Hunter Price International Ltd
Management Accountant
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The Role:
We are seeking a talented Management Accountant to join the Hunter Price finance team. Reporting to the Financial Controller, you will take ownership of the production of accurate and timely monthly management accounts, supporting financial reporting across our UK, EU and US entities. This is a hands-on role at the heart of an ambitious, fast-growing consumer products business.
You will play a key part in the month-end close and analysis to help the business make better commercial and financial decisions. Working closely with the Financial Controller and Finance Director, you will help raise the standard of reporting, strengthen controls and improve processes across the finance function.
The ideal candidate will be diligent, inquisitive and commercially minded, comfortable in an international, multi-entity, import-led businesses, and have experience in a D2C E-Commerce business.
Key Responsibilities:
Management Accounts & Month-End
- Prepare accurate and timely monthly management accounts, including P&L, balance sheet and cash flow, with supporting commentary and variance analysis
- Own the month-end close process, including journals, accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations across multiple entities of varying sizes
- Process foreign currency transactions and revaluations accurately across UK, EU and US entities
- Prepare ad-hoc reporting for senior leadership and the founder-owners
- Maintain and improve month-end timetables, checklists and reporting packs
Financial Control & Compliance
- Complete balance sheet reconciliations to a high standard, investigating and resolving differences promptly
- Prepare VAT returns and support other statutory and regulatory submissions across jurisdictions
- Assist in analysing and accurately accounting for sales from multiple income platforms involving a high volume of data.
- Help maintain a robust internal control environment and consistent accounting policies across the Group
- Support inter-company accounting, reconciliations and multi-currency consolidation processes
- Assist in managing relationships with external auditors and advisors
Commercial & Supply Chain Finance
- Support landed cost analysis for the Group's China and Far East import supply chain, including freight, duty and tariffs
- Provide margin analysis by product, customer and channel to support commercial decision-making
- Partner with commercial, buying and operations teams to provide financial insight and support cost control
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Systems & Process Improvement
- Play an active role in the ongoing optimisation of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central across the Group
- Identify opportunities to automate and streamline month-end and reporting processes, adopting and utilising AI where possible
- Continuously improve the quality, accuracy and usefulness of management information across the Group
Team & Business Partnering
- Support and mentor junior members of the finance team
- Build strong working relationships with colleagues across commercial, operations and supply chain teams
- Provide cover and support across the wider finance function during key periods
What We Are looking For:
Essential:
- Part-qualified or newly qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA or ACA)
- Proven experience preparing monthly management accounts from start to finish
- Strong month-end close experience, including journals, accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations
- Solid understanding of P&L, balance sheet and cash flow reporting
- Experience in dealing with multiple income streams from a D2C E-commerce company
- Advanced Excel skills, including lookups and pivot tables as a minimum
- High attention to detail with a commitment to accuracy and deadlines
- Strong analytical skills, with the ability to investigate and explain variances clearly
- Confident communicator, comfortable working with non-finance colleagues
- Proactive, hands-on approach with the ability to manage your own workload
- Experience working in a fast-paced SME or group environment
Desirable:
- Experience using Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, and Xero
- Experience with dealing with online sales platforms Amazon and TikTok.
- Experience in an import-led, stock-holding business with a China or Far East supply chain
- Exposure to multi-entity, multi-currency group structures (UK, EU and US)
- Background in consumer goods, toys, games or lifestyle products, retail or e-commerce
- Experience preparing VAT returns and supporting statutory reporting
- Experience in working with licenced products and the corresponding royalty calculations and submission across multiple licensors.
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The Person We Are Looking For:
Above all else, we need someone who takes real pride in producing accurate, reliable numbers on time, every time. This is a hands-on role, you will be close to the detail and expected to take genuine ownership of your work.
You will thrive in this role if you are curious, organised and comfortable in an entrepreneurial, fast-paced environment. You will enjoy building relationships across the business, asking the questions behind the numbers, and you will want to grow and develop as the Group grows.
Experience of a stock-holding, product-led business would be a real advantage, you will appreciate the importance of margin, stock and cash in a business that imports from China and the Far East, and be keen to deepen your understanding of what drives them.
About Hunter Price International:
The award-winning team at Hunter Price International collaborates with retailers and brand partners to bring its own brand and licensed products from the showroom to the shop floor.
Established in 2009. Hunter Price has carved out an unrivalled cross-category product offer across Toys & Activities, Stationery & Creative Play and Accessories & Lifestyle. Brands & collections cover everything from pocket money and trending fidget toys, to arts and crafts, reusable shopper bags and hair accessories.
With a thriving portfolio of exclusive, emerging and established own-brands, Hunter Price has seen significant growth in recent years, particularly across Toy Mania, Artistry, Artio, Taggeez, Beadify, Love the Look and more.
Hunter Price also plays the role of licensee and distribution partner for global icons of the licensing world, developing innovative and award-winning consumer product collections for the likes of LEGO, Crayola, Fuggler, Kellogg’s, PAW Patrol, Squishmallows, Peppa Pig, Spongebob, Netflix, and many more.
With creativity at its core, Hunter Price continues to refine and evolve its unique proposition in the ever-changing consumer retail landscape, with inspiring and imaginative new product development, alongside considered and purposeful partnerships, to add value to brands and retailers.
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