Commercial Accountant

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Company Description At Frasers Group we’re rethinking retail. Through digital innovation and unique store experiences, we’re serving our consumers with the world’s best sports, premium and luxury brands globally. As a leader in the industry, we’re elevating the retail experience for our consumers through our collection of established brands, including Sports Direct, FLANNELS, USC, Frasers, and GAME. Why join us? Our vision – we are building the worlds most admired and compelling brand ecosystem Our purpose – we are elevating the lives of the many with access to the world’s best brands and experiences At Frasers Group, we fear less and do more. Our people are forward thinkers who are driven to operate outside of their comfort zone to change the future of retail, embracing challenges along the way. The potential to elevate your career is massive, the experience unrivalled. To be able to make the most of it you need to live and breathe our principles: · Think without limits – Think, think fast, think fearlessly · Own it and back yourself - Own the basics, own your role and own the results · Be relevant - Relevant to our people, our partners and the planet Are you ready to join the Fearless? Job Description This is a fantastic opportunity to be working directly alongside the Finance Manager. This is the area of the business that looks after all figures for the entities that operate from Head Office, including management accounts, overheads and budgeting/ forecasting. The role has become available due to rapid growth over recent years, with a number of acquisitions into the group portfolio, alongside the requirement for a significant process improvement. You will support the Finance Manager in his role as Finance Business Partner for key central Departments and will potentially be involved with future acquisitions and integrations. Although this role does not have any direct reports, you will have access to the core team who are responsible for the day-to-day accounts processing. There is a requirement for you to work collaboratively as part of the management accounts process and deliver any training required to this team as applicable. Together with the Finance Manager, you will be responsible for full ownership of the figures for your specific departments and will be able to support these when queries arise. We will ask you to support with projects that only an over £4bn turnover international retailer could do, so expect to move quickly between demands, get involved in acquisitions, make commercial recommendations and present to some senior stakeholders. You will be joining the UK Financial Reporting & Analysis team within the UK Finance team and play a pivotal role in delivering some key insight that will ensure Frasers Group continues to elevate our brands and Group. Reporting of overhead costs for specific departments, including calculation and input into the finance system of monthly prepayments and accruals Production of department reporting in order to help with financial planning, including review and investigation of any variances between the actual results and budgeted/forecasted results Build relationships with relevant commercial departments and provide business partnering for financial/numerical queries Calculation of figures to be included in budgets and forecasts for specific departments/ cost lines Presentation of monthly finance reports to direct line manager, and senior finance as required Balance sheet reconciliations Support group & statutory audits for relevant areas Project work Assisting with the integration of new subsidiaries Ad-hoc support to wider UK finance team as required Qualifications Part Qualified ACCA/CIMA Minimum 2 year’s experience working in a similar role within finance Good system skills, in particular MS Excel Additional Information Along with your benefits package we also offer a wide range of perks for our colleagues: Frasers Champion- Our employees are at the heart of our business and we ensure individuals are recognised every single month for their hard work. Frasers Champion is a peer nominated scheme where 8 winners will receive double their pay for a month where they have lived the Frasers Group values. Retail Reconnect – In order to build the planets most admired and compelling brand ecosystem, all employees must understand our business, product and customers. Each financial year, head office employees will gain insights by spending one to two days in one of our stores or the warehouse. The goal is to learn how the work you do impacts our teams on the frontline, and to bring ideas back to the office which will improve how we work. Fearless 1200 – Fearless 1200 is our way of recognising our growth. It’s bold, ambitious, and designed to reward colleagues across the business for living our values and delivering impact. Fearless 1200 links how we perform to how we're rewarded – check out the video link to find out more - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0qmvJofMew Employee Welfare Frasers Fit – Our Everlast Gyms Team are on a mission to make our workforce the best, and fittest on the planet! We run free gym classes for employees as well as discounted memberships to our clubs. Frasers Fit is our wellbeing programme which aims to support and improve colleagues Physical, Financial & Mental wellbeing. The app is accessible for every employee and includes training, nutrition and lifestyle advice- all completely free. Retail Trust – We know that its not just about physical health, mental wellness is equally important which is why all of our employees get free access and support from the Retail Trust charity. This includes a 24 hour wellbeing helpline, wellness hub, counselling and financial/legal support. What’s next? Our Recruitment Team will be reviewing applications and all candidates will receive a response, whether you are successful or unsuccessful. Shortlisted applicants may be asked to confirm a few key details before being booked in for a first stage interview with the Recruiter - this will be behaviourally focussed and centred around how you align with our Culture and Values. If successful we anticipate one or two further interview stages with the Hiring Manager/wider team which will be more technically focussed and could include a presentation/task so we can see your skills in action.