Accountant Leeds, England
Job description
ABOUT THE ROLE:
Providing customers with the best products at the best prices, we believe in seeing challenges where others see problems – our culture is resilient, energetic and exceptionally fast-paced. If you think you've got the skills and personality to succeed in this environment, consider joining us in this key Finance role.
In this role, you'll be pivotal to ensuring that our corporate and business strategies are supported by the very best financial accounting and control processes - and that these processes continually maximise our profitability and efficiency.
As an Accountant within our Controllership team, you will combine technical accounting with coaching, communication, influencing, leadership and prioritisation skills to ensure that we maintain a strong control environment and support Asda in delivering our financial plan.
The Ins and Outs:
- As an Accountant within the Controllership team, you will act as Financial Controller for part of the Asda business, you will manage the accurate and timely production of financial information for internal/external reporting, including compliance with group accounting policies and procedures and managing the related financial control environment,
- Reviewing financial performance on a monthly basis with Commercial Finance customers including clear articulation of variances to plan/forecast,
- Maintaining an awareness of risk management issues across the Asda business, and lead cross functional projects to enhance the control environment,
- Using the large volumes of data available to continually refine and improve our understanding of the numbers and evolve financial control,
- Working with the business partners and Commercial Finance teams on new business initiatives to ensure the financial reporting impact is understood and financial controls are robust,
- Review of month-end balance sheet reconciliations,
- Delivery of process improvement within the team, looking for opportunities to make processes more efficient
ABOUT YOU:
- ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified accountant,
- Strong academic background,
- Confidence liaising with people at all levels,
- Able to quickly prioritise and make decisions,
- Commitment to developing and stretching your own skills,
- Great analytical and problem-solving skills,
- Able to think laterally and challenge the status quo.
- Experience using digital tools such as Alteryx and Tableau would be advantageous but not essential
WORK WHERE IT WORKS
Our hybrid way of working gives you the choice to work where it works. This enables you to chose where you'll be the most effective. It offers a mix of working from home and in an office environment that works best for you and your team.
You will also get an excellent benefits package including; -
- Discretionary company bonus
- Company pension up to 7% matched; and
- 10% colleague discount, free parking and many additional rewards.
