One Stop - Financial Accountant - Temporary Maternity Contract

What’s in it for you

At One Stop we value our colleagues just as much as our customers, and part of this is the benefits we offer:

• 10% Discount in One Stop & Tesco stores
• Discounted Tesco pharmacy services
• Discounted shopping website
• Free eye Test
• A great holiday package
• A commitment to your career development
• Community involvement and charity work
• Pensions Scheme

One Stop is a subsidiary of the Tesco Group but is operated as a separate business and as such benefits offered will differ between One Stop and Tesco.

About the role

At One Stop we aim to serve our local shoppers a little better every day, with a culture that is friendly, fun and where everyone is treated with respect, you have a really great place to work. As part of the team you can make a difference to our business by:

• Treating each other how they like to be treated.
• Making things easier.
• Working together as one team.
• Making our customers at the heart of everything we do.

We want you to understand the business inside out, we need you to live and embed our values and build great relationships with the amazing people across our business.

You will be responsible for

·You put people at the heart of everything you do and every decision you make. You  are a role model for our company values.

·You will be responsible for dealing with internal auditors, supporting team with year end processes. This requires knowledge of both IFRS and UK GAAP.

·You will be responsible for controlling the integrity of balance sheets and journals. Ensuring that balance sheet reconciliations are accurate and timely, and that the balance sheet framework is well communicated to the business and Group Best Practice is adhered to.

·Calculate major provisions, review the calculation of all other provision and track movements.

·Responsible for reconciling and posting monthly Intercompany transactions with group.

·assist in financial reporting to the wider Tesco Group, which requires me to work across company boundaries and systems.

·Produce the pension accounts and maintain the pension bank reconciliation and cash book.

·You will be responsible for the compliance of the Key Financial Controls for the business, ensuring controls are sufficiently robust.

·Actively engage with senior staff to gain a good understanding of the business.

·Ad-hoc project work to support senior management.

·Ensure you keep abreast with changes to UK GAAP and IFRS financial reporting frameworks.

·Undertake CPD.

You will need

Skills Required

•Strong technical and analytical skills.

•Knowledge of the external audit process and preparation of statutory financial statements.

•Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

•Ability to work to deadlines and under pressure.

•Ability to work on my own initiative and as part of a team.

•Ability to juggle multiple tasks.

Qualification Needed

•ACA qualified or equivalent.

•Technical knowledge and training in financial reporting and accounts.

•Knowledge of retailing.