We’re looking for a highly organised and detail-focused Assistant Accountant to join our Branded Finance Operations team.
As a key member of the team, you’ll play an important role in ensuring the timely and accurate billing of our Branded self-bill suppliers, while supporting the wider Finance Operations function across our Retail, Online and Total Platform Partner businesses.
This is a varied role offering the opportunity to work closely with Finance, Technology, Product and wider business teams, as well as our extended offshore team. You’ll have the chance to make a real impact by improving processes, driving efficiencies and supporting ongoing projects and change.
The role will require you to be in the office 5 days a week
What You Will Take On:
- Managing master data for Branded supplier accounts, ensuring information is accurate and up to date.
- Managing supplier queries and maintaining strong relationships with key supplier accounts.
- Monitoring and reporting exceptions from a compliance perspective, including VAT and commission.
- Managing HMRC self-billing agreements and ensuring ongoing compliance.
- Processing and submitting invoices accurately and within agreed deadlines.
- Supporting projects and business change initiatives, including testing and identifying, assessing and mitigating project risks and issues.
- Working closely with internal stakeholders across Finance, Technology and Product.
- Completing effective balance sheet reconciliations and supporting general ledger management.
- Supporting month-end and year-end financial close processes.
- Working with the wider business to resolve process, accounting and supplier queries.
- Identifying opportunities to improve processes, drive efficiencies and introduce automation.
- Working closely with our extended offshore team to ensure accurate invoicing and reporting.
- Supporting ad-hoc financial analysis and scenario modelling as required.
What You Will Bring
You’ll be a highly organised, proactive and detail-focused finance professional who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment. You’ll be comfortable managing competing priorities, working collaboratively with a range of stakeholders and taking ownership of your responsibilities.
You’ll bring:
- Experience in a finance operations, accounting or similar environment, with a solid understanding of accounting principles, financial controls and balance sheet structures.
- Part-qualified ACA, ACCA, CIMA or another relevant financial qualification.
- Experience with balance sheet reconciliations, forecasting, financial reporting and analysis.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and organisational skills, with excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
- Intermediate Excel skills and proficiency in Google Workspace, with experience using data analysis and reporting tools.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build effective relationships across all levels of the business.
- A proactive and results-focused approach, with the confidence to challenge processes, identify opportunities for improvement and drive efficiencies.
- The ability to remain calm under pressure, adapt to change and manage multiple deadlines effectively.
- A collaborative, flexible and positive approach, with a genuine enthusiasm for continuous improvement and finding better ways of working.
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About UsYou know Next, but did you know we’re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 44,000 people across the Next group. We’re the UK’s 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we’re the market leader. At the last count we have over 450 stores, plus the Next Online and it’s now possible to buy on-line from over 80 countries around the world! So we’ve gone global! About the Team- 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
Skills Required
- Experience in a finance operations, accounting, or similar environment
- Solid understanding of accounting principles, financial controls, and balance sheet structures
- Part-qualified ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or another relevant financial qualification
- Experience with balance sheet reconciliations, forecasting, financial reporting, and analysis
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organisational skills
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
- Intermediate Excel skills
- Proficiency in Google Workspace and experience using data analysis and reporting tools
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to build effective relationships across all levels of the business
- Proactive, results-focused approach with confidence to challenge processes and drive efficiencies
- Ability to remain calm under pressure, adapt to change, and manage multiple deadlines
- Collaborative, flexible, and positive approach
- Willingness to work in the office five days per week
What We Do
BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world and is advancing the world of health by improving medical discovery, diagnostics and the delivery of care. The company supports the heroes on the frontlines of health care by developing innovative technology, services and solutions that help advance both clinical therapy for patients and clinical process for health care providers. BD and its 65,000 employees have a passion and commitment to help improve patient outcomes, improve the safety and efficiency of clinicians’ care delivery process, enable laboratory scientists to better diagnose disease and advance researchers’ capabilities to develop the next generation of diagnostics and therapeutics. BD has a presence in virtually every country and partners with organizations around the world to address some of the most challenging global health issues. By working in close collaboration with customers, BD can help enhance outcomes, lower costs, increase efficiencies, improve safety and expand access to health care. In 2017, BD welcomed C. R. Bard and its products into the BD family. For more information on BD, please visit bd.com.
