Financial Accountant - 9 Month Fixed Term Contract
with Accounts receivables/credit controls focus
Your Manager: Finance manager
Team: Financial Control
Location: London-Chiswick. We operate a hybrid working approach, which allows you to manage your time between home and office.
Be part of something big
We are Pernod Ricard, a leading company in the global wines and spirits industry with over 19,000 employees globally. We own 16 of the world’s top 100 Spirits Brands and hold one of the most prestigious and comprehensive brand portfolios in the industry with 240 premium brands available in over 160 countries, including: Absolut vodka, Ballantine’s, Chivas Regal, Royal Salute, and The Glenlivet Scotch whiskies, Jameson Irish whiskey, Martell cognac, Havana Club rum, Beefeater, Malfy and Monkey 47 gins, Malibu liqueur, Mumm and Perrier-Jouët champagnes as well Jacob’s Creek, Brancott Estate and Campo Viejo wines.
Here in the UK
In the UK, Pernod Ricard is made up of 4 businesses:
- Pernod Ricard UK, which markets, sells and distributes our products in the UK market
- Chivas Brothers, the largest brand company in the Group, responsible for the production and management of our award-winning Scotch whisky portfolio
- Pernod Ricard Global Travel Retail, the global and EMEA home of the group’s duty free, air travel and cruises business.
- The Absolut Group, the brand owner of our global white spirits portfolio, whose Gin brand unit and Business Acceleration team sit in London.
Financial Accountant - 9 Month Fixed Term Contact
Your new team
This position sits in our Global Travel Retail business. Global Travel Retail is one of the Group’s largest markets, bringing Pernod Ricard brands to life in the exciting and innovative Travel Retail channel which includes duty-free, cruise ships & border shops around the globe. With a global footprint across more than 20 locations and over 30 nationalities, our working culture celebrates inclusion and diversity. Our team is united by our shared passion for travel and our shared belief in its transformative power. Travel to the heart of our exciting business with our @pernodricardtravel Instagram page, showcasing our latest projects and innovations around the globe.
As an accountant with good expertise in Accounts Receivable, you will be part of our Financial Accounting team. Our mission is to manage and prepare the Company’s financial and accounting affairs including the preparation and presentation of business accounts and the provision of financial information for managers providing financial visibility and supporting decision-making.
Your unique contribution
You will have 2 main areas of responsibility:
Credit control:
- - Cash allocation, daily matching, and collections (AR ledger accounts). Aging and overdue reporting
- -Customer queries, handle all questions from customers, develop a relationship with accounts payable staff of key customers and liaise with our operations department to resolve queries as soon as possible
- -Credit limit reviews, customer credit limits should be maintained and periodically reviewed.
- -DSO calculation and other AR KPIs
- -Cash flow forecasting
- -Team player – assist and support the Financial Accounting team where required
- Financial accounting:
- Perform monthly closing process
- VAT returns in different countries and advise on VAT on invoices
- Support accounting team to continue improving and streamlining processes
Who you’ll be working with
Internally, you’ll work with Finance and non-finance departments across affiliates
Financial Accountant - 9 Month Fixed Term Contact
Your blend of talent
This position could be right for you if you have:
- A bachelor’s degree in Accounting or equivalent ( part qualified ACCA or equivalent is desirable)
- Sound knowledge of accounting fundamentals
- Good experience in Cash collections & Credit control.
- Strong knowledge and palatability for Excel
- Have experience in using ERPs (e.g. running queries, posting cash receipts, posting journals, closing ledgers, bank reconciliations), ideally Oracle JD Edwards and SAP.
This position could be right for you if you are:
- Methodical and detail oriented
- Autonomous and proactive
- Curious and enthusiastic
- A team player
Our mix of benefits
For your health, we offer private medical insurance, critical illness cover and an optional healthcare cash plan and dental insurance.
Our lifestyle benefits options include 28 days’ annual holiday, your employee pension, share incentive plan, family care, season ticket loans, free mortgage advice, payroll giving and more!
You can access lots of gifts & discounts, including an allowance each year to spend on our brands in our staff shop and employee discounts from a range of high street retailers.
We have regular events in our very own office bar, employee-run networks, a culture of flexibility and trust and a variety of tools and resources to help you focus on your wellbeing and mental fitness.
Conviviality: the Pernod Ricard Way
We have our own way of doing things. We call it conviviality! It’s our way of being, and something unique you feel and experience when working for Pernod Ricard.
We’re committed to conviviality, and with this, you’ll be Proud to Belong to our Pernod Ricard family. You’ll be Empowered to Perform, supported to succeed, and acknowledged for the value you bring.
We combine all this with our Commitment to Care: we are unlocking the magic of human connection to transform our industry and make a positive impact on the world though our strong focus on Sustainability and Responsibility (S&R).
We’re committed to diversity and inclusion
People are at the heart of everything we do at Pernod Ricard and are the foundation of our collective spirit as ‘Créateurs de Convivialité’.
We promote diversity and inclusion throughout our business and supply chain. In our teams, we proactively foster a diverse work force and an inclusive culture – an environment where we can truly be ourselves.
We will assess your application for this role based on your skills, experiences and achievements, not your gender, age, ethnic or educational background or any other such factors. Please feel free to leave these off your CV and application form if you so wish.
Similarly, if you would like to discuss opportunities for flexible working or e accommodations or support to complete our application process, please let us know.
Responsible drinking
As ‘Créateurs de convivialité’, we want to turn social interactions into genuine and friendly experiences of sharing and wellbeing.
In our culture, we want to create diverse teams in which our differences contribute to our success. Therefore, all are welcome at Pernod Ricard, regardless of your religious beliefs or personal choices on the consumption of alcohol.
In our business, we work together with industry members, civil society, governments, local authorities and UN bodies to promote responsible drinking.
Job Posting End Date:
2025-10-30Target Hire Date:
2025-11-14Target End Date:
2026-07-31Top Skills
What We Do
Pernod Ricard is a convivial, responsible and successful global wine and spirits group and the #1 premium spirits organisation in the world. The Group represents 240 premium brands available in more than 160 countries. We are 18,500 exceptionally talented people worldwide with our own salesforce in 73 countries.
Our portfolio is one of the most comprehensive in the market with every major category of wine and spirits, providing Pernod Ricard with a unique competitive advantage. To keep growing our business, transforming our industry and making a positive impact on the world, we believe in the power of human connection. Creating ‘convivialité’ is our business and our raison d’être.
As ‘créateurs de convivialité’, our purpose is to turn every social interaction into a genuine, friendly and responsible experience of sharing. We believe there can be no convivialité with excess and strive to be sustainable and responsible at every step, from grain to glass.
