Job description
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Management Accountant
Finance
London Victoria
Group Financial Controller
Company overview:
With over 20 years' experience in e-commerce, digital marketing and consumer analysis, Kelkoo Group is a global data-driven marketing platform that connects consumers to products and provides qualified traffic to online retailers. We operate in 39 countries worldwide and offer traffic acquisition solutions to merchants, delivering highly qualified leads to their online shops, as well as monetization solutions to publishers, enabling them to earn money from displaying our merchants' products on their websites.
Kelkoo Group is a professional and friendly environment. We have a passionate and multicultural team of 200+ employees located across our European offices in London (corporate headquarters), Paris, Grenoble, Milan, Oslo, Hamburg, Rotterdam and Madrid.
Role overview
As a Management Accountant, you will be responsible for several subsidiaries in the Group and will report to the Group Financial Controller. The main purpose of the role is to produce monthly management accounts and yearly statutory accounts for these subsidiaries. You will work closely within a team of 3 management accountants, but will lead on process improvement and driving change through the organisation.
Key Responsibilities:
- Reporting and explaining key business drivers of monthly financial results
- Understanding local accounting, reporting and compliance requirements
- Ensuring timely payment and lodging of statutory returns (e.g. VAT, Corporation tax, Stat accounts).
- Analysing actual v budget performance and reporting to executive budget owners on operating costs
- Continuous improvement of reporting and sharing best practice across all areas of Kelkoo finance
Your duties will also involve:
- Leading on group-wide gross margin analysis
- Cost of Sales analysis and reporting
- Monthly performance report for Budget holders
- Balance sheet reconciliations, preparation and review
- Year-end audit and statutory accounts
- Providing support and guidance to other members of the Finance team
- Assisting in the budgeting process and meeting re-forecasting requirements
Candidate overview
Experience and Skills
- Part-Qualified accountant (ACCA / CIMA)
- Minimum 2 years' experience in a similar role, pan-European experience preferred
- Knowledge of SUN systems desirable but not essential
- Superior technical accounting skills
A team player with excellent communication skills
Qualities of a successful candidate
- High level of attention to detail
- A problem solver; enjoys looking for solutions
- Discreet when handling confidential information
Languages
Fluent English is essential; other European languages would be a plus.
Kelkoo Benefits
- A supporting, fun & friendly team of hard-working people
- Amazing spaces in London where you'll be based from on a hybrid basis
- 25 days holiday per year plus Bank Holidays
- Quarterly team socials
- Discounts with brilliant businesses
- Expand your holiday or your horizons and work abroad for 2 weeks each year
- Matched contribution pension scheme to look after future you!
- Option of PMI or Health care cash plan whichever suits your lifestyle best!
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme - to take care of you and your family
- And just in case - 4x your salary as life assurance from the day you become part of the Kelkoo team
- Office breakfast, snacks, drinks and fruit to keep your energy levels up!
We're ready to welcome you to the team - apply now!