DescriptionJob Title: Trainee Financial AccountantLocation: Head Office Leicestershire
Salary: Competitive plus bonus (Study support provided)
Ready to kick-start your career in finance with one of the UKs most successful and innovative retailers AtNext were offering a fantastic opportunity to join ourGroup Financial Accounting Team as aTrainee Financial Accountant.
This is more than just a training roleits a real opportunity to grow your knowledge get hands-on with a wide variety of financial reporting tasks and become a key part of a high-performing team at the heart of a FTSE 100 business.
About the RoleOur financial accounting team is responsible for the reporting of Next Retail Ltdwhich covers our retail stores online operations and Total Platform business. Youll be joining a team that plays a vital role in coordinating month-end reporting forecasting budgeting and more.
As aTrainee Financial Accountant youll:
- Manage inter company recharges and invoicing ensuring balances are agreed and reconciled.
- Prepare balance sheet reconciliations across a range of accounts including inter company loans and charities.
- Liaise with teams across the business to resolve queries and ensure accuracy.
- Support the monthly management accounts process.
- Prepare and analyse inter-unit transactions raise invoices and work with the Treasury team to process settlements.
- Assist in reviewing and confirming trades executed with our banking partners.
- Play a key role in our year-end consolidation and the production of the Annual Report and Accounts.
- Over time youll also gain exposure to budgeting CSO reporting and preparing statutory accounts.
What Were Looking ForWere looking for someone who is enthusiastic proactive and ready to learn. You dont need to have all the answersbut you do need to be ready to ask the right questions.
- Youre keen to build a career in finance and work towards a professional accountancy qualification (study support included!).
- A minimum of 12 months working in a Finance based role (we will happily consider candidates with placement experience
- Youve got solid Excel skills (think VLOOKUPs and pivot tables) and a sharp eye for detail.
- Youre organised and thrive when managing multiple tasks and deadlines.
- Youre a confident communicator who enjoys building relationships across teams.
- Youre professional discreet and always treat sensitive information with care.
- Most importantly youre curious motivated and ready to make the most of the opportunities in front of you.
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Required Experience:
Intern