At a Glance
- Tasks: Own online sales reconciliations and support month-end close processes.
- Company: Fast-growing premium fashion brand in the e-commerce space.
- Benefits: Opportunity for career growth, learning, and development in a dynamic environment.
- Other info: Collaborative team culture with a focus on innovation and improvement.
- Why this job: Join a scaling business and take on real responsibilities from day one.
- Qualifications: Part-qualified ACCA/IMA with 3+ years of finance experience.
The predicted salary is between 29700 - 36300 £ per year.
Are you a part-qualified accountant who enjoys getting into the detail, taking ownership of reconciliations, and working in a fast-growing retail/e-commerce environment?
A high-growth premium fashion brand is looking for a US Junior Accountant to join its expanding finance team with a specific focus on ecommerce.
This is a business scaling quickly and growing 20% year on year, with the US being the largest growth area.
As the team grows, they’re creating clearer ownership across management accounts, reconciliations and month-end - giving this person the chance to step into a broad role with real responsibility from the outset.
You’ll be joining a business that wants ambitious, progression-oriented people who are keen to keep learning, studying and developing as the company evolves.
It’s a good opportunity for someone who already has solid grounding in month-end and reconciliations, but wants a role with more ownership, more exposure, and scope to grow over time.
What will you be doing?
- Owning online sales reconciliations, ensuring sales and accounts receivable are reported accurately.
- Supporting month-end close, including preparing prepayments, accruals and balance sheet reconciliations.
- Taking responsibility for purchase ledger reconciliations and supporting the AP team with queries and issue resolution.
- Investigating chargebacks, refunds, returns and other online sales‑related accounting issues.
- Supporting commercial finance with budget vs actual analysis, variance investigation and commentary.
- Assisting with forecasting and budgeting support by providing accurate financial data and insight.
- Supporting finance-related workstreams through an ongoing ERP transition, including testing, validation and process improvement.
- Collaborating closely with the wider finance team to improve controls, reporting accuracy and month-end processes.
What would we love to see from you?
- Part-qualified ACCA/IMA, actively studying towards qualification.
- Around 3+ years’ experience in a finance role.
- Experience in retail, fashion or e-commerce highly desirable.
- Good grounding in prepayments, accruals, reconciliations and month-end processes.
- Strong Excel skills, including XLOOKUP / VLOOKUP and Pivot Tables
- Someone ambitious, proactive and keen to grow in a fast-moving environment.
- Strong attention to detail, with the confidence to investigate issues and work things through properly.
- Location
- London (4 days in the office)
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Agora Talent is an exceptional employer that fosters a collaborative and innovative work culture in the heart of London. With a strong focus on employee growth, you will have the opportunity to influence key financial processes while enjoying flexible working arrangements and a competitive bonus structure. Join us to be part of a dynamic team that values your expertise and supports your professional development.
