total Platform Partner businesses.

This is a varied role offering the opportunity to work closely with Finance, Technology, Product and wider business teams, as well as our extended offshore team. You’ll have the chance to make a real impact by improving processes, driving efficiencies and supporting ongoing projects and change.

The role will require you to be in the office 5 days a week

What You Will Take On:

• Managing master data for Branded supplier accounts, ensuring information is accurate and up to date.

• Managing supplier queries and maintaining strong relationships with key supplier accounts.

• Monitoring and reporting exceptions from a compliance perspective, including VAT and commission.

• Managing HMRC self-billing agreements and ensuring ongoing compliance.

• Processing and submitting invoices accurately and within agreed deadlines.

• Supporting projects and business change initiatives, including testing and identifying, assessing and mitigating project risks and issues.

• Working closely with internal stakeholders across Finance, Technology and Product.

• Completing effective balance sheet reconciliations and supporting general ledger management.

• Supporting month-end and year-end financial close processes.

• Working with the wider business to resolve process, accounting and supplier queries.

• Identifying opportunities to improve processes, drive efficiencies and introduce automation.

• Working closely with our extended offshore team to ensure accurate invoicing and reporting.

• Supporting ad-hoc financial analysis and scenario modelling as required.

What You Will Bring

You’ll be a highly organised, proactive and detail-focused finance professional who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment. You’ll be comfortable managing competing priorities, working collaboratively with a range of stakeholders and taking ownership of your responsibilities.

You’ll bring:

• Experience in a finance operations, accounting or similar environment, with a solid understanding of accounting principles, financial controls and balance sheet structures.

• Part-qualified ACA, ACCA, CIMA or another relevant financial qualification.

• Experience with balance sheet reconciliations, forecasting, financial reporting and analysis.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving and organisational skills, with excellent attention to detail and accuracy.

• Intermediate Excel skills and proficiency in Google Workspace, with experience using data analysis and reporting tools.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build effective relationships across all levels of the business.

• A proactive and results-focused approach, with the confidence to challenge processes, identify opportunities for improvement and drive efficiencies.

• The ability to remain calm under pressure, adapt to change and manage multiple deadlines effectively.

• A collaborative, flexible and positive approach, with a genuine enthusiasm for continuous improvement and finding better ways of working.

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Benefits

• 25% off most NEXT, MADE*, Lipsy*, Gap* and Victoria's Secret* products (*when purchased through NEXT)
• Company performance based bonus
• Sharesave scheme
• On-site Nursery available; OFSTED outstanding in all areas
• 10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty
• Early VIP access to sale stock
• Access to fantastic discounts at our Staff Shops
• Restaurants with great food at amazing prices
• Access a digital GP and other free health and wellbeing services
• Free on-site parking
• Financial Wellbeing - Save, track and enhance your financial wellbeing
• Apprenticeship - Grow and develop on the job whilst gaining a qualification
• Direct to Work - Discount online and instore, collect your items the next day for free from your place of work or local store
• Support Networks - Access to Network Groups to empower and celebrate each other
• Wellhub - Discounted flexible monthly gym memberships, with apps, PT sessions and more

Conditions apply to all benefits. These benefits are discretionary and subject to change.
We aim to support all candidates during the application process and are happy to provide workplace adjustments when necessary. Should you need support with your application due to a disability or long-term condition, feel free to get in touch with us by email [email protected] (please include 'Workplace Adjustments' in the subject line), or call us on 0116 284 2486 and leave a voicemail.