Senior Inventory Accountant

Burberry; Leeds; On-site; GBP 45,000 - GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading luxury brand in Leeds is seeking a Senior Inventory Accountant to ensure the accuracy of their global inventory position. This role involves supporting operations and long-term improvements, collaborating with multiple teams to enhance financial processes. The ideal candidate holds a professional accounting qualification and possesses strong analytical and communication skills. This opportunity promises a dynamic environment with various responsibilities, including managing accounting processes and stakeholder relationships.

Qualifications

• Confidently operate at both detailed and conceptual levels.
• Manage multiple priorities while ensuring output quality.
• Collaborative mindset focused on process improvement.

Responsibilities

• Support Finance Manager with shared-service activities.
• Manage end-to-end inventory accounting processes.
• Build relationships with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Accounting

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Microsoft Excel

Process improvement

Education

Recognised professional accounting qualification (ACA, CA, ACCA or CIMA)

Tools

SAP

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Senior Inventory Accountant

Department: FINANCE & OPERATIONS

Location: GB

INTRODUCTION

JOB PURPOSE

We are hiring a Senior Accountant to join our Inventory Centre of Excellence, a team responsible for the accuracy and integrity of our global inventory position. This role supports both day‑to‑day operations and longer‑term improvements that shape how we forecast, report and manage key financial judgements across the business. Working closely with teams including Finance, Planning, IT and Audit, you will help strengthen the controls and insights that guide our decision‑making. It is a position for someone who values precision, clarity and a collaborative approach to enhancing our financial processes.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the Finance Manager in delivering functional and entity‑level shared‑service activities, including GRIR, intercompany clearing, budgeting, forecasting and project support.
• Manage the performance and integrity of end‑to‑end inventory accounting processes, producing accurate reporting and clear analysis that informs business decisions.
• Build strong relationships with teams such as Commercial Finance, Group Finance, Central Planning, IT and Internal and External Audit to ensure effective service delivery and support ongoing change initiatives.
• Respond to a high volume of ad‑hoc queries by assessing priorities, resolving issues and working with process owners to understand root causes, practicalities and exceptions within the process.
• Contribute to the design, documentation and embedding of improved inventory processes, and apply best‑practice accounting concepts and technologies to enhance efficiency and control.
• Support RTR and cross‑functional teams during system enhancements or process developments, including occasional weekend or public‑holiday work during half‑year and year‑end periods.

PERSONAL PROFILE

• A recognised professional accounting qualification (ACA, CA, ACCA or CIMA) with the ability to operate confidently at both a detailed and conceptual level.
• Strong communication and stakeholder‑management skills, with the ability to work effectively with technical and non‑technical colleagues.
• Solid analytical skills with good Microsoft Excel capability and a strong understanding of financial systems; SAP experience is advantageous.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining clarity, reliability and consistency in the quality of outputs.
• A collaborative mindset with a commitment to process improvement, strong internal controls and the effective delivery of shared‑service activities.

Burberry is an Equal Opportunities Employer and as such, treats all applications equally and recruits purely on the basis of skills and experience.

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