Group Financial Accountant

At Burberry, we believe creativity opens spaces. Our purpose is to unlock the power of imagination to push boundaries and open new possibilities for our people, our customers and our communities. This is the core belief that has guided Burberry since it was founded in 1856 and is central to how we operate as a company today.   

We aim to provide an environment for creative minds from different backgrounds to thrive, bringing a wide range of skills and experiences to everything we do. As a purposeful, values-driven brand, we are committed to being a force for good in the world as well, creating the next generation of sustainable luxury for customers, driving industry change and championing our communities. 

JOB PURPOSE

As a Group Financial Accountant, you’ll work as part of the highly-regarded Burberry Group Financial Reporting team, covering a range of activities from month end reporting, year-end/interim statutory reporting to forecasting and budgeting tasks. This is a varied role which offers an experienced accountant exposure to senior stakeholders, interesting day to day tasks and the opportunity to demonstrate and develop subject matter expertise within financial reporting and technical accounting.

This Group Financial Accountant role is offered on a full time, permanent basis. We work on a hybrid basis with a minimum of 3 days per week in our Horseferry House, London office.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Monthly analysis and review

• Responsibility for preparation of monthly inventory accounting adjustments, including both the calculation and posting of these adjustments
• Responsibility for collection and collation of regional inventory submissions including enquiry where appropriate
• Preparation of monthly analysis and reporting schedules to support month end journals
• Preparation of monthly Working Capital analysis to be presented and discussed at a monthly working capital committee meeting, attended by senior leadership

Forecasting and budgeting

• Responsibility for preparation of inventory accounting adjustments for forecast and/or budget periods, for submission to the group FP&A team
• Preparation of analysis and reporting schedules for inclusion into the forecast / budget reporting pack to support the forecast / budget submission
• Ad hoc analysis to support scenario reporting, as required

Statutory Reporting

• Review of regional interim and year-end submissions
• Review and analysis of specific group consolidated balance sheet accounts
• Preparation of specific note disclosures for the group consolidated statutory accounts
• Performing consistency and accuracy checks on draft group consolidated statutory accounts
• Collaboration with external auditors where necessary
• Preparation of inventory schedules to support Audit Committee papers

Ad hoc tasks

• Weekly confirmation of Treasury deals (on a rota basis)
• Support and cover for other Group Financial Accountant roles in the team where required
• Involvement in project work as required; research and preparation of technical accounting papers; updates to the group accounting policy manual; general business support

PERSONAL PROFILE

• Qualified Accountant – ACA/ACCA or equivalent
• Experience with group consolidation accounting and systems
• Proven IFRS experience
• Attention to detail
• Proven communication skills
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
• Strong sense of responsibility
• Self-starter, showing the ability to take initiative and motivated to excel

Burberry is an Equal Opportunities Employer and as such, treats all applications equally and recruits purely on the basis of skills and experience.

Posting Notes: United Kingdom || Not Applicable || London || FINANCE & OPERATIONS || FINANCE REPORTING || n/a ||