Accountant Financial Operations

Role Overview

Reporting to the Finance Business Partner – Supply Chain/Stock Integrity, this role sits within Financial Operations and will be support for the integrity, analysis, and reporting of supply chain financials, with a core focus on warehouse, freight, and stock integrity accounting.

The position plays a critical role in ensuring accurate financial results through robust month-end processes, journal preparation, accruals, reconciliations, and stocktake/shrinkage reporting, while delivering insightful analysis to support operational decision-making.

The successful applicant will work closely with the supply chain and stock integrity teams

Key Responsibilities

• Financial Reporting & Analysis
• Prepare and deliver detailed analysis of major supply chain cost lines, including:
• Warehouse costs (labour, rent, handling)
• Domestic and international freight
• Produce weekly/monthly supply chain reporting with clear insights on trends and key cost drivers.
• Prepare month-end financial reporting packs, including variance analysis and commentary.
• Support monthly and quarterly management reporting requirements.
• Drive improved visibility and transparency of supply chain costs, including:
• Cost per channel reporting
• Store and merchandise-level supply chain cost insights
• Month-End Accounting & Journal Entries
• Prepare and post accurate month-end journals, including:
• Warehouse cost allocations and adjustments
• Freight expense recognition and cost allocation
• Inventory-related entries (adjustments, provisions)
• Ensure all expenses are recognised in the correct accounting period through:
• Warehouse accruals (unbilled operating costs)
• Freight accruals (un-invoiced transport costs)
• Freight Clearing & Reconciliations
• Perform detailed reconciliation and investigation of overseas freight clearing accounts.
• Identify and resolve variances between:
• Overseas Freight costs incurred
• Supplier invoices
• Inventory capitalised costs
• Ensure timely clearing of balances and escalation of aged items.
• Inventory, Stocktake & Shrinkage
• Support month-end stocktake processes across distribution centres and stores.
• Analyse stocktake results and identify variances against book inventory.
• Calculate and maintain inventory provisions for:
• Store shrinkage
• Data Integrity & Costing Accuracy
• Assist in ongoing review of master data (e.g. cubic measures, product dimensions) to ensure accurate freight and warehouse cost allocation.
• Support enhancement of costing methodologies to reflect actual operational activity.
• Improve reporting accuracy through alignment of financial and operational data.
• Continuous Improvement & Projects
• Contribute to initiatives aimed at improving:
• Supply chain reporting capability
• Cost allocation methodologies
• Financial processes and controls
• Support ad-hoc projects across finance and supply chain functions.
  
  

• Highly detail-oriented, with a strong focus on accuracy and process discipline
• Proactive and able to work autonomously while managing competing priorities
• Strong communicator with the ability to clearly document and explain financial outcomes
• Comfortable working across virtual teams and cross-functional stakeholder groups
• Demonstrates ownership, urgency, and consistent follow-through
  
  

• 2–5 years’ experience in finance, inventory accounting, or supply chain operations
• Strong Excel skills (financial modelling and data analysis)
• Experience working with ERP systems (SAP preferred)
• Understanding of:
• Inventory accounting principles
• Accrual accounting
• Reconciliations and financial controls