Statutory Accountant (FTC)

Please note this is a Fixed Term Contract until 31st August 2026. We’re an ambitious, growing organisation with over 250 employees based across the UK, US, Asia, and Germany. Our Global Finance team is based in the UK with a smaller team in the US office. In the UK, our Finance team is made up of a Financial Control and a Commercial Finance team, both functions working collaboratively together to support the global business.

We have an exciting role for a hands-on, hardworking Statutory Accountant to join the Finance team. Reporting into our Senior Finance Manager, you’ll be flexible, adaptive and have a can-do attitude. You’ll work within a group environment, including working directly with our CFO and Group Financial Controller at times, being responsible for the Groups statutory accounts alongside helping to build reports and technical accounting policies. You’ll be technically savvy and be the go-to person in the team for recent accounting standards. You’ll be able to work accurately under pressure and be comfortable thinking at corporate level, as well as drilling into the detail whilst problem solving.

The Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the annual audit, including day-to-day liaison with the external audit team for year end.
• Building and maintaining accounting manual documentation by ensuring policies adhere to IFRS for management and statutory accounting.
• Redesign and production of Statutory (company only and consolidated) FRS101 & IFRS accounts of all FitFlop Group Companies (local and overseas).
• Coordinating the preparation of audit deliverables with the Finance team and other departments in line with audit timings.
• Ensure the business’ audit deliverables meet the requirements of the auditors both in terms of quality and timeliness by way of the year end audit milestone plan.
• Recommending any changes from new/amended accounting standards and implementing them in the Financial Statements as required.
• Ensuring external tax experts prepare the year-end tax computations and returns in line with audit milestones.
• Proactively supporting the wider Finance team and BI team to help improve the Finance reporting suite as required.
• Ad hoc requests from the FM, GFC, or CFO.

The Person:

• ACA or equivalent qualification.
• Solid accounting experience including statutory accounting, consolidation, and tax.
• Knowledge of the end-to-end statutory audit process, and experience of liaising with auditors.
• Up to date knowledge of the latest accounting standards and how they affect statutory accounts.
• Experience of producing high quality, reliable financial information for management.
• Experience of working with finance systems – Navision or NetSuite is preferred, but not essential.
• Experience of working with BI and reporting systems – Tableau, Smartsheet advantageous.
• Able to work as part of a team and autonomously to agreed deadlines.
• Excellent communication (both oral and written) and organisational skills.
• Advanced user of Excel.
• Possessing strong business awareness and acumen.
• Business partnering – we want you to be embedded in the business and at the right hand of your stakeholders, supporting them to make the right decisions from a commercial & financial standpoint.

The Benefits:

• Product Allowance
• Hybrid and flexible working hours
• Summer Fridays (6 ½ days in July and August on Fridays)
• A day off for your Birthday
• 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
• Work from anywhere for 2 weeks
• WorkPlace Nursery (salary sacrifice scheme to save money on your nursery fees)
• Wellbeing Program – Retail Trust, Sanctus Coaching and Calm App
• Career development allowance (Personal allowance to use on career development)
• Private health care and or dental care (provided by AXA and DenPlan)
• Socials organised by Wellbeing and Feel Good group

Work Environment:

We currently have our UK office base at The Foundry, Hammersmith where we have a hybrid working approach of 3 days in the office, with the rest of your week being home based working – this approach allows us to get the balance right, culture is important to us and nothing beats facetime with our colleagues but we’re actively promoting different work patterns that work for our teams both personally and professionally.

Equal Opportunities:

FitFlop is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, regardless of age, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, neurodivergence, ethnicity, religion or belief, or any other characteristic protected by law. We actively encourage neurodivergent candidates and individuals with disabilities to apply. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, please let us know. We are committed to providing an accessible and supportive recruitment experience.