Finance Operations Accountant

Providing customers with the best products at the best prices, we believe in seeing challenges where others see problems. Our culture is resilient, energetic and exceptionally fast-paced. If you think you've got the skills and personality to succeed in this environment, consider joining us in this key Finance role. In this role, you'll be pivotal to ensuring that our corporate and business strategies are supported by the very best financial accounting and control processes - and that these processes continually maximise our profitability and efficiency.

Your role: This is a great first step into industry after qualification as you will gain an understanding of your area of a large-scale retailer end-to-end, acquiring many transferable skills in the process. As a Finance Operations Accountant within the Controllership team, you will:

• Manage the timely production of accurate financial information in the commercial area to which you are aligned (for example eCommerce, Logistics or Retail);
• Work closely with your Commercial Finance business partners to review monthly financial performance, including articulation of variances to plan/forecast;
• Lead and coach a small team of part-qualified accountants;
• Utilise your technical accounting knowledge to ensure compliance with group accounting policies and financial controls;
• Work with internal and external stakeholders on new business initiatives (including system changes) to ensure financial reporting impacts are understood and financial controls remain robust;
• Review balance sheet reconciliations and ensure your team are investigating reconciling items in a timely manner as they arise;
• Deliver continuous improvement over processes and controls performed by your team through simple process changes, using data to your advantage or automation tools.

Let's find out about you: ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified accountant - an audit background or experience within a fast-paced corporate business would be preferred. Confidence presenting to and liaising with people at all levels. Experience of delivering through others. Proactive ability to quickly prioritise and make decisions. Commitment to developing and stretching your own skills. Great analytical and problem-solving skills. Ability to think laterally and challenge the status quo. Experience using digital tools such as Power BI or SQL code would be advantageous.

Everything you'll love: To ensure we balance moments where we know we need to collaborate together and the need for flexibility, Asda has a hybrid way of working with a minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices. Over and above this, each area of Asda may have additional requirements which may require spending more days in the office, visiting suppliers, stores or depots. You will also get an excellent benefits package including:

• Discretionary company bonus;
• Company pension up to 7% matched;
• 15% colleague discount in store and online;
• Free access to wellbeing services such as Wagestream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, alongside discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas;
• Asda Allies Inclusion Networks - helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated;
• Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.

We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves.