Assistant Management Accountant - Wholesale
Kurt Geiger, United Kingdom
Job Description
We Are One
At Kurt Geiger we celebrate individuality, believing our differences make us more powerful as a collective.
Diversity, equality and inclusion are at the core of who we are and we strive to reflect this in every corner of our company culture, starting with the promotion of equal opportunities. Though prejudice prevails in our world, it is not welcome in our workplace, and ensuring the equality of all our people processes to recruit a diverse workforce remains paramount.
We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is granted the opportunity to thrive as their authentic self.
Voted the UK’s coolest footwear brand by Vogue readers and currently Europe’s leading luxury shoe and accessory retailer we are looking for dynamic individuals who are as passionate about our business as we are. We work hard at Kurt Geiger because we love what we do and strive to be the best in our industry; through amazing people, beautiful product, innovative designs and evolving store concepts.
We are a growing international business and as such this role offers great development opportunities.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Preparation of month end journals for key areas of the business
- Prepare and review monthly balance sheet reconciliations in particular for Wholesale customer balances
- Customer account administration tasks including sending invoices to customers and raising credit notes for Wholesale customers.
- Prepare and review selected monthly head office cost centre reports, identifying and explaining key variances
- Maintain a good dialogue with the business area own of cost centres to achieve complete/accurate view of accruals/prepayments, explanation of variances, budget risks
- Assist with the year end statutory audit
- Various other ad-hoc duties within the finance department and in particular Wholesale team
Specific areas of responsibility may be reviewed and rotated from time to time within the team to achieve a continuous development environment, increase knowledge of accounting procedures or cost centres.
Requirements
- In professional training with at least 24 months accounting experience with at least 6 months in a similar management accounts role (preferably retail)
- Willingness to challenge processes and costs incurred with senior head of departments
- Motivated individual with good attention to detail
- To be able to work independently to investigate variances and new accounting processes
- Enthusiastic team player with excellent communication skills
- Strong Excel skills
Benefits
- Competitive basic salary
- Pension and life insurance
- Enviable discounts
- Monthly half day Friday’s
- Gym discounts
- RetailTrust Support
If you’re successful, you will work for a business which recognises that amazing people are the key to driving our business forward and fulfil our vision of being the world’s leading multi-channel retailer of luxury branded shoes and accessories. We are a fast-paced business where no two days are the same, so you will need to be adaptable; but we will reward your hard-work, commitment and loyalty with a fantastic benefits package and very real opportunities for progression.
We Are One
For Love | For Diversity | For Change | For Equality | For Kindness | For Freedom | Against Racism