An exciting opportunity had arisen to join a successful, growing national retail business headquartered in Carlisle.
As an integral part of the Finance team you will play a key role in management accounting, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting and analysis, investment appraisal, performance review and ad hoc projects.
Key responsibilities
Management accounting
· Ensure that day to day accounting is carried out in a timely and efficient manner
· Prepare monthly management accounts incorporating a P&L, cash flow and balance sheet, with supporting analysis and reconciliations
· Carry out variance analysis and provide insightful commentary thereon
· Track KPIs to monitor business performance
· Assist with the preparation of board and management reports
· Develop dashboards and reports to facilitate commercial and strategic decision making
Budgeting and forecasting
· Assist with the annual budget preparation and periodic reforecasting
· Monitor actual versus budget performance, understand and communicate variances
· Identify and highlight key trends and risks to support strategic planning
Business partnering
· Work closely with operational teams to review performance, provide financial insights and improve financial understanding across the business
· Present financial data and analysis in an understandable and actionable manner
· Appraise proposals for new stores and lease renewals on existing stores
· Assess return on investment of marketing and website expenditure
Cost control and process improvement
· Continuously review the management accounting procedures to identify and implement process automation and efficiencies in day to day accounting
· Review and ensure the timely and correct implementation of internal controls to reduce the risk of fraud and errors
Month and year end processes
· Ensure timely and accurate completion of month end procedures including balance sheet reconciliations
· Support the external audit process, liaising with auditors and preparing comprehensive documentation
· Ensure compliance with relevant accounting standards and regulatory requirements
Qualifications and experience
· Recently qualified (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
· Strong technical accounting skills, familiarity with UK GAAP and in particular FRS 102/IFRS 16 lease accounting requirements
· Advanced Excel skills
Personal attributes
· Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
· Ambitious and enthusiastic
· Diligence in undertaking, and ownership of, workload
· Intellectually curious
· Strong and effective communication skills
· Recognise the Importance of working as a team to achieve shared objectives
· Commercial mindset
· Hard working and organised, able to prioritise tasks to meet strict deadlines
About us:
The Edinburgh Woollen Mill is a retail business comprising of over 200 units, including High Street, Tourist & Destination sites, predominantly Fashion and Home.
Head Office
The company headquarters are in Carlisle, Cumbria. Carlisle has a principal station on the West Coast main line from London Euston and sits on the M6 motorway.
This location provides ready access to the major facilities expected of a city, combined with the possibility of living in one of the finest countryside areas in the UK.
Almost every conceivable type of outdoors and countryside activity is at hand. There are fishing rivers, hill walking areas and golf courses nearby and the Lake District is a short drive away.
High Street stores
The Edinburgh Woollen Mill has mainstream high street stores selling ladies and menswear for the 45 plus customer. Outlets are located in a wide variety of market and provincial towns across the UK and Ireland
Tourist Shops and Visitor Centres
We have specialty tourist stores, where gift items and other products reflect the stores location. The outlets, which trade under an individual, often local, fascia, are in key tourist locations throughout the UK. Many stores are on busy tourist routes and benefit from coach visits where food service and exhibitions are all part of the attraction.
Destination Shopping
There are Destination Sites which contain all of the Company's concepts and other brands to increase their attractiveness as a retail destination. The sites trade under local, individual fascias such as Antartex Village, and Kernow Mill, Mackinnon Mills.
If you would like to be part of a forward-thinking business and have a job with excellent career prospects, we would love to hear from you!
To view our privacy notice please visit:
www.ewm.co.uk/careers
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Free parking
Work Location: In person
