Senior Accountant

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Company Description

Job Description

As Senior Accountant, you will work as a part of the Accounts Team member with responsibility for ensuring the day to day accounting and controls, preparation of monthly management accounts and ensuring successful completion of various month end tasks. As a Senior Accountant you will supervise stock, revenue, PPE, intercompany operations and statutory reporting.

You are highly motivated; you will be capable of working independently and as a part of a team. You will be able to manage multiple deliverables while showing accuracy and adherence to tight deadlines and controls around accounting.

You will work in a fast-paced and within a constantly evolving environment

Key responsibilities:

Provide revenue reconciliations and all necessary controls, reconcile the underlying balance sheet accounts

• Proactively deliver stock accounting and reconciliation processes to enhance control, align with policy and deliver process transformation
• Proactively business partnering and relationship building with other functions, to embed stock management processes and behaviors and drive a greater understanding of stock movements (COGS, stock provisions, stock adjustments, net margin)
• Prepare and review monthly P&L and balance sheet reconciliations and ensure all discrepancies are resolved in a timely basis.
• Ensure all month end journals are hard posted into the finance system (SAP FI)
• Managing Intercompany payables/receivables/ account reconciliations
• Prepare quarterly balance sheet, P&L analysis, review and remediation
• Liaise with the Group External auditors to ensure deliverables are ready for the statutory and group audits.
• Other ad-hoc tasks and projects as required
• Embrace change and continuously seek out improvements.

Qualifications

Being part of our omni journey means there is not one clear path. We ask you to be open to change and take part in creating an organization for the future. This is an opportunity for openminded team players that by being curious, innovative, and forward-thinking want to change our business and the whole industry

We are looking for people who have:

• Qualified or Part-Qualified Accountant
• Experience of working in retail preferable
• Experience of working with Audit/Audit background preferable.
• Experience with preparation of statutory accounts for UK legal entities
• SAP experience preferred

Additional Information

.This position is a permeant position, offered on a local contract and based in our Support Office in London, England.

Closing date for applications - Sunday 30th June 2024

Benefits

We offer all our employees at H&M Group attractive benefits with extensive development opportunities around the globe. All our employees receive a staff discount card, usable on all our H&M Group brands in stores and online. Brands covered by the discount are H&M (Beauty and Move included), COS, Weekday, Monki, H&M HOME, & Other Stories, ARKET, Afound. In addition to our staff discount, all our employees are included in our H&M Incentive Program - HIP. You can read more about our H&M Incentive Program here.

In addition to our global benefits, all our local markets offer different competitive perks and benefits. Please note that they may differ between employment type and countries.

Inclusion & Diversity

H&M is a part of H&M Group. At H&M Group, we're determined to create and maintain inclusive, diverse and equitable workplaces throughout our organisation. Our teams should consist of a variety of people that share and combine their knowledge, experience and ideas. Having a diverse workforce leads to a positive impact on how we address challenges, on what we perceive possible and on how we choose to relate to our colleagues and customers all over the world. Hence all diversity dimensions are taken into consideration in our recruitment process.

We strive to have a fair and equal process and therefore kindly ask you not to attach a cover letter in your application as they often contain information that easily can trigger unintentional biases.

Company Description

H&M Group is a family of brands; H&M, COS, Weekday, Monki, H&M HOME, & Other Stories, ARKET and Afound. At H&M Group, our people are the driving force behind our commitment to creating meaningful growth and more sustainable lifestyles. Help us re-imagine fashion and together we will re-shape our industry. Learn more about H&M Group here.

H&M is a fashion brand that offers the latest styles and inspiration, from fashion pieces and unique designer collaborations to affordable wardrobe essentials. Our business idea is fashion & quality at the best price in a sustainable way. Learn more about H&M here.