Junior Financial Accountant

Junior Financial Accountant South Shields, England

Barbour
Full Time South Shields, England 10.56 - 12.04 GBP Today
Job description

Company Description:

J. Barbour & Sons Ltd founded in 1894 is a British lifestyle brand, home to the iconic wax jacket we design, manufacture and market stylish functional clothing and footwear for men, women and children inspired by the unique values of the British countryside. We are the proud holder of Royal warrants, and remain true to our core values as a fifth-generation family business. Barbour is sold in over 40 countries worldwide, including Europe, the US and Japan but we have our headquarters and roots firmly located in the North East of England.

Position Overview:

We have an exciting opportunity for a Junior Financial Accountant to join the Finance team here at our Head Office in South Shields. This is an ideal opportunity for a graduate looking to develop their career in Finance or someone who has completed their AAT Level 4 Studies. Reporting to the Financial Accountant and indirectly to the Financial and Compliance Controller, you will be responsible for producing accurate and meaningful analysis, to aid productivity and effective decision making and ultimately have an impact in the pivotal success of the business. This business is looking to recruit a commercially strong, driven and proactive individual who is actively seeking a busy, varied role that offers the ability to learn and progress.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Support the Financial Accountant in providing the appropriate reporting, analysis and commentary for month-end management reporting and regular leadership reviews. Ultimate responsibility for e-commerce contribution reporting
  • Evaluate financial performance by creating variance analysis of actual results with prior year and budget/forecasts
  • Support the Financial Accountant with annual planning process including budget and rolling forecast updates with main focus on e-commerce.
  • Be a business partner, presenting monthly and quarterly financials to managers and understanding the current trends of the business
  • Supporting the Financial Accountant with external compliance tasks including US Sales Tax, US annual reports, VAT & Intrastat
  • Analyse financial data and create financial models for decision support
  • Increase productivity by developing automated reporting/ forecasting tools
  • Preparation of other ad hoc analysis as and when required
  • Support of wider Finance team where appropriate

Skills and Experience:

  • Must be IT literate with excellent Microsoft Excel skills; familiarity with data query/data management tools is extremely helpful (Access, SQL, Business Objects)
  • Completed AAT Level 4 or studied at degree level
  • 1 years of business finance or other relevant experience
  • Commercially minded with strong analytical skills
  • Dealing with high volumes of complex data and producing reports for multiple entities.
  • MS Excel – analysis, data manipulation and reporting
  • Infor M3 desirable
  • Working to high degree of accuracy
  • Able to work under pressure to deadlines
  • Prioritising and organising own workload
  • Able to resolve queries quickly and efficiently
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills to build strong relationships internally
  • Providing accurate information first time with attention to detail

Benefits:

  • Discretionary Company bonus scheme
  • Staff discount
  • Staff shop
  • Healthcare cash plan
  • 25 days holiday as standard increasing with length of service plus bank holidays
  • Free onsite parking
  • Subsidised canteen
  • Access to training and development activities to support your career development

Note: In the event that a sufficient volume of suitable applications are received, the post may close prior to the specified closing date. Please apply as soon as possible if interested.

Junior Financial Accountant
Barbour

www.barbour.com
South Shields, United Kingdom
Steve Buck
$100 to $500 million (USD)
501 to 1000 Employees
Company - Private
Department, Clothing & Shoe Stores
1894
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