Assistant Accountant

Job Description

Job Title: Assistant Accountant

Location: Head Office, Leicestershire

Salary: £competitive plus bonus & benefits

Are you a detail-oriented, motivated individual looking to further your career in finance? At Next plc  our Branded Accounts team work with over 900 brands, selling their products through our website and distributing them from our warehouse.

We are now seeking to recruit an Assistant Accountant in our Branded Accounts Payable team. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to our Finance Operations division, supporting our Retail, Online, and Total Platform Partner businesses.

Great opportunity for a recent Finance graduate

Key Responsibilities:

• Accurately raise and issue invoices to suppliers in a timely manner.
• Collaborate with suppliers and internal teams to resolve invoice queries efficiently.
• Ensure VAT controls are maintained across the department.
• Produce monthly balance sheet reconciliations as part of the month-end process.
• Work closely with our extended finance team in Pune to ensure accurate invoicing and reporting.

What We’re Looking For:

• Motivated and hardworking with a professional attitude.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
• Calm and composed when working with stakeholders, including senior management.
• Enthusiastic about change and development.
• A team player with a flexible, adaptable approach.

Skills Required:

• Strong numerical and analytical skills with a high attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Confident in handling challenging conversations with suppliers.
• Intermediate Excel skills.
• A desire to question and challenge for continuous improvement.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Part-qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA or other financial qualification (preferred but not required).
• If you're looking for a role that offers variety, the chance to work with a dynamic team, and the opportunity to grow within a large, reputable company, we want to hear from you!

About Us

You know Next, but did you know we’re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 35,000 people across the UK and Ireland? We’re the UK’s 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we’re the market leader. At the last count, we have over 500 stores, plus the Next Online and it’s now possible to buy online from over 70 countries around the world! So we’ve gone global! 

About some of our Benefits

• 25% off most NEXT, MADE*, Lipsy*, Gap* and Victoria's Secret* products (*when purchased through NEXT)
• Company performance-based bonus
• Sharesave scheme
• On-site Nursery available; OFSTED outstanding in all areas
• 10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty
• Early VIP access to sale stock
• Access to fantastic discounts at our Staff Shops
• Restaurants with great food at amazing prices
• Access a digital GP and other free health and wellbeing services
• Free on-site parking
• Financial Wellbeing - Save, track, and enhance your financial wellbeing
• Apprenticeship - Grow and develop on the job whilst gaining a qualification
• Direct to Work - Discount online and instore, collect your items the next day for free from your place of work or local store
• Support Networks - Access to Network Groups to empower and celebrate each other
• Wellhub - Discounted flexible monthly gym memberships, with apps, PT sessions, and more

Conditions apply to all benefits. These benefits are discretionary and subject to change.
We aim to support all candidates during the application process and are happy to provide workplace adjustments when necessary. Should you need support with your application due to a disability or long-term condition, feel free to get in touch with us by email headoffice_careers@next.co.uk (please include 'Workplace Adjustments' in the subject line), or call us on 0116 284 2486 and leave a voicemail. 

Apply Before 09/29/2024, 01:41 PM

For further information, and to apply, please visit our website via the “Apply” button below.