Management Accountant

Founded in 2003 by Dong Hyun Kim, Wasabi has established itself as a leading brand in the chilled ready meal market with 42 successful branches across London, other UK major cities, and New York. The company is known for its distinctiveness, freshness, and flavour, offering a range of sushi, pokes, salads, hot bento, noodle bowls, and soups made fresh daily.

As we prepare for our next phase of growth and innovation, we have an exciting opportunity for a Management Accountant to join our Finance Team based in Park Royal.

The Role: We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Management Accountant to work within our Support Office extension. This role covers a cross-section of core finance activities and provides insight into the drivers of the business' revenues and profits. The ideal candidate needs to be able to work to a high level of accuracy, manage large amounts of data, and learn finance systems quickly. This role will also require strategic thinking and detailed analysis.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support Wasabi Seiyaku's ESG initiatives by promoting responsible financial practices and tracking relevant KPIs related to sustainability and community engagement.
• Act as first point of contact regarding management account queries.
• Assist and prepare the month-end management accounts for Wasabi UK to tight deadlines ensuring the highest level of accuracy.
• Preparation and posting of month-end journals including stock, COGS, and payroll.
• Assist in the year-end audits.
• Prepare monthly intercompany reconciliations and other month-end activities.
• Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations and act on issues on a timely basis.
• Maintain the fixed assets schedules.
• Update and maintain accruals & prepayments including reclasses and invoice collation.
• Work closely with FMSC business partners on stock control.
• Ownership of daily invoicing for one of our major grocery partners using the third-party EDI True Commerce platforms.
• Ensure all grocery partner promotional discounts have been reviewed and approved by the Grocery team before posting to ledger.
• Ensure all grocery partner debit notes and logistic invoices have been approved by the CPU team before posting to ledger.
• Ownership of the invoice factoring arrangement with the bank, ensuring clean debtors ledgers are submitted regularly.
• Ensure debtors ledger is fully maintained including full allocation of invoices, cash receipts, contra invoices, and debit notes.
• Raising invoices in MS Business Central for all other food and rebate customers (minor).
• Reconciliation of net sales per delivery channel portals to Business Central.
• Production of aged debt reports with credit control performed ensuring timely collection of cash from our smaller food and rebate customers.
• Liaise with Finance Business Partners, Accounts Payable, Treasury, and Payroll teams to ensure month-end duties are performed accurately and timely.
• Support other divisions and branches (UK and US) and provide assistance when required.
• Undertake any other duties commensurate with this post as and when requested.

Our requirements:

• ACCA/ CIMA (Part qualified/ finalist)
• Knowledge of Business Central is advantageous
• Microsoft Excel skills are a pre-requisite
• Ability to analyse and spot trends within key P&L lines
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to communicate with people from all backgrounds.
• High level of attention to detail and can-do attitude to problem solving.
• Organised with a flexible approach, ability to work under pressure and to meet tight deadlines.

In return we provide:

• A great working environment
• Pension scheme
• Target Bonus
• Refer A Friend Scheme
• Free Sushi or hot food (vegan options available)
• 50% discount in our Branches
• Employee Assistant Programme
• Long Service Awards
• Stream - a financial wellbeing benefit that lets you access your pay as you earn it in real time and manage savings
• Life Assurance
• Cycle To Work
• Free on-site parking
• A variety of discounts (shopping, food & drink, entertainment and health & fitness) through Perkbox
• Online GP service via Perkbox
• The opportunity to develop your skills within a growing company.

COME ROLL WITH US!