Assistant Management Account – Supply Chain & Online
LondonFull-time
We’re looking for an ambitious Assistant Management Accountant to join our Finance team and support our Supply Chain & Online functions. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys combining strong management accounting fundamentals with commercial insight, analysis and continuous improvement.
What you’ll be doing
Key responsibilities
· Prepare and post period-end journals, ensuring accurate and timely recording of Supply Chain and Online costs.
· Complete robust balance sheet reconciliations, investigating and resolving reconciling items promptly.
· Analyse variances against budget and prior year, and help produce clear commentary on financial performance.
· Support preparation of reporting packs and performance updates for management stakeholders.
Business partnering and analysis
· Produce weekly reporting across Supply Chain costs to support timely and informed decision-making.
· Accurately capture and code supplier costs and operational metrics to support reporting and analysis.
· Provide ad hoc analysis to identify trends, risks and opportunities across the cost base.
· Build strong relationships with stakeholders across Finance and Supply Chain, supporting budgeting and forecasting activity.
Controls and continuous improvement
· Support the year-end process, including audit deliverables and liaising with auditors when required.
· Help strengthen the control environment by identifying opportunities to improve finance processes, reporting and systems.
· Retail, ecommerce or supply chain experience would be advantageous.
· Studying towards an accountancy qualification, or keen to continue progressing professionally.
· Strong Excel and analytical skills, with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
· A proactive mindset, with the confidence to challenge, improve processes and work collaboratively with stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
Working closely with the Finance Manager – Supply Chain, you’ll play a key role in period-end reporting, financial control and performance analysis across a cost base of around £50m. The role covers outsourced distribution centres in the UK and overseas, as well as distribution to stores and ecommerce customers, making it a varied and high-profile opportunity within the business.What you’ll be doing
Key responsibilities
· Prepare and post period-end journals, ensuring accurate and timely recording of Supply Chain and Online costs.
· Complete robust balance sheet reconciliations, investigating and resolving reconciling items promptly.
· Analyse variances against budget and prior year, and help produce clear commentary on financial performance.
· Support preparation of reporting packs and performance updates for management stakeholders.
Business partnering and analysis
· Produce weekly reporting across Supply Chain costs to support timely and informed decision-making.
· Accurately capture and code supplier costs and operational metrics to support reporting and analysis.
· Provide ad hoc analysis to identify trends, risks and opportunities across the cost base.
· Build strong relationships with stakeholders across Finance and Supply Chain, supporting budgeting and forecasting activity.
Controls and continuous improvement
· Support the year-end process, including audit deliverables and liaising with auditors when required.
· Help strengthen the control environment by identifying opportunities to improve finance processes, reporting and systems.
We would like to meet someone who is
· At least 3 years’ experience in a finance role within a fast-paced, high-volume environment.· Retail, ecommerce or supply chain experience would be advantageous.
· Studying towards an accountancy qualification, or keen to continue progressing professionally.
· Strong Excel and analytical skills, with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
· A proactive mindset, with the confidence to challenge, improve processes and work collaboratively with stakeholders.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Hybrid working, 3 days in London based office & 2 working from home
- Holiday allowance
- 50% staff discount & 25% for family and friends
- Pension scheme