Interim Financial Accountant

Location

Hybrid < 12 days in the office/Support Centre on Hams Hall Distribution Park Coleshill.

Why The Works

We dont just sell products. We inspire reading learning creativity and play.

You sell the paint that turns someone into an artist. You provide the book that unleashes an inner author. You supply the games that help bring families together. You give someone the puzzle book that reconnects someone with a late family members memory.

You never know who someone will become. So with your passion and our products you will help ignite the spark in helping people unleash their creativity find new passions hobbies or rekindle fond memories.

The unseen possibilities are limitless and it all starts with you.

Become an Interim Financial Accountant

An exciting opportunity is available for a Financial Accountant to join the finance team. Supporting the team through its annual reporting process on an initial 6month basis contributingto a number of process improvement projects to enhance the quality and efficiency of the groups financial reporting environment.

The role will report directly to the Head of Financial Reporting & Controls but with dotted lines to the Financial Process Controller and our Financial Reporting Managers who will oversee the majority of the roles day to day duties.

Your Mission

• Aiding the project management of the Annual Report process both internally across departments and externally with our auditors and design agency.
• Working with Financial Reporting Managers to draft the group & subsidiary financial statements.
• Providing high quality accurate deliverables to external auditors.
• Drafting clear understandable accounting papers to support the yearend audit.
• Supporting month end accounting posting journals and preparing balance sheet reconciliations.
• Assist in the enhancement of oversight of the group balance sheet and the development of regular CFO reporting.
• Advancing the groups control agenda through control identification documentation and operational testing.
• Working with the teams Internal Control Analyst to enhance the groups stock processes.
• Working with our external provider to own the groups utilities process to enhance the accuracy timelines and predictability of billing.
• Supporting the Head of Financial Reporting & Controls on maintaining the groups climate risk register and working with our advisors to prepare TCFD reporting.
• Support progressing process enhancement over the groups property balance sheet.
• Working with the commercial finance team to assist with the preparation of and performance monitoring against annual budgets and quarterly forecasts.

Skills/Behaviours That Will Set You Apart

• Essential: Qualified Accountant (ACA ACCA or CIMA)

• Strong all around accounting experience including external audit and financial control.

• Experience of IFRS and external reporting requirements.
• Inquisitive with an ability to quickly understand financial processes and propose & implement improvements.
• Confident with strong interpersonal skills and a demonstrated ability to communicate at all levels and with external parties.
• A selfstarter with the desire to learn and strong attention to detail.

• Computer literate with good financial modelling/spreadsheet skills.
• Retail industry experience is an advantage but not essential.

Our PERKS really are The Works

• 25% Colleague Discount! Plus exclusive Double Discount days!
• MyWorks Access exclusive online discounts across hundreds of retailers holidays utilities deals tech and more!
• Holiday 33 days including bank holidays.
• Holiday Purchase Purchase an additional 5 days
• CanDo Academy Grow your skills and career with instant access to further training and development in areas that interest you.
• Wagestream Claim early access to 50% of your wages as you earn them for when life happens!
• Share Scheme Unleash your inner Monopoly mogul and own a piece of The Works!
• 24/7 support for you and your family Through our partnership with the Retail Trust who provide an Employee Assistance Programme and so much more!
• Healthcare Cash Plan To support your everyday healthcare costs
• And loads more! Long Service Awards pension life assurance Cycle to Work and optional charity giving.

Our Purpose

To inspire reading. learning creativity and play making lives more fulfilled.

Our Values

We are Crafty We are Caring We are Cando

We Listen. We Care

Each year we run an anonymous colleague engagement survey. This is so important for us to hear your feedback and suggestions. We want to know whats going great and what needs a couple of tweaks to help make The Works the best place youve ever worked! Youll have opportunity to help give us that direction.

Promoting Diversity Inclusion and Applying Reasonable Adjustments

At The Works we are proud to have an inclusive culture where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. Our roles are open to all including underrepresented groups such as ethnic minorities people with disabilities carers & members of the LGBTQ community (including those who identify as lesbian gay bi trans nonbinary or use another term).

We are open to discussions around working hours and flexible working. And where possible well try to support this. If you need reasonable adjustments to apply for this role please contact and well be happy to help!