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Accountant

Employer
Michael Page Finance
Location
England, County Durham, Stockton-on-Tees
Salary
Negotiable
Closing date
May 31, 2019

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Job Role
Controller
Sector
Retail & Wholesale
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

The client are a leading retail brand in the UK. They are ambitious and driven and are looking for like minded individuals to join their team. This new role is a great opportunity with excellent progression opportunities.

Client Details

Our client is a leading retailer within the UK, you'll be based at their Stockton offices

Description

  • Identify financial risks and opportunities for departments so that managers across the business can respond to them on a timely basis

  • Retain a customer focus through daily routines

  • Participate in projects based on providing expertise and support for improving business processes and procedures.

  • Develop and maintain relationships with stores and internal stakeholders, to understand and meet their needs.

  • Continually focusing on simplifying and improving processes.

  • Produce budgets for key financial metrics.

  • Input into financial processes in line with controls and risk appetite.

  • Provide variance analysis analysis and trending techniques to measure performance against budget, forecasts and business cases
  • Produce forecasts to enable managers across the business to understand the implications of spend behaviours
  • Support a continuous improvement culture focusing on service, costs, cash flow by contributing in joint problem solving

Profile

  • CIMA, ACA, ACCA qualified
  • Knowledge of financial accounting, purchasing and management systems
  • An ability to work well in a fast paced environment
  • Excellent analyitical thinking
  • Proficient in Excel
  • Oracle experience desirable
  • Experience dealing with internal stakeholders
  • Experience prioritising

  • Job Offer

    • Competitive salary
    • Chance to work with a leading brand
    • Excellent benefits package
    • Private health care

    Company

    Michael Page specialises in the permanent, temporary and interim recruitment of qualified accountants. In fact, our organisation was founded to provide selection and recruitment services for accounting professionals and has been a market leader in this field for more than 35 years.

    We have earned the trust of clients in industry and commerce, the banking and financial services markets and the public and not-for-profit sector. We also have an exemplary track record of completing assignments for everyone from small, boutique practices to the Big Four firms.

    Many of our consultants have a background in accounting and finance – that’s real, grass roots expertise at your disposal. Combine that with the global reach you get from a company that has over 155 offices in 36 countries and you’re looking at a pretty formidable package. We are confident no other consultancy is better qualified to help you make that crucial, next step in your career.

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