Assistant Management Accountant, Full Time – Wakefield

Overview

Salary Details: £30,000-£35,000

Location: Century House Brunel Road Wakefield 41 Industrial Estate

Job Reference: cardfac/TP/1875117/31563

We’re looking to welcome an Assistant Management Accountant into our Finance team! Reporting to the Finance Manager, you’ll play an important part in producing accurate and timely management accounts for our UK and ROI store estate. Alongside core month‑end activity, you’ll have exposure to projects, process improvement and the wider Finance function as systems and ways of working develop.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys working with large amounts of data and is keen to develop their career in Management Accounts.  

Please note, the salary for this position is circa £30,000–£35,000, with hybrid working that includes two office days per week at our Wakefield Support Centre (Wednesday and one other day).

What you’ll be doing

• Supporting the production of monthly management accounts for stores, including journals, balance sheet reconciliations and commentary.
• Posting and reconciling key costs such as payroll, business rates, service charges and insurance across the store portfolio.
• Assisting with store and Support Centre costs, turnover rent calculations and year‑end audit activity.
• Supporting budgeting, forecasting and VAT reporting, ensuring deadlines are met with a high degree of accuracy.
• Working closely with Finance and non‑Finance colleagues to answer queries and continuously improve reporting and processes.

What we’re looking for

• Previous experience from within a finance or accounting role. 
• Part qualified in ACCA/CIMA or AAT qualified with relevant experience.
• Familiar with financial systems such as SAP / Sage
• Strong analytical skills and confidence using Excel, with excellent attention to detail.
• Well organised, adaptable and comfortable working to deadlines in a fast‑paced environment.

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Card Factory is the UK’s leading specialist retailer of greetings cards, dressings, and gifts with over one thousand stores across the UK and Ireland.  In 2020 we launched our exciting 5-year business strategy including our vision of becoming a true Omni-channel retailer.  This strategy sees significant investment into our colleagues across the business creating multiple opportunities to join a fast-paced environment and be part of our exciting journey.  

In return, we offer a wide range of benefits to support your physical, mental, and financial wellbeing.

Benefits

• Pension
• 15% Card Factory colleague discount in-store and online
• Save As You Earn scheme
• Financial Wellbeing Support
  • Financial Education Tools
  • Salary Advance
• Seasonal incentive schemes
• Retail Management Apprenticeship Programmes with local providers with access to a virtual internal network for learning together
• Discounted gym membership, mobile phone contracts, and car leasing
• Discounts across 100’s of UK retailers
• Employee Assistance Programme – access to tools to support mental, physical, and financial wellbeing
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption leave

This is an exciting role with genuine prospects for the right candidate. If this role describes you and your career aspirations, click apply now.

For any questions email: vacancies@cardfactory.co.uk (we do not accept CVs/Applications via email) 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once sufficient suitable applications have been received. We advise applying early to avoid disappointment as applications will be reviewed regularly. 

No agencies, please.

 

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