What's the role about?
We're looking for a Group Financial Accountant to support the delivery of accurate, timely and high-quality group reporting, statutory reporting and audit processes across Reiss. You will play a key role in managing group consolidation, intercompany and foreign exchange activity, balance sheet reconciliations, and technical accounting matters across the business.
Acting as a key source of technical accounting knowledge, you will partner with colleagues across Finance and the wider business to ensure accounting standards are met for existing operations and new opportunities, while supporting efficient audit delivery and continuous improvement across reporting processes.
Who you are
- Qualified accountant (ACA or equivalent) with strong technical accounting knowledge and experience in financial reporting.
- Background in audit practice, with experience preparing or reviewing audit deliverables and supporting statutory reporting requirements.
- Strong understanding of group consolidation, intercompany transactions and foreign exchange, ideally within a multi-entity business.
- Experience with statutory accounts preparation under FRS 102, Local GAAP and IFRS would be beneficial.
- Knowledge of IFRS 16 leases is desirable, with confidence interpreting technical accounting guidance and applying it in practice.
- Strong Excel skills, with experience using Microsoft Business Central desirable.
- Exposure to Jet Reporting, Power Query and Power BI would be advantageous.
- Highly organised and detail-focused, with the ability to coordinate stakeholders, meet deadlines and support the wider finance team.
What you'll be doing
- Overseeing the Group consolidation process, including intercompany transactions and foreign exchange.
- Supporting monthly Group financial reporting, preparing internal group reporting deliverables and responding to ad hoc analysis requests.
- Preparing statutory accounts in line with FRS 102 and Local GAAP for subsidiaries, and IFRS for group reporting.
- Supporting statutory reporting requirements including s172, SECR, UK corporation tax and foreign corporation tax matters.
- Owning designated balance sheet accounts, preparing monthly and quarterly reconciliations, and resolving queries.
- Coordinating the wider finance team to deliver high-quality and timely balance sheet reconciliations.
- Preparing interim and year-end external audit deliverables, coordinating audit queries and supporting parent group and subsidiary audits.
- Acting as a technical accounting expert for the business, supporting IFRS 16 lease accounting, FP&A forecasting and budgeting requirements, internal audit requests and other accounting projects as required.
What we’ll do for you
- Competitive salary and company bonus.
- Up to 65% employee discount.
- Access to exclusive sample sales.
- Health and wellbeing services.
- Medicash health support plan.
- Workplace pension contributions.
- Enhanced parental leave policies.
- Electric Vehicle scheme via Octopus Energy.
- Cycle to Work programme.
- Season ticket travel loan.
- Plus further workplace benefits.
If you want to start your story at Reiss as our Group Financial Accountant, don’t miss out - apply now!
At Reiss, it’s not just what we do - it’s how we do it that sets us apart. Creativity drives us forward, but it’s our shared behaviours that underpin our success. We look for individuals who embody these behaviours and bring them to life everyday:
Ambition | Accountability | Courage | Commitment | Focus | Resilience
#WeAreReiss
We recognise the importance and power of diversity within our business and, as such, we ensure that our people processes are fair, transparent and promote equality of opportunity for all candidates.
It is our pledge that candidates will not be discriminated against on the grounds of gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, marital status, age, race, colour, ethnic background, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion, religious or similar belief. Every individual will be treated with respect.
We know that some people won’t apply for a role unless they feel they meet all of the requirements listed. We want you to know that finding people who will add to our inspirational culture and have a learning mindset is incredibly important to us. Even if you feel you don’t tick all the boxes, we’d still like to hear from you.
Skills Required
- Qualified accountant (ACA or equivalent)
- Background in audit practice; preparing or reviewing audit deliverables and statutory reporting
- Experience with group consolidation, intercompany transactions and foreign exchange
- Experience preparing statutory accounts under FRS 102, Local GAAP and IFRS
- Knowledge of IFRS 16 lease accounting
- Strong Excel skills
- Experience using Microsoft Business Central
- Exposure to Jet Reporting
- Exposure to Power Query
- Exposure to Power BI
- Highly organised with ability to coordinate stakeholders, meet deadlines and support the wider finance team
What We Do
Since its creation in 1971, Reiss has established a design philosophy centred on creating modern womenswear, menswear, accessories, and childrenswear that transcends time and trends. Today, we operate as a modern fashion house, offering attainable luxury collections of unwavering elegance. Our expert creative Product teams in our Head Office and Stores, work tirelessly to dress our customers in reliable Reiss style - supported by the exceptional planning and execution of our support functions. From Logistics to IT, Finance to Marketing, every team member is dedicated to ensuring uncompromised precision, quality, service and ethics. Our people are what make our business great. We embrace every person’s individuality and build market-leading teams across Head Office and Retail globally. We nurture ambition, curiosity, creativity and authenticity. A diverse community with two purposes: the precision of our craftsmanship and dedication to our customers.
