Junior Accountant - Placement Year

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Shirebrook, Bolsover, Derbyshire, England, GBR
In-Office
Retail
The Role

Company Description

    At Frasers Group we’re rethinking retail. Through digital innovation and unique store experiences, we’re serving our consumers with the world’s best sports, premium and luxury brands globally. As a leader in the industry, we’re elevating the retail experience for our consumers through our collection of established brands, including Sports Direct, FLANNELS, USC, Frasers, and GAME.

    Why join us?

    Our mission- we are building the worlds most admired and compelling brand ecosystem

    Our purpose – we are elevating the lives of the many with access to the world’s best brands and experiences

    At Frasers Group, we fear less and do more. Our people are forward thinkers who are driven to operate outside of their comfort zone to change the future of retail, embracing challenges along the way. The potential to elevate your career is massive, the experience unrivalled. To be able to make the most of it you need to live and breathe our principles:

    • Think without limits - Think fast, think fearlessly, and take the team with you
    • Own it and back yourself - Own the basics, own your role and own the results
    • Be relevant - Relevant to our people, our partners and the planet

    Are you ready to join the Fearless?

    Job Description

    The Role:

    • Working alongside other Junior Accountants and reporting into a supervisor the placement will give you exposure to different areas within Finance: Management accounts, FP&A and Group Reporting
    • Put your analytical skills to the test; gathering data and finding out the exact trend that can be acted upon to reduce costs and/or improve efficiency of a business operation
    • You will be involved in understanding and improving cost reporting through departments to provide further insight and support a business unit in their decision-making process
    • Supporting an area of the group’s financial forecasting and budgeting activities
    • Processing accounting entries and numerous recharges within our UK Group subsidiaries ensuring completion of month-end processes within the required deadlines
    • Analysing/posting prepayments and accruals with the result of reconciling the balance sheet
    • Ad-hoc project analysis to support any significant investments or business acquisitions

    Qualifications

    • Future ambitions of completing one of ACCA/CIMA (study support provided)
    • Able to throw yourself in at the deep end and thrive in a fast paced, commercial environment
    • Hard working and willingness to learn is essential
    • Collaborative approach to work, always take the team with you and able to build relationships with colleagues at all levels of an organisation

    Additional Information

    An opportunity like this at Frasers is for the fearless. The potential is massive, the experience unrivalled. To be able to make the most of it you need to live and breathe our principles:

    • Think without limits - Think fast, fearlessly, and take the team with you.
    • Own it and back yourself - Own the basics, own your role and own the results.
    • Be relevant - Relevant to our people, our partners and the planet.

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    The Company
    HQ: London
    14,279 Employees
    Year Founded: 1982

    What We Do

    Frasers Group started as a small store in Maidenhead in 1982 and from there, grew to become a global powerhouse. We are now a collection of the world’s most iconic brands including Sports Direct, Flannels, GAME, Jack Wills, Sofa.com, Evans Cycles, USC, and Everlast. We believe the higher the risk, the greater the reward. We’ve never been afraid to strive forward and change the way the industry operates, diversifying our portfolio and elevating stores. We’re pushing the boundaries of traditional retail environments; future-proofing our business and improving product access to create a shopping environment that will be fit for purpose for many more years to come. We’re not sitting back – there’s no room for hesitation.

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