IFRS16 and Intercompany Assistant Accountant
| Posting date: | 23 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 June 2025 |
| Location: | Barton Moss, Eccles, M30 7RT |
| Company: | Booker Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 25877 |
Summary
At Booker we are looking for a IFRS16 and Intercompany Assistant Accountant. This role sits within the Booker Finance team and supports key financial processes, including IFRS16 lease accounting, intercompany transactions, and period-end close activities. You’ll be responsible for maintaining accurate lease data, managing intercompany journals and reconciliations in SAP, and producing regular financial statements. Working closely with colleagues across Booker, Tesco Group, and its subsidiaries, the role demands strong attention to detail, sound accounting knowledge, and a collaborative mindset. It’s ideal for someone with an AAT qualification (or equivalent), who thrives on accuracy, deadlines, and continuous improvement.
This role can be based either in our Deeside or Eccles site, with the option of hybrid working 3 days on site and 2 from home.
- Prepare, periodic checks comparing the Inner Vision system to the Fleet List and modify or upload, accordingly.
- Prepare, issue for approval and record intercompany Purchase Orders and intercompany Invoices covering both routine and ad hoc intercompany transactions.
- Produce weekly intercompany statements to facilitate the monthly matching reconciliation procedure with counterparties (operating on SAP and Hyperion systems globally).
- Preparing and posting SAP Promenta journals relating to IFRS16 and intercompany transactions.
- Complete intercompany Balance Sheet reconciliations to ensure the integrity of the Balance Sheet.
- Liaise regularly with the non-property team to review lease documents for meeting IFRS16 criteria & intercompany finance team of parent and its legal entities to ensure matching, reconciliation and the ultimate elimination of transactions occurring between them.
Technical Skills:
- Accountancy knowledge
- Intermediate Excel skills
- SAP knowledge advantageous
Qualifications/Knowledge/Experience:
- AAT qualified, or equivalent
- Studying at a higher level advantageous but not essential
- Keen eye for detail
- Effective verbal and written communication skills with an ability to adapt communication style to suit different audiences
- Action orientated; ability to respond to feedback and follow up to ensure positive outcomes