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Management Accountant – Stock & Margin

Mountain Warehouse
LondonHybrid1w ago
Employment
Permanent Full Time

About the role

Key Responsibilities

  • Take ownership of stock and margin reporting, including preparing and posting period-end journals
  • Deliver monthly margin reconciliations for board reporting, with clear, concise commentary on performance vs budget and prior year
  • Enhance reporting and analysis to improve visibility of key margin drivers and stock performance
  • Analyse stock loss and partner with operational teams to identify and deliver improvements
  • Build strong, trusted relationships with Freight and Inventory teams, embedding finance into decision-making
  • Develop and refine weekly reporting on inbound freight and stock loss to support timely, data-led decisions
  • Support budgeting and forecasting cycles, providing insight, challenge and context against prior year performance
  • Act as the subject matter expert on invoiced versus assumed product cost
  • Prepare robust balance sheet reconciliations, proactively managing risk and opportunity within margin
  • Play a key role in year-end and audit activity, acting as a key contact for auditors
  • Support UK and international statutory and statistical reporting requirements
  • Drive continuous improvement in financial controls, systems and processes
  • Identify and deliver opportunities to automate and streamline finance processes, working closely with the Finance Systems team
  • Contribute to key transformation initiatives, including the ongoing overhaul of stock buying processes

We would like to meet someone who is

  • Newly qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
  • Strong analytical capability with excellent attention to detail
  • Proactive and inquisitive, with the confidence to challenge and improve existing processes
  • Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment
  • Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence non-finance teams
  • Advanced Excel skills, with experience handling and reconciling large datasets

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and benefits package
  • Hybrid working, 3 days in London based office & 2 working from home
  • Holiday allowance
  • 50% staff discount & 25% for family and friends
  • Pension scheme

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