Financial Reporting Manager (9 months FTC)

The role is part of the Financial Reporting team which looks after Superdrug and Savers businesses, supporting month-end close and processes, quarterly reporting to Group in Hong Kong, and all year-end processes from liaising with auditors to statutory accounts reporting. You will play a key role in preparing reporting deliverables for Superdrug, Savers, AS Watson (Health & Beauty UK) Limited and ensuring accurate and timely financial information.

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of preparing relevant internal and external reporting deliverables for relevant entities, including coordination of period-end activities.
• Coordinate the preparation and review of balance sheet reconciliations for relevant entities, ensuring robust reviews are performed and issues appropriately resolved or escalated in a timely manner.
• Prepare direct and indirect cash flows and balance sheet reporting for relevant entities, ensuring timely and accurate preparation of forecasts and reporting with insightful variance analyses.
• Take full ownership of preparing the annual corporation tax computations for relevant entities, including capital allowances, payments on account and period-end tax postings.
• Develop and produce other relevant financial reports as required, for example annual statutory accounts.
• Support the Senior Financial Reporting Manager in ensuring Group accounting policy and internal control guidelines are well understood by key stakeholders in the business and in establishing the impact of new accounting standards.
• Support the Senior Financial Reporting Manager in undertaking ad-hoc projects for continuous improvement in financial reporting and control environment.
• Line-manage a Financial Accountant.
• Generate detailed customer-focused initiatives, in line with the department strategy and support with execution.
• Ensure the team prioritises actions that delight both customers and team members.

Qualifications

• ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified.
• Recognised accountancy qualification.
• Strong Excel skills essential.
• Self-starter, able to work independently, with a track record of quickly picking up new areas.
• Experience of month-end reporting, balance sheet reconciliations and corporation tax (advantageous).
• Interest in the retail sector useful.
• Enjoy working in a fast-paced, ever-changing finance environment.
• Effective at building great business relationships and influencing others.
• Strong control environment and ability to add value through team collaboration and process improvement.

Benefits

• 33 days holiday rising to 38 days with length of service (inclusive of bank holidays).
• 2 staff discount codes for yourself and a family member or friend.
• 30% discount on Superdrug Own Brand Products both in store and online.
• Hybrid working patterns available depending on role responsibilities with 2 days working from home and 3 days in our stylish, modern and collaborative office close to East Croydon Station.
• Company pension matching and bonus.
• We offer Stream – a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it.
• Being part of more! We are part of a group who work closely with Savers, The Perfume Shop and Three UK.
• We are part of A.S. Watson Group, the world's largest international health and beauty retailer with over 15,700 stores in 25 markets!
• Unrivalled Learning and Development programmes.
• Enhanced maternity/shared parental/adoption leave, company sick pay and pregnancy loss and support.
• Come and be part of something special!