Assistant Financial Accountant

Ocado Group is an equal opportunities employer and as such makes every effort to ensure that all potential employees are treated fairly and equally, regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion, age, disability or union membership status.

A new permanent opportunity for an Assistant Finance Accountant is now available! Working Hybrid with 2 days a week in the amazing Hatfield Head offices and 3 days working from home!

You will be working in the Commercial Accounting team, As the Assistant Finance Accountant (AFA) you will be responsible for assisting in the delivery of the financial close activities and reporting financial results for their nominated mission area.

You will be undertaking of transactional processing activities (journals, allocations and reconciliations), preparation of monthly P&l (including variance analysis), Balance Sheet and other related reporting in line with group policies & practices. Plus business partnering with the wider finance teams and supporting various pros improvement projects and interim and year-end reporting and audits.

What else will you be doing?

• Performing and reporting on ongoing and monthly accounting transactional activities including journal and allocation processing; balance sheet reconciliation & review; period close accounting; and reporting on financial performance for nominated mission area(s
• Complying with group accounting policy & practices
• Submitting for review and approval of transactional postings to support closure of the financial books (journal postings/processing, adjustments, allocations and transfers)
• Substantiating account/general ledger balance reconciliations
• Working to the general ledger close / Period End close calendar timelines
• Support the Half Year and Year End close process, ensuring that audit queries are dealt with swiftly and appropriately and audit adjustments processed in a controlled manner in with guidelines
• Partnering closely with the relevant Commercial Finance teams, including understanding the budget/forecast for the relevant mission area(s) in detail and attending stakeholder meetings as and when required
• Providing level 1 commentary on designated management account lines as appropriate and attending stakeholder meetings as required
• Supporting country accounting activities to enable the effective running of operations and the inclusion of country results in the results of the group
• Raising issues with management and helping resolve them
• Proactively identifying problems and opportunities to standardise, streamline and improve processes and accuracy
• Produce adhoc reporting where required
• Provide the accurate numbers for all disclosures in the annual report and statutory accounts
• Ensure accounting policies set by the in-house technical team are implemented and adhered to

About you

You will be at least Part Qualified in your Accounting Studies (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent ) and have good understanding of relevant regulatory environments

• An understanding of core financial processes and relevant systems
• Awareness of accounting and reporting standards & principles
• Experience in a fast-paced global environment (desirable)
• Experience in delivering great customer / user experience (desirable)
• Experience in process improvement, automation (desirable)
• Ability to prioritise tasks and work closely with colleagues
• Ability to complete work to a high standard whilst identifying opportunities for further improvement
• Possess strong attention to detail; able to provide accurate and timely data/reporting Adaptability to change and positive mindset
• Ability to build trusted relationships

Benefits

What we offer you!

Our employee benefits are designed for you, we care about people and we’ve ensured we have a wealth of benefits that focus on your well-being. We regularly review our benefits to ensure we are supporting our employees appropriately.

• 30 days ‘working from anywhere in the world’ policy
• Wellbeing support through dedicated apps and an Employee Assistance Programme
• 25 days annual leave, rising to 27 days after 5 years service (plus optional holiday purchase)
• Pension scheme (various options available including employer contribution matching up to 7%)
• Generous Private Medical Insurance (within the first month of joining!)
• Income Protection (can be up to 50% of salary for 3 years) and Life Assurance (3 x annual salary)
• 22 weeks paid maternity leave and 6 weeks paid paternity leave (once relevant service requirements complete)
• Train Ticket loan (interest-free)
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Free shuttle bus to and from Hatfield Train Station to the Hatfield offices
• Free shuttle bus to and from Welwyn Garden City Train Station to the Welwyn Garden City offices
• Opportunity to participate in Sharesave and Buy as You Earn share schemes
• 15% discount on Ocado.com and free delivery for all employees (within the first month of joining!)

If you feel you have the skills and experience we might be looking for then please apply immediately!