Management Accountant

YUM; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - GBP 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading European restaurant group seeks a Management Accountant to manage monthly reporting and ensure data integrity across approximately 60 restaurants. This hybrid role requires 2+ years of finance experience and strong analytical skills. Responsibilities include preparation of reporting packs, adherence to accounting policies, and collaboration with finance teams to improve overall business processes. The position offers a competitive salary, annual bonus, and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Competitive base salary

Annual bonus based on performance

Private medical insurance

Life Assurance

Pension contributions up to 7.5%

Qualifications

• 2+ years of finance experience in a similar role.
• Knowledge of AP and AR processes crucial for role.
• High organizational skills.
• Ability to prioritize effectively.

Responsibilities

• Manage monthly reporting pack preparation.
• Ensure data integrity for senior management review.
• Ownership of semi-variable and fixed cost lines.
• Assist in month-end closing and audits.
• Collaborate with finance teams to resolve issues.

Skills

Finance experience

Analytical skills

Effective communication

Organizational skills

Customer service orientation

Education

Qualified by experience (QBE 5 years+) or part-qualified

Job description

London, United Kingdom (Hybrid)

Job Description

The Management Accountant is responsible for managing the monthly reporting pack preparation process, ensuring integrity in the numbers presented to senior management for discussion and approval to meet UK & US reporting deadlines for a business of approximately 60 restaurants. This includes accurate Fixed Asset accounting, balance sheet rec reviews as well as ownership of other balance sheet lines, accounting for ROI, budget preparation & reforecasting where required and inclusion of those in the reporting packs to assist in tracking overall company performance and providing a guide on future performance. Additionally, partnering with the senior finance manager and budget holders across the business and supporting the audit process at year end will be a key part of this role.

At certain times holiday cover will also be required for the transactional team.

This role is for Yum! Europe Equity Stores.

Package

• Competitive base salary up to £50,000 annually
• Annual bonus based on business performance
• Private medical insurance
• Life Assurance
• Pension contributions up to 7.5% employer contribution & salary sacrifice scheme.

Responsibilities

• Month end review pack rollover and preparation for monthly review by senior management ensuring data integrity as well as timely reporting
• Fixed Asset ownership including adherence to depreciation policy and accurate treatment of WIP capital projects as well as any asset disposal.
• Ownership of the Semi variables, Fixed, marketing cost lines within the Income statement, analysis of those cost lines and reporting against budget/forecast as part of the monthly reporting process
• Cost control across all responsible accounts, most notably the energy accounts to maximise efficiency and improve store performance, collaboration with cross functional heads to support any initiatives.
• Accounting for ROI and providing guidance to the ROI Business Ops Manager on finance issues, assistance on ADCO reporting as well as monitoring the risk of bad debt.
• Assist the HoF and provide cover for US GAAP reporting, most notably with accounting adjustments for operating leases.
• Balance sheet reconciliation review of AP and cashier lines
• Assist the transactional team for solutions with escalations where needed
• Collaborate with IT, store managers and Finance teams to resolve issues.
• Support month-end closing and audit requirements.
• Budget preparation ownership of stated cost lines as well as reforecasting through the year as required
• Ad hoc reporting dependant on business needs
• Champion a growth mindset, work as part of a collaborate team that learn and grow together.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of finance experience in a similar role.
• Part qualified, qualified or qualified by experience (QBE 5 years+)
• Knowledge of the core processes around AP, AR, cash collection and monthly reporting preparation in essential

High organisational skills and ability to prioritise.

• Effective communication skills for collaboration with non-finance staff
• Analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Customer service orientation and a formidable team ethic
• Ability to think independently and challenge current processes and thinking