Finance Associate - Manchester, United Kingdom - Sainsburys

Sainsburys

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Manchester, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Finance Associate - Fixed Assets

6 Month Fixed Term Contract DG)

Flexible location (Manchester, Coventry or London) and Home

Full Time (Part Time hours considered min. 4 days per week)

Fixed Term contract - 6 months
Our Finance function isn't just about championing internal audits and controlling risks.

It's about transforming our Finance systems and processes to make sure we're set up for success in the ever changing world of retail.

It's generating crucial insights for our business, keeping costs under control and maximising our cashflow. Here you'll see strategic decision making at its finest. We're changing the face of retail. And you can be a driving force.

As a Finance Associate, you'll be processing and reporting of additions/disposals of PPE held on the Balance Sheet and supporting asset register along with periodic depreciation reporting to enable the Financial Accountant - Fixed Assets to update the Finance Manager - Fixed Assets & Property Accounting.

You'll execute accounting processes (including period-end transactions and journals) in the core finance systems and validate outputs of direct reports to drive completion of accurate and representative financial statements in line with the agreed deadlines and quality standards.

You'll be responsible for accurate reporting and balance sheet reconciliations of the business.

More about the role:

Creation and Posting of periodic journals for Additions, Disposals and depreciation accounting (for both Sainsburys and Argos)
Balance Sheet Reconciliations
Creation of CPARs as required
Capitalisation of WIP in a timely way once projects are complete
Analysis of asset disposals in the period and production of the Disposal Report and reconciliation to the balance sheet movement
Accounting for Labour capitalisations and Capitalised Interest
Reporting in Property Surveyors projects and transfers/abortive processing as required
Support the delivery of Finance improvement initiatives and implementation of internal & external best practices to enhance process efficiency and quality of outputs including:
Data quality improvements
Elimination, simplification and/or automation of transactional activities (e.g. journals, period end, reconciliations etc.)
Reporting improvements e.g. report rationalisation, design and implementation

More about you:

Part Qualified/Studying towards a professional accounting qualification
Strong analytical skills, Excel skills and attention to detail
Team player with good presentation and communication skills (both verbal & written)
Ability to work collaboratively with key stakeholders
Organisational and prioritisation skills
Experience in PPE accounting and reporting, including using systems that support financial accounting and reporting processes (e.g. Oracle, Blackline, and other reporting tools)

Benefits
As a Finance Associate, you'll receive a host of great benefits. As well as a competitive salary and a huge range of learning and development opportunities, you'll also enjoy;

A competitive bonus scheme
25 days holiday plus bank holidays that you get to pick and option to buy extra holidays
A healthy pension
Excellent maternity/paternity policy
Career break and sabbatical opportunities
Save as you earn scheme
Colleague discounts at Sainsbury's, Argos and Habitat with extra discounts throughout the year

Work-life balance is important to us, so we offer our colleagues as much flexibility as possible in line with the needs of their role.

We trust them to decide how, where and when they work, combining remote and collaborative working with a flexible approach to hours, giving them plenty of time and space for life outside of work whilst delivering against our business goals.

Primary Location:
GB-GB-Manchester

Other Locations:
GB-GB-London, GB-GB-Coventry

Work Locations:
Manchester Store Support Centre and Home Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd 18th Floor Arndale HouseArndale House Manchester M4 3AL

Job:
Group Finance

Schedule:
Full-time

Advertised Salary Competitive + benefits