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Management Accountant (Retail)
Job Posted: 5 days ago
Salary: £ Competitive
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Cheshire
Expire in: 22 days
Job Description
Management Accountant (Retail) | Cheshire | Competitive base salary, 25 days holiday, wide range of discounts and benefits | FMCG and Retail
This is a large, well-known UK retailer with a strong brand and nationwide presence. Finance plays a central role in driving both operational efficiency and commercial decision-making, giving you visibility and impact across the business. The culture is fast-paced, collaborative, and entrepreneurial, ideal for someone who enjoys variety and being close to the action, rather than stuck in a back-office role.
It's an opportunity to develop in a complex, consumer-facing environment where your work has a clear link to business performance.
The Role:
We are looking for a proactive and detail-driven Management Accountant to join a collaborative finance team. Reporting to the Finance Manager, you'll provide accurate, timely, and insightful reporting that supports decision-making across the wider business.
This role has a strong focus on labour cost analysis, helping operational leaders understand performance drivers and identify opportunities to improve efficiency.
Key Responsibilities:
Deliver accurate weekly reporting on wages and variance analysis.
Produce detailed breakdowns of wage costs across regions, areas, and stores, highlighting and explaining variances to budget.
Analyse the cost of servicing different sales channels (e.g. in-store and home delivery) from a labour cost perspective.
Carry out trend analysis on indirect wage lines, proactively identifying risks and opportunities.
Support the production of budgets and forecasts, including building the group wage budget from the bottom up and reporting weekly performance from the top down.
Reconcile wage control balance sheets, ensuring weekly pay postings align with monthly payroll.
Partner with workforce management and IT teams to analyse wage performance and drive improvements in reporting.About You:
Qualified or part-qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
Strong analytical skills and natural curiosity for problem-solving.
Advanced Excel skills; SQL/Azure knowledge desirable.
Experience with Microsoft D365 would be advantageous.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Commercial awareness with the ability to identify opportunities and add value.
Process-focused, with a drive to improve and streamline ways of working.
Self-motivated, responsible, and able to prioritise workload effectively.What's on Offer:
£45,000 - £55,000 + Package
25 days holiday + BH
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Hybrid workingZachary Daniels and our client are both equal opportunity employers. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Zachary Daniels is a Niche, National & International Recruitment Consultancy.
Specialising in Buying, Merchandising & Ecommerce | Design, Technical, Wholesale & Production | Finance | HR & Talent | H&S & Compliance | Marketing, Digital & Technology | Property & Centre Management | Retail, Trade, Leisure & Wholesale Operations | Senior Appointments & Exec | Sales | Supply Chain & Logistics
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