Interim Financial Accountant

Location

Hybrid < 1-2 days in the office/Support Centre on Hams Hall Distribution Park, Coleshill.

Why The Works?

You sell the paint that turns someone into an artist. You provide the book that unleashes an inner author. You supply the games that help bring families together. You give someone the puzzle book that reconnects someone with a late family member’s memory.

You never know who someone will become. So with your passion, and our products, you will help ignite the spark in helping people unleash their creativity, find new passions, hobbies, or rekindle fond memories.

The unseen possibilities are limitless, and it all starts with you.

Become an Interim Financial Accountant

An exciting opportunity is available for a Financial Accountant to join the finance team. Supporting the team through its annual reporting process on an initial 6-month basis, contributingto a number of process improvement projects to enhance the quality and efficiency of the group’s financial reporting environment.

The role will report directly to the Head of Financial Reporting & Controls but with dotted lines to the Financial Process Controller and our Financial Reporting Managers who will oversee the majority of the role’s day to day duties.

Your Mission

• Aiding the project management of the Annual Report process both internally across departments and externally with our auditors and design agency.
• Working with Financial Reporting Managers to draft the group & subsidiary financial statements.
• Providing high quality, accurate deliverables to external auditors.
• Drafting clear, understandable accounting papers to support the year-end audit.
• Supporting month end accounting, posting journals, and preparing balance sheet reconciliations.
• Assist in the enhancement of oversight of the group balance sheet and the development of regular CFO reporting.
• Advancing the group’s control agenda through control identification, documentation, and operational testing.
• Working with the team’s Internal Control Analyst to enhance the group’s stock processes.
• Working with our external provider to own the group’s utilities process to enhance the accuracy, timelines, and predictability of billing.
• Supporting the Head of Financial Reporting & Controls on maintaining the group’s climate risk register and working with our advisors to prepare TCFD reporting.
• Support progressing process enhancement over the group’s property balance sheet.
• Working with the commercial finance team to assist with the preparation of, and performance monitoring against annual budgets and quarterly forecasts.

Skills/Behaviours That Will Set You Apart

• Essential: Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA)

• Strong all around accounting experience including external audit and financial control.

• Experience of IFRS and external reporting requirements.
• Inquisitive with an ability to quickly understand financial processes and propose & implement improvements.
• Confident with strong interpersonal skills and a demonstrated ability to communicate at all levels and with external parties.
• A self-starter with the desire to learn and strong attention to detail.

• Computer literate, with good financial modelling/spreadsheet skills.
• Retail industry experience is an advantage but not essential.

Our PERKS really are ‘The Works’

• ?? 25% Colleague Discount! - Plus, exclusive Double Discount days!
• ?? MyWorks - Access exclusive online discounts across hundreds of retailers, holidays, utilities deals, tech and more!
• ?? Holiday – 33 days including bank holidays.
• ?? Holiday Purchase - Purchase an additional 5 days
• �? Can-Do Academy - Grow your skills and career with instant access to further training and development in areas that interest you.
• ?? Wagestream - Claim early access to 50% of your wages as you earn them – for when ‘life’ happens!
• �? Share Scheme - Unleash your inner Monopoly mogul and own a piece of The Works!
• ?? 24/7 support for you and your family - Through our partnership with the Retail Trust who provide an Employee Assistance Programme and so much more!
• ?? Healthcare Cash Plan – To support your everyday healthcare costs
• ?? And loads more! – Long Service Awards, pension, life assurance, Cycle to Work and optional charity giving.

Our Purpose

To inspire reading. learning, creativity and play - making lives more fulfilled.

Our Values

We are Crafty | We are Caring | We are Can-do

We Listen. We Care

Each year, we run an anonymous colleague engagement survey. This is so important for us to hear your feedback and suggestions. We want to know what’s going great, and what needs a couple of tweaks to help make The Works the best place you’ve ever worked! You’ll have opportunity to help give us that direction.

Promoting Diversity, Inclusion, and Applying Reasonable Adjustments

At The Works, we are proud to have an inclusive culture where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. Our roles are open to all, including under-represented groups such as ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, carers & members of the LGBTQ+ community (including those who identify as lesbian, gay, bi, trans, non-binary, or use another term).

We are open to discussing part-time and flexible working and, where possible, will try to support this. If you need reasonable adjustments to apply for this role, please contact and we’ll be happy to help!