Financial Accountant

Financial Accountant in the Financial Reporting: Balance Sheet Reconciliations & Control Team

Our finance teams are right at the heart of what we do. Surrounded by some of the best accounting specialists in the industry, you’ll bring your own ideas to the business - helping to shape the experience of our colleagues and customers as part of a forward-thinking team.
We are looking for a Financial Accountant to join our Financial Reporting team. In this role, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with the Financial Reporting Team and work directly with multiple stakeholders across the business. For the right candidate, this role offers the potential for significant personal development and a strong career pathway in the business. If this sounds like you, join our amazing team!
What You’ll Get

The world is changing and it’s important we support our colleagues. People are at the heart of what we do at Primark so it’s essential we provide the right environment for you to perform at your best. That’s why we offer benefits that put you first
Some of our benefits are:

• 27 days of leave, plus bank holidays and if you want, you can buy 5 more.
• Flexible Working, opportunity for an early Friday finish, and a subsidised cafeteria.
• Primark Perks – Discounts with some local partner businesses to our offices

What You’ll Do:

In your role, you’ll collaborate with different people across a range of departments and skillsets. Here’s a flavour of your day-to-day:

• You will be performing Balance Sheet Reconciliations across all entities, in a quality and timely manner.
• You will contribute to risk assessments and drive actions to address the root causes that persistently lead to operational risk losses by challenging both historical and proposed practices.
• You will evaluate the current set of in-scope Reconciliations & Controls, recommending ways to optimise, and further automate.
• You will continuously review and evolvement of outputs, together with effective reconciliations, ensuring appropriateness of controls in line with business requirements.
• You will assist in coordinating audits, examinations, and deliverable requirements from internal and external reviewers by supporting coordinating activities within the team.
• Ability to work closely with various key stakeholders within the business and bring knowledge from various sources to support the balances held within the Balance Sheet.
• Work collaboratively across different teams, particularly the financial reporting and retail teams.
• Bring new ideas to the team and the business using initiative and experience.
• Contribute to ad-hoc projects, as required.

What You’ll Bring

Here at Primark, we want everyone to feel valued – so please bring your authentic self to work, of course with some other key experience and abilities for this role in particular:

• Fully qualification in accounting (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA).
• At least 3 years of experience in accounting or auditing, preferably in a multinational environment.
• Comprehensive knowledge of IFRS and local GAAP, as well as relevant regulations and frameworks.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with diverse teams and stakeholders.
• High attention to detail and accuracy, with great analytical and problem-solving skills.

Ready? Good - because we can’t wait to see what you can offer. You’ll be joining a team of diverse, passionate, and talented individuals where you’ll truly belong, collaborating on projects that will shape the future of our industry. If you’re excited about this role but don’t meet all the criteria, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this role or another one, and our recruitment team Can determine where your skills may fit in at Primark.

Apply to be part of our future and we’ll help you develop yours.

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