Senior Accountant Inventory - 12 month FTC
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 08 Awst 2025 |
|---|---|
| Oriau: | Rhan Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 07 Medi 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Gweithio o bell: | Hybrid - gweithio o bell hyd at 3 ddiwrnod yr wythnos |
| Cwmni: | RD Partnership |
| Math o swydd: | Cytundeb |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | RDP452 |
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JOB PURPOSE
As the Senior Accountant, Inventory, you will be responsible for supporting the Lead Accountant & Finance Manager within the Inventory team managing day to day adhoc issues. You'll provide insights and reports to the business to facilitate the decision making process mainly around key judgements, forecasting, projects, GRIR and accounting policy/internal controls.
This Senior Accountant, Inventory role is offered on a 12 month fixed term contract and will be based in our Queen Street, Leeds office for a minimum of 3 days per week.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Supporting Finance Manager to service functional and entity specific shared service requirements
Delivering the agreed services now and in the future like GRIR, IC clearing, budgeting, business partner, supporting with projects, etc.
Managing the various internal and external stakeholders (e.g. Commercial Finance, Group Finance, Central Planning, IT, Internal/External Audit, Project teams) and accompanying change management programmes to oversee successful service delivery
End-to-end solution and performance of an integrated set of accounting processes
Production of key reports and outputs to support the decision making process
Serve as escalation for customer complaints, service failures or adherence issues
Responding to a significant number of ad hoc queries, and analysis as required, prioritising work effectively to ensure that these queries are responded to on a timely basis
Working closely with the process owners and team leads to understand root causes of issues raised and represent process, procedures, practicalities and exceptions
Ensuring compliance with the Group Policies, including operating of internal controls over financial reporting
Working with FP&A and commercial finance teams on key judgements including taking ownership for robust forecasting process
Facilitate ad hoc inventory projects
Supporting the design, development, embedding and documentation of various inventory processes
Staying abreast of best practice Inventory Accounting concepts, technology and methodologies and ensuring these are implemented at Burberry to the extent possible
Seeking and acting upon feedback from stakeholders as well as the delivery team to help inform future delivery of services
Providing support to the RTR and other function with “build and design” of the process for any changes recommended by the broader business
PERSONAL PROFILE
Professional accounting qualification/finalist (ACA/CA/ACCA/CIMA)
Experience in a commercial environment, ideally with an international view
Can operate both at the tactical and, where required, detailed level. Thinks conceptually and identifies and addresses future challenges and opportunities, often in an ambiguous environment
Good Microsoft Excel knowledge
Uses a variety of techniques to influence a range of technical and non-technical stakeholders across a range of operational issues
Able to establish personal credibility at all levels
Builds effective relationships through interpersonal skill and technical expertise to aid cross-functional working, delivery and sense of collaboration and teamwork
Displays an affinity for technology’s ability to drive efficiencies and enhance service delivery
Can provide evidence of working collaboratively with peers and other levels of the organisation to achieve desired outcomes
Requires good understanding of IT systems and processes – SAP training is a plus
Strong written and verbal communication skills especially stakeholder management
Ability to work under pressure and handle multiple priorities and operational demands
As the Senior Accountant, Inventory, you will be responsible for supporting the Lead Accountant & Finance Manager within the Inventory team managing day to day adhoc issues. You'll provide insights and reports to the business to facilitate the decision making process mainly around key judgements, forecasting, projects, GRIR and accounting policy/internal controls.
This Senior Accountant, Inventory role is offered on a 12 month fixed term contract and will be based in our Queen Street, Leeds office for a minimum of 3 days per week.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Supporting Finance Manager to service functional and entity specific shared service requirements
Delivering the agreed services now and in the future like GRIR, IC clearing, budgeting, business partner, supporting with projects, etc.
Managing the various internal and external stakeholders (e.g. Commercial Finance, Group Finance, Central Planning, IT, Internal/External Audit, Project teams) and accompanying change management programmes to oversee successful service delivery
End-to-end solution and performance of an integrated set of accounting processes
Production of key reports and outputs to support the decision making process
Serve as escalation for customer complaints, service failures or adherence issues
Responding to a significant number of ad hoc queries, and analysis as required, prioritising work effectively to ensure that these queries are responded to on a timely basis
Working closely with the process owners and team leads to understand root causes of issues raised and represent process, procedures, practicalities and exceptions
Ensuring compliance with the Group Policies, including operating of internal controls over financial reporting
Working with FP&A and commercial finance teams on key judgements including taking ownership for robust forecasting process
Facilitate ad hoc inventory projects
Supporting the design, development, embedding and documentation of various inventory processes
Staying abreast of best practice Inventory Accounting concepts, technology and methodologies and ensuring these are implemented at Burberry to the extent possible
Seeking and acting upon feedback from stakeholders as well as the delivery team to help inform future delivery of services
Providing support to the RTR and other function with “build and design” of the process for any changes recommended by the broader business
PERSONAL PROFILE
Professional accounting qualification/finalist (ACA/CA/ACCA/CIMA)
Experience in a commercial environment, ideally with an international view
Can operate both at the tactical and, where required, detailed level. Thinks conceptually and identifies and addresses future challenges and opportunities, often in an ambiguous environment
Good Microsoft Excel knowledge
Uses a variety of techniques to influence a range of technical and non-technical stakeholders across a range of operational issues
Able to establish personal credibility at all levels
Builds effective relationships through interpersonal skill and technical expertise to aid cross-functional working, delivery and sense of collaboration and teamwork
Displays an affinity for technology’s ability to drive efficiencies and enhance service delivery
Can provide evidence of working collaboratively with peers and other levels of the organisation to achieve desired outcomes
Requires good understanding of IT systems and processes – SAP training is a plus
Strong written and verbal communication skills especially stakeholder management
Ability to work under pressure and handle multiple priorities and operational demands