About this role
We’re looking for an ambitious Assistant Management Accountant to join our Finance team and support our Supply Chain & Online functions. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys combining strong management accounting fundamentals with commercial insight, analysis and continuous improvement. Working closely with the Finance Manager – Supply Chain, you’ll play a key role in period-end reporting, financial control and performance analysis across a cost base of around £50m. The role covers outsourced distribution centres in the UK and overseas, as well as distribution to stores and ecommerce customers, making it a varied and high-profile opportunity within the business. What you’ll be doing Key responsibilities · Prepare and post period-end journals, ensuring accurate and timely recording of Supply Chain and Online costs. · Complete robust balance sheet reconciliations, investigating and resolving reconciling items promptly. · Analyse variances against budget and prior year, and help produce clear commentary on financial performance. · Support preparation of reporting packs and performance updates for management stakeholders. Business partnering and analysis · Produce weekly reporting across Supply Chain costs to support timely and informed decision-making. · Accurately capture and code supplier costs and operational metrics to support reporting and analysis. · Provide ad hoc analysis to identify trends, risks and opportunities across the cost base. · Build strong relationships with stakeholders across Finance and Supply Chain, supporting budgeting and forecasting activity. Controls and continuous improvement · Support the year-end process, including audit deliverables and liaising with auditors when required. · Help strengthen the control environment by identifying opportunities to improve finance processes, reporting and systems.