Management Accountant
Full Time
Qualified or Part-Qualified

About us:

Crew 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

Key Skills/Experience:

Essential:

·         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.

Desirable:

·         Experience working in the retail sector

·         Systems Knowledge: Microsoft AX Dynamics, Zap, Workday

Management Accountant
Full Time
Qualified or Part-Qualified

About us:

Crew 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

Key Skills/Experience:

Essential:

·         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.

Desirable:

·         Experience working in the retail sector

·         Systems Knowledge: Microsoft AX Dynamics, Zap, Workday