Pret A Manger
Property Accounting Manager
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At Pret, We Believe in Growing Good Things.
Growth is at the heart of everything we do. From the freshly hand-made food we create every day, to supporting our teams, we help our people grow in confidence, skills and to pursue their unique paths.
What we’re looking for
We’re looking for passionate team players to bring joy to our customers every day. As a Property Accounting Manager you’ll be responsible for ensuring high quality property accounting is performed for each of our markets globally. This will include:
- Along with the property accountant, prepare and post all property-related accounting transactions for Pret’s UK and International operations under both UK GAAP and IFRS
- Work closely with property teams globally to understand changes to the property portfolio on a timely basis
- Liaise with other finance teams, such as P2P, Tax, Group reporting and FP&A to support the work of those teams
- Review data in the Group’s property management system to ensure it is kept up to date
- Manage a high volume of transactions across multi-entity, multi-currency Group structure ensuring high levels of accuracy with a culture of no surprises
- Drive the adoption of common processes and standards across all global entities
- Monitor timely completion of period end tasks, ensuring preparation and review of all reconciliations is carried out according to period end deadlines
- Perform primary review of all work completed by the team
- Support the team with daily activities and ad hoc queries as required
- Support the preparation of commentary for period end management accounts, including an understanding of variances
- Support the preparation of disclosures for the annual financial statements
- Support the year end audit process
- Support the budget process
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About you
- Be kind, honest and generous: bring genuine warmth and your authentic self to work every day.
- Bring your passion: share our passion for exceptional customer service.
- Spread joy every day: small acts of kindness are a big part of what makes the Pret experience special.
- Professional accounting qualification required (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent)
- Working knowledge of property accounting requirements under UK GAAP and IFRS
- Experience managing a team preferred
- Strong communication skills and proven capability in building relationships with those inside and outside finance
- Resilient and able to work to tight deadlines
We offer
- Salary £60-65k and 20% bonus potential
- Gold Card: We love making people’s day through our food and drinks. That goes for our teams too. That’s why everyone gets a Gold Card. When you’re in the office, your food and drinks are on us. And when you’re not, you can use your Gold Card to get up to 5 Barista-made drinks a day, and 50% off everything else (food, snacks, bottled drinks – the lot).
A few more perks
- You’ll get 33 days of annual leave (including flexible Bank Holidays), increasing to 38 days the longer you’re with us.
- Free private medical cover, with the option to add family or partner at an additional cost
- 4% of your pension contribution matched by Pret, rises to 5% after 5 years
- Life assurance at 3x annual salary
- Loyalty award for 5, 10, 15, 20 years’ service
- Flexible Benefits Platform packed with lifestyle discounts
- Season ticket loans
- Healthcare cash plan
- Financial wellbeing provisions
- Free mortgage services
- Sabbatical after 3 years
- Opportunities to support our charity, The Pret Foundation
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We also offer
- Individual ways to grow - We offer lots of opportunities for learning, whether you join us for a short stint or the long game, you’re good to grow with us. Including fully funded professional qualifications, leadership development and mentoring.
- Diversity and belonging - Everyone is welcome at Pret, we want you to feel confident and valued for who you are and to truly belong.
- Pace and variety - Our work is fast paced with lots of variety, you’ll build a diverse skill set and learn a lot!
- Community and purpose - We’re proud to make a difference through The Pret Foundation, from tackling homelessness to reducing food waste and creating positive change for people and communities.
Our values
- Happy Teams Happy Customers
- Amazing Standards Every day
- Never Standing Still
- Doing The Right Thing
The interview journey
Every interview process at Pret begins with the same two stages. First, you’ll have a relaxed 30-minute conversation with our recruitment team so we can get to know you and your experience. Next, you’ll be invited to a one-hour, in-person interview with the hiring manager at our Head Office in London Victoria.
Depending on the role and function, there may be additional stages. These could include time spent in one of our shops, completing a task, or meeting a senior leader.
Before you apply
This role is based at Pret’s Support Centre in London Victoria, where we work in a hybrid way - typically three days a week in the office.
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