Accounts Assistant

2 weeks ago


Bury, United Kingdom JD Full time

**Additional Information**:
Accounts Assistant - Fashion

Responsible to: Finance Manager - Fashion

Department: Finance - Fashion

Location: JD Sports Fashion PLC, Pilsworth, Bury

**JD Overview**:
JD Sports Fashion Plc is a leading international multi-channel retailer of branded sports, fashion, and outdoor brands. Established in 1981 with a single store in the North-West of England, today JD is an industry leading retail business with over 60,000 colleagues and over 3,400 stores across a number of retail fascias in 32 markets around the world. JD is at the pinnacle of the global sports fashion industry, providing customers with a product range that remains both authentic and uniquely appealing across a highly differentiated omni-channel experience.

Our business model is split into Sports Fashion, Street & Premium Fashion, Outdoors and Gyms.

JD Sports Fashion Plc was listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1996 and has been a FTSE100 publicly quoted company since 2019. In FY22, JD Sports Fashion Plc generated revenues of £8,563.0m, underlying PBT of £654.7m and net cash of £1,185.9m and a market capitalisation of £5.95bn.

JD won the International Excellence award at the Drapers Awards 2021 and was named best performing share of the 2010s with revenues increasing from £770m in 2010 to £6.1bn in 2021.

**Key Duties/Responsibilities**:

- Responsible for the production of monthly management accounts for store costs
- Monthly analysis and investigation of P&L variances
- Responsible for the preparation of annual budgets and monthly reforecasts for store costs
- Preparation of monthly balance sheet reconciliations
- Assist with intercompany reconciliations
- Adhere to group reporting deadlines
- Production of monthly store P&Ls liaising with Operational Teams
- Production of daily sales reports.
- Production of KPIs on business performance
- Ad hoc project work as required

**Skills/Experience/Knowledge Needed**:

- Part qualified CIMA / ACCA / AAT equivalent
- Strong analytical skills required in order to investigate, understand and explain variances and overall business performance.
- Attention to detail and accuracy.
- Ability to prioritise workloads in order to meet deadlines.
- Ability to work under your own initiative.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office - Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
- Strong communication skills both written and oral.
- Assistance and study support can be provided to continue towards relevant financial qualification.
- Retail industry experience desirable


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