Stock Accountant

Overview

We’re looking for a Stock Accountant to take ownership of Head Office sample stock, third-party sales stock movements, and stock loss reporting at Reiss. Reporting into our Head of Financial Operations, this role will be the key contact for managing all stock activity within Head Office, supporting accurate financial reporting and operational efficiency.

You’ll work cross-functionally with departments including Merchandising, Buying, Product and Stock teams, to ensure all sample and third-party stock movements are correctly recorded, reconciled, and aligned with business needs. This role plays a critical part in ensuring strong stock controls and visibility across the business.

Who you are

• Highly organised with a strong attention to detail and a methodical approach, ensuring accuracy across all stock-related data and financial reporting. You take pride in maintaining clean, consistent records.
• Confident working with cross-functional teams, including Finance, Merchandising, Commercial, and Operations, to coordinate stock processes and ensure information flows smoothly between departments.
• Comfortable reconciling stock movements and preparing month-end adjustments, with a solid understanding of how these affect the overall financial position and reporting requirements.
• Proactive in identifying and implementing stock control improvements, regularly reviewing current processes and suggesting ways to enhance accuracy, efficiency, and accountability.
• Able to manage multiple priorities and stock stakeholders, balancing daily operational tasks with month-end deadlines and longer-term projects, while keeping stakeholders aligned and informed.
• Experienced in using ERP systems to manage and report on stock activity. Familiarity with Business Central would be advantageous, but not essential.
• Strong communicator with a collaborative approach to problem solving, able to translate stock data into clear insights and work with various teams to resolve issues and improve performance.
• Being part or fully qualified (ACA / ACCA / CIMA) and proficient in using PowerBI, would be highly desirable.

What you’ll be doing

• Act as the primary contact for Head Office stock management, owning the end-to-end process of all sample stock movements within the building. You’ll ensure all transactions are accurately recorded and reported in a timely manner.
• Manage the full lifecycle of sample stock receipts, processing, and internal sales, partnering with relevant departments to ensure items are appropriately tracked and recorded across internal systems.
• Reconcile expected stock positions regularly and coordinate stock takes, ensuring variances are investigated and resolved.
• Post weekly and monthly stock adjustments, ensuring the accurate reflection of movements in the general ledger, and take responsibility for reconciling the month-end stock position in line with financial reporting deadlines.
• Coordinate and reconcile all stock transfers to and from third-party sales channels, maintaining full visibility of inventory levels held externally and ensuring movements are correctly reflected.
• Facilitate the return, resale, or redistribution of unsold stock, ensuring efficient reallocation to other channels or departments where appropriate, and working closely with stakeholders to reduce waste and manage surplus.
• Drive robust and accurate reporting on stock loss, identifying areas of risk and ensuring enhanced controls are in place. You’ll also work with departments to ensure held sample stock is fit for purpose and proactively support stock reduction when items are no longer required.

What we offer

• Competitive salary and company bonus.
• Up to 65% employee discount.
• Access to exclusive sample sales.
• Enhanced parental leave policies.
• Electric Vehicle scheme via Octopus Energy.
• Cycle to Work programme.
• Season ticket travel loan.
• Plus further workplace benefits.

If you want to start your story at Reiss as our Stock Accountant, don’t miss out – apply now!

We recognise the importance and power of diversity within our business and, as such, we ensure that our people processes are fair, transparent and promote equality of opportunity for all candidates.

It is our pledge that candidates will not be discriminated against on the grounds of gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, marital status, age, race, colour, ethnic background, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion, religious or similar belief. Every individual will be treated with respect.

We know that some people won’t apply for a role unless they feel they meet all of the requirements listed. We want you to know that finding people who will add to our inspirational culture and have a learning mindset is incredibly important to us. Even if you feel you don’t tick all the boxes, we’d still like to hear from you.