We have an exciting opportunity for a Group Accountant - Consolidation and Reporting to join our Finance team here at Harrods. This critical role will be supporting the delivery of accurate, complete and consistent Group financial reporting, with responsibility for the consolidation process and key elements of the period-end close.
About the Role
The Group Accountant will play a key role in ensuring the accuracy, integrity and completeness of the Group's financial reporting processes. They will be responsible for ensuring financial outputs are fully reconciled, understood and aligned with Group standards, while proactively identifying and resolving intercompany discrepancies. Working closely with stakeholders across the business, they will drive corrective actions and support the delivery of timely, high-quality financial information.
Job Responsibilities
- Own the Group consolidation process, ensuring all entity results are captured accurately, completely and in line with reporting requirements.
- Support the month-end close process, including the review and validation of entity submissions to ensure consistency and accuracy.
- Investigate and resolve consolidation differences, intercompany discrepancies and reporting inconsistencies, ensuring all adjustments are clearly understood and appropriately documented.
- Support the review of the Group balance sheet, analysing movements and providing clear explanations for key variances.
- Prepare and maintain robust documentation to support internal controls, audit requirements and external reporting obligations.
About You
The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant (ACA or ACCA) with a strong understanding of financial reporting, consolidation principles and balance sheet management. They will have excellent analytical and reconciliation skills, with the ability to investigate variances, identify potential risks and provide meaningful financial insights. Advanced Excel skills, experience working with financial systems and exceptional attention to detail are essential, alongside a proactive approach and strong sense of ownership.
You will be an organised and adaptable professional, capable of managing multiple priorities and delivering to tight deadlines, particularly during period-end close cycles. The successful candidate will be a clear and confident communicator, able to explain financial positions and variances accurately to a range of stakeholders. Experience gained within audit or a structured, control-focused environment, combined with strong exposure to financial governance, compliance and month-end close processes, will be highly valued.
About Us
Harrods is one of the world’s leading luxury department stores and we’re becoming a destination for top designers, and the most sought-after brands from around the globe. Our combined mission is to make visiting our iconic Knightsbridge store one of the world’s most inspiring shopping experiences.
Our Promise to You
Help us make the impossible possible for our customers and we’ll do something remarkable for you. As well as offering a friendly environment to inspire your best work, we provide abundant opportunities and support to build an exceptional career across the varied specialisms of our business.
Uniquely You
Whilst our job adverts outline the ideal qualities, skills, and prior experience for the role, we believe in the potential for growth and value individual strengths. If you can demonstrate the majority of skills and strong experience to thrive in this role, we would encourage you to apply.
At Harrods we believe the personality and authenticity of our people sets us apart. We celebrate and invite applications from all cultures, backgrounds, tastes, and experiences and are proud of our culture where people from all walks of life can grow and thrive. What makes you unique makes us exceptional.
If you want to know more about life at Harrods, search #TogetherHarrods on LinkedIn, or follow us on Instagram @togetherharrods.
Additional Information:
Time Type:
PermanentDepartment:
Finance Controlling (Adrienne Lim)Skills Required
- ACA or ACCA qualified accountant
- Strong understanding of financial reporting and consolidation principles
- Balance sheet management experience
- Advanced Excel skills
- Experience working with financial systems
- Excellent analytical and reconciliation skills
- Ability to investigate variances and resolve intercompany discrepancies
- Experience within audit or a structured, control-focused environment
- Exposure to financial governance, compliance and month-end close processes
- Clear and confident communication with stakeholders
- Organised, adaptable and able to manage multiple priorities to tight deadlines
What We Do
As many lives, generations, cultures and stories pass through our doors, our mission remains unchanged: to serve the needs and aspirations of our customers, to create new stories and bring moments of delight. Whomever they are and wherever they come from, our customers can always expect to be treated with grace, courtesy, and care. #TogetherHarrods Open since 1834 by Charles Henry Harrod and now owned by Qatar Holding Authority, we are truly unique - a house of maisons, a modern atelier, a workshop of wonders, a convener, patron and celebrator of the world’s finest. Known around the world as one of the great luxury emporiums, we offer a transformative experience to customers who know that true value of exceptional goods and services lies beyond price. We are committed to excellence and artistry, inspired to reinvent and surprise, ensuring our position as a leader in the category. Our people are our strength - their unique personalities and their desire to exceed expectations are what enables us to make the impossible possible for our customers. Our customers are at the heart of our success. They’re the reason we exist, and we never forget it. And we’re always looking for new exceptional people who want to connect to them, to delight them and to become part of our story
