Senior Finance Manager
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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
We offer a wealth of opportunity for training as well as on the job learning. We will provide Study Support for further qualifications, and we empower our people to develop. Our Everlast Gym on site hosts free weekly fitness classes for the Finance Team, which supports with team bonding whilst keeping our mind and body healthy. The benefits don't stop there, we also give our employees 20% discount across all Group brands and have bonus schemes including our Frasers Champion where 8 peer nominated winners earn double their monthly salary for their outstanding performance.
Job Description
This role is based full time at our Shirebrook HQ
In the Frasers Group Finance Team there will always be something different happening to keep you busy. There are no formal or rigid ways of doing things, so opportunities to improve processes & procedures are always welcomed. Each member of the finance team has an opportunity to put their own personal stamp on things and senior management are always around to offer a helping hand.
Acquisitions Accounting
- Owning the accounting of the Group's many acquisitions under IFRS 3 Business Combinations and necessary disclosure in the Group and subsidiary financial statements
- Liaising with Administrators and external advisors to ensure transactions are fully understood and documented
- Owning and presenting the potential impact of acquisitions on the Frasers Group PLC financial statements to the Chief Accountant and Director of Finance to support the budgeting & forecasting process
- Owning the audit process of acquisitions, ensuring all appropriate documentation is provided to the auditors & queries answered in a timely manner
Group Financial Statements (IFRS):
- Reviewing monthly Frasers Group PLC consolidation, including analysis of variances to forecast & prior year
- Liaising with External Auditors on audit queries during the year-end audit process
- Supporting the Chief Accountant with complex accounting areas, including share schemes, derivatives, and foreign subsidiaries.
Property Accounting
- Ownership of the accounting of the Group's property valuations and impairment accounting
- Liaising with internal and external advisors on valuations of properties to be included in the financial instruments and ensuring appropriate accounting in the Frasers Group PLC and subsidiary financial statements
- Reviewing forecasts and variances throughout the year in cooperation with the property team
- Own the audit process of property accounting ensuring all appropriate documentation is provided to the auditors & queries answered in a timely manner
Qualifications
- Qualified ACA, ACCA, CIMA, over 3 years post qualified.
- Good knowledge of FRS102 and IFRS
- Highly motivated and able to meet deadlines
- Shows resilience in the face of change, able to work in a fast paced commercial environment where priorities are constantly changing
- Looking to grow a career with a global commercial business
Additional Information
Along with your benefits package we also offer a wide range of perks for our colleagues:
Reward, Recognition and Opportunities
Frasers Champion- Our employees are at the heart of our business and we ensure individuals are recognised every single month for their hard work. Frasers Champion is a peer nominated scheme where 8 winners will receive double their pay for a month where they have thought without limits, owned it or been relevant.
Fearless 1000 - By October 2025, we want our share price to hit £10. If that happens for 30 or more consecutive trading days, all colleagues across the business will receive a bonus! The top 1000 performers in the company will receive unprecedented bonuses, worth from £50,000 to £1million! Senior leaders across the business nominate these performers twice a year for embodying our core values and delivering exceptional performance*.
*subject to terms and condition
Frasers Festival - an event like no other! Our Frasers Festival is our celebration for Head Office and Retail Staff across the UK and Europe - hosting a MEGA brand village, guest speakers from the world's biggest brands, evening entertainment, the ultimate Frasers Fearless Fitness Challenge and much more.
CEO Sessions - Once a quarter we offer 20 employees the opportunity to attend our "CEO Sessions" ran by our CEO and leadership team. Employees have the chance to connect, network and submit questions around specific topics such as our Sports or Luxury business.
Retail Reconnect - In order to build the planets most admired and compelling brand ecosystem, all employees must understand our business, product and customers. Each financial year, Head Office employees will gain insights by spending two days in one of our stores or the Warehouse. The goal is to learn how the work you do impacts our teams on the frontline, and to bring ideas back to the office which will improve how we work.
Employee Welfare
Frasers Fit - Our Everlast Gyms Team are on a mission to make our workforce the best, and fittest on the planet! We run free gym classes for employees as well as discounted memberships to our clubs. Frasers Fit is our wellbeing programme which aims to support and improve colleagues Physical, Financial & Mental wellbeing. The app is accessible for every employee and includes training, nutrition and lifestyle advice- all completely free.
Retail Trust - We know that its not just about physical health, mental wellness is equally important which is why all of our employees get free access and support from the Retail Trust charity. This includes a 24 hour wellbeing helpline, wellness hub, counselling and financial/legal support.
What's next?
Our Recruitment Team will be reviewing applications and all candidates will receive a response, whether you are successful or unsuccessful. Shortlisted applicants may be asked to confirm a few key details before being booked in for a first stage interview with the Recruiter- this will be behaviourally focussed and centred around how you align with our Culture and Values. If successful we anticipate two further interview stages with the Hiring Manager/wider team which will be more technically focussed and could include a presentation/task so we can see your skills in action.