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Senior Management Accountant – Full-Time – Newcastle, Tyne & Wear
About Us
Inspired by a shared love of fashion, sneakers, and the surrounding culture, END. was founded in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2005. Our first UK store brought together a curated mix of celebrated designers and emerging brands, many previously hard to find outside of London. From day one, we’ve nurtured a community of like-minded individuals united by a passion for this ever-evolving culture.
Today, END. serves over 2 million customers worldwide through a seamless blend of online and physical retail. Our industry-leading stores in Newcastle, Glasgow, Manchester, London, and Milan reflect our commitment to innovation, influence, and inspiration. We offer a carefully curated selection of menswear, womenswear, sneakers, homeware, and lifestyle products to a global audience.
At the heart of END. is our customer, and it’s our people and culture that make the difference. With over 600 employees across our HQ, offices, and retail locations, our customer-first mindset continues to guide everything we do.
The Role
The Senior Management Accountant will play a key part in managing the month-end close process and maintaining controls across the MI team to deliver accurate information to the business in a timely manner. The ideal candidate will be commercially minded and analytical, with the ability to build strong relationships across the business.
Key Responsibilities:
- Prepare monthly management accounts across areas of responsibility, with accountability for monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
- Work alongside Finance Business Partners to deliver insightful variance analysis and commentary against budget, forecast, and prior year. Ensure timely, accurate reporting is distributed to relevant budget holders.
- Support the month-end close process, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
- Assist in the preparation of annual budgets and rolling forecasts in collaboration with department heads and the FP&A team.
- Provide financial insight for commercial decisions for the FP&A team, ensuring accuracy of data provided.
- Drive continuous improvement in financial processes, reporting tools, and systems.
- Collaborate on ERP and BI system enhancements, ensuring data integrity across platforms.
- Automate processes and streamline workflows to improve efficiency.
- Maintain strong internal controls within financial operations.
- Work alongside the Group Reporting Manager to ensure accounting standards are followed appropriately.
- Support audit processes and liaise with external auditors as required.
- Assist with tax and statutory reporting where applicable.
- Lead and mentor direct reports, setting clear objectives and regularly discussing performance.
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Who We’re Looking For
Essential Criteria:
- Strong communication skills, able to articulate complex information in an easy-to-understand, digestible way.
- Ability to implement new controls/processes in a fast-paced business.
- Commercially focused with strong analytical thinking.
- Proactive and solutions-oriented.
- Ability to work independently while managing multiple priorities.
- Exceptional planning and organisation skills.
- Exceptional attention to detail and focus on quality.
- Fully qualified accountant (ACA or ACCA) – 3+ years post-qualification experience (PQE).
- Minimum 3 years of experience in management accounting, ideally within retail, fashion, or FMCG.
- Solid understanding of relevant accounting standards (Group reports under FRS 102) and multi-currency consolidations.
- Advanced Excel skills, with experience using BI tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau).
- Strong understanding of multi-channel business models and inventory accounting.
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Nice-to-Have:
- Experience in e-commerce or omni-channel financial reporting.
What We Offer
Besides a competitive salary, an engaging and inclusive workplace, and the opportunity to help shape a dynamic industry, we provide:
- 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)
- Flexible working, with 2 days WFH
- 40-hour week (Monday to Friday)
- Holiday trading (buy/sell 3 days)
- Your birthday off
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
- Healthcare Cashback Plan
- Moments that matter gifts (weddings and babies)
- A pension scheme (with employer contributions)
- Generous staff discount
- Opportunities for professional development and career progression
Where to From Here?
We know that great talent comes in many forms. Even if you don’t meet every single criterion, we’d still love to hear from you. If you’re passionate, driven, and believe you can contribute to our future success, we encourage you to apply.
Please note: Employment is conditional upon having the legal right to work in the UK for the role offered.
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