Inventory Accountant
| Posting date: | 21 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Circa £40,000 - £45,000 |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 February 2026 |
| Location: | Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 0XG |
| Company: | Card Factory |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | cardfac/TP/1875117/30847 |
Summary
Job Introduction
Join our cardfactory Finance team as an Inventory Accountant and make a real impact from day one. Supporting our Finance Manager, you\'ll play an active role in inventory reporting, stock take planning, reconciliations, and valuation of £50m+ of inventory. This role offers hybrid working from our Junction 41 Wakefield office (2–3 days per week), plus free parking.
You’ll play a key part in meeting external audit requirements, providing accurate insights to internal teams, and driving improvements across our systems and inventory processes. We’re looking for a qualified accountant (or part qualified, close to completion) with strong relevant experience, excellent analytical skills, and the confidence to work independently while supporting others.
What you’ll be doing
- Owning monthly inventory reconciliations and supporting both interim, seasonal and year‑end stocktakes
- Complete monthly GRIR balance sheet reconciliations and liaise with purchase ledger to ensure accurate and timely processing of invoices for Stock, Freight and Duty
- Closely monitor Moving Average Prices (MAP) and investigate any discrepancies outside of agreed tolerances
- Calculating monthly inventory provisions and ensuring that Group policy is applied
- Contributing to the reporting outputs of the team whilst identifying balance sheet risks and opportunities
- Supporting the upskilling and development of Inventory Assistants
- Ensure all external audit requirements are met
- Delivering ad hoc support to the Finance Manager and wider finance leadership
What you’ll bring
- A professional accountancy qualification (CIMA, ACCA, ICAEW) or part qualified, close to completion
- A strong level of experience in a relevant role
- Strong data and ERP experience with excellent Excel capability
- Great stakeholder management skills and high attention to detail
- Confidence to manage competing priorities with a proactive, hands‑on mindset
About the Company
Card Factory is the UK’s leading specialist retailer of greetings cards, dressings, and gifts with over one thousand stores across the UK and Ireland. In 2020 we launched our exciting 5-year business strategy including our vision of becoming a true Omni-channel retailer. This strategy sees significant investment into our colleagues across the business creating multiple opportunities to join a fast-paced environment and be part of our exciting journey.
In return, we offer a wide range of benefits to support your physical, mental, and financial wellbeing.
Benefits
- Pension
- 15% Card Factory colleague discount in-store and online
- Save As You Earn scheme
- Financial Wellbeing Support
- Financial Education Tools
- Salary Advance
- Seasonal incentive schemes
- Retail Management Apprenticeship Programmes with local providers with access to a virtual internal network for learning together
- Discounted gym membership, mobile phone contracts, and car leasing
- Discounts across 100’s of UK retailers
- Employee Assistance Programme – access to tools to support mental, physical, and financial wellbeing
- Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption leave
This is an exciting role with genuine prospects for the right candidate. If this role describes you and your career aspirations, click apply now.
For any questions email: vacancies@cardfactory.co.uk (we do not accept CVs/Applications via email)
We reserve the right to close this vacancy once sufficient suitable applications have been received. We advise applying early to avoid disappointment as applications will be reviewed regularly.
No agencies, please.
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