Associate Accountant - Retail Property

Associate Accountant - Retail Property

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Are you a detail-driven finance professional ready to take ownership of high-impact property accounting? Join a dynamic Financial Accounting team that's committed to delivering best-in-class reporting and control across a vast retail estate.

As Associate Accountant, you'll play a key role in managing the monthly accounting for property costs across 300+ retail stores. Working within a team of four, you'll collaborate closely with external service providers and internal stakeholders to ensure accuracy, compliance (IFRS 16 & IAS 17), and actionable insights.

Responsibilities of the Associate Accountant include:

• Own the monthly accounting, reporting, and analysis of retail property costs
• Lead balance sheet reconciliations and variance resolution meetings
• Support audit activities and contribute to process improvement initiatives
• Provide financial analysis and project support across the wider accounting function
• Partner with commercial finance teams during budgeting cycles

The successful Associate Account will have:

• Degree-level education or equivalent
• IAS17 Accounting
• Transactional Accounting (Balance sheet recons, payment processing, posting of journals, month end and balance sheet recons)
• Retail accounting (processing rent, property costs, rates, utilities, costings of retail stores)
• Experience in financial accounting, ideally within property or retail
• Clear communication and stakeholder engagement abilities

This is a fantastic opportunity to deepen your expertise in property accounting while driving operational excellence in a fast-paced environment. Please send your CV to caroline.kennedy@projectpeople.com

Project People is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.