Management Accountant

Management AccountantFull Time (4 days in office, 1 from home)Qualified or Part-QualifiedCrew Clothing Company was founded in Salcombe in 1993. Today Crew is a great British brand, and our success lies in our authentic passion for producing great looking, well-made clothes. We now have more than 70 stores and a thriving website, and the business continues to grow.

Our people are at the heart of our company. With a passion for exceptional service, and a love for our product, our team is dedicated to offering the best customer experience – nothing is too much trouble.

Purpose Of

The Role

To oversee the month-end cost accrual process including preparation of month end postings, analysis of performance against budget and last year, balance sheet recs and balance sheet review.

• Taking ownership and responsibility for key account lines within the P&L, ensuring understanding of balances and accuracy of reporting
• Ensure all month end cost journals are calculated and processed accurately and on a timely basis for key account lines within the P&L;
• Explanation of variances compared to budget and last year;
• Ensure balance sheet reconciliations are completed on a monthly basis, investigate and resolve any variances on a timely basis;
• Management of Fixed Asset Register including reporting on CAPEX vs budget and liaising with business stakeholders;
• Assisting in Intercompany reconciliations
• Assist in year-end audit;
• Daily and Weekly Sales Reporting
• Working alongside other finance team members to ensure the accuracy and delivery of our sales reporting;
• Commercial Analysis
• Supporting ad hoc analysis across the channels: sales, costs and profitability
• Business Partnering
• Building relationships and business partnering across the business to enable a mutual understanding of financial impacts and projections
• Ad hoc reporting and analysis: Review and redesign of reporting, when appropriate, to ensure value-add outputs
• Essential
• Key Skills/Experience:
• Qualified / Part-qualified and studying towards an accounting qualification (ACCA/ACA/CIMA)
• Advanced excel skills
• Attention to detail and accuracy in all outputs
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work well both within finance and across the business at all levels
• Pro-active
• Team player but ability to work independently
• Ability to multi-task
• Ability to work well under pressure and to varying deadlines.

Good analytical skills and problem solving skills.

Good time management and organisation.

Flexible in working hours (particularly at month-end).

View to improve procedures including shortening month-end, improve systems and processes where appropriate, to think “outside of the box”.

Self-motivated with a positive attitude to work.

Keen to learn and take on more responsibility.

DesirableExperience working in the retail sectorSystems Knowledge: Microsoft AX Dynamics, Zap, WorkdaySkillsaccountancy