Management Accountant

• Every day the energy, creativity and passion of Manolo permeates through our business.
• We believe in the artist and the artisan; we are innovative while still protecting our heritage.
• We strive for timeless beauty and quality craftsmanship.
• We celebrate curiosity and believe in working proactively and being solution focused.
• We believe in upholding family values; we treat everyone with honesty, respect and kindness while nurturing our teams to deliver excellence.
• We believe in making people smile.

Purpose of Position:

The management accountant is a key component of the Finance team. You must be a confident and keen individual, ready to learn and grow with the company. You will take ownership, be comfortable working to deadlines and be able to proactively support across the breadth of the business. The management accountant produces a range of financial information that can be used to analyse the business both retrospectively and prospectively. They prepare and monitor the overall budget process as well as preparing the monthly/annual management accounts and overseeing ad hoc business analyses, eg. special projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare and monitor the budget & revision process: assist managers with preparing their budgets, challenge managers on unusual/high costs, propose cost saving analyses, consolidate the global figures and present the global budget to the CFO & CEO.
• Prepare the monthly consolidated management accounts highlighting variances vs budget and previous year.
• Present monthly departmental costs, challenge the budget holders, identify and propose savings.
• Liaise with local finance team on monthly P&L’s.
• Prepare the monthly set of management reports (Sales, Store P&L’s, P&L by channel etc.).
• Check the consistency of monthly trial balance.
• Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliation and analysis, highlighting any key variances.
• Assist with monthly and annual working capital requirements.
• Provide margin analysis and commentary.
• Ensure that supplier invoices are posted in the right account/cost centre/project.
• Reconcile Intercompany accounting.
• Assist with the stock management and reconciliation.
• Ensure financial processes are being adhered to by the business and constantly review for efficiency.
• Assist with special projects and collaborations.
• Any other ad hoc tasks that may be required.

Skills and Experience Required:

• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA or equivalent).
• Experience in a management accounting role, preferably in the luxury industry.
• Proficient in MS Office.
• Communication: Strong and effective presentation skills and ability to converse with a diverse range of people at all levels.
• Ability to prioritise tasks and ensure delivery of results within tight deadlines.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Accuracy: High level of accuracy required in all tasks.
• Excellence: High level of finesse and excellence required in delivery of all tasks.

Optional Skills and Experience:

Proficient in Netsuite or equivalent ERP.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equality and Inclusion:

Manolo Blahnik is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to preserving a caring, diverse and inclusive culture with people who feel a real sense of belonging. We recruit and reward based on capability and performance. By joining Manolo Blahnik, you will be part of our 50 to 500 Commitment to “be a force for good” which seeks to create a lasting legacy and positively contribute to its continued expansion and success balancing our impact on people and the planet. Our diverse and multicultural teams ignite our creativity, and we celebrate the differences that we collectively bring. We are committed to equal employment and progression opportunities and the elimination of any form of discrimination. We all hold a responsibility to recognise and respect our diversity and to support this in our words and actions.

If you need reasonable adjustments at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know.

Benefits:

• 4 pairs of Ambassador Shoes per year.
• 50% Friends and Family Discount.
• 25 days holiday with an additional day off for your birthday, plus bank holidays.
• Option to buy an additional 5 days holiday.
• Pension Contribution.
• Private Medical Insurance.
• 2 Executive Coaching Sessions per year.
• Enhanced Family Friendly Policy.
• Workplace Nursery – salary sacrifice based childcare scheme.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Employment Engagement Calendar.

Seniority Level: Not Applicable

Employment Type: Full-time

Job Function: Accounting/Auditing

Industries: Retail Apparel and Fashion and Retail Luxury Goods and Jewelry

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