Head of Group Accounting

THE ALLSAINTS TEAM

At AllSaints we are in the business of feelings - making our customers feel cool and confident. If, like us, you believe in the power of a great outfit, we'd love to talk to you.

We're a global brand made up of a very diverse mix of talented people in a huge variety of roles. Our products are designed in house and made by a small number of suppliers and artisans around the world to sustainable standards.

We are a brand embarking on a very exciting plan and we are seeking new members of the team who want to contribute to this.

What We Do:

The Finance Function has responsibility for all aspects of financial planning, accounting and reporting, tax and treasury management for the Global business.

The Role:

The role - reporting to the Global CFO will take responsibility for leading on all aspects of financial accounting, production of monthly management accounts, balance sheet reconciliations, overhead cost centre cost planning and cost control, treasury management, managing the annual audit and the preparation of statutory accounts

What Will I Be Doing?

• Drive the month end reporting timetable and production of monthly management accounts including the Group consolidated Income statement, Balance Sheet, Cashflow statement
• Drive process improvements throughout the finance team focusing on process automation
• Ensure robust financial control processes in place across treasury operations and accounting
• Lead the relationship with external auditors and manage the year end audit process ensuring audit plan agreed and communicated, audit deliverables are on time and liaise with audit team throughout the audit process to achieve the audit timelines and completion of audited statutory accounts on time
• Timely production of statutory accounts for all Group entities
• Ensure compliance with monthly bank reporting requirements related to the revolving credit facility and manage annual bank audits and stock evaluation reviews
• Ensure effective treasury management with appropriate controls - day to day funding requirements / payments and cash transfers and management of bank accounts and cash is in line with agree targets and within the agreed controls framework
• Business partner to D Group re overhead costs budgeting, monthly reporting and cost control, supporting leaders in understanding actual performance, cost risks and opportunities and ensuring costs maintained within agreed Budgets
• Ensure effective balance sheet reconciliation process operating throughout the year, identify and resolve accounting issues to ensure no surprises at year end close and a smooth year end audit process
• As required identify Netsuite system issues and engage with systems team to ensure issues are resolved efficiently
• Work closely with IT re change projects which impact financial reporting - ensure sound change management process to maintain compliance with finance processes and reporting requirements and re the smooth delivery of new projects
• Ensure all accounting policies are adhered to throughout the Group and new Accounting standards are implemented as required
• Lead continuous improvement projects in Finance including re operation of the Netsuite system and to deliver efficiencies in Finance processes
• Act as a deputy for the CFO as requested and work effectively with the other Finance team leaders including Head of Commercial Finance and F P & A and Global Head of Finance Operations, Global Head of Tax and John Varvatos Vice President of Finance, Ops Director for Asia
• Undertake adhoc projects as requested by the CFO
• Lead, develop and motivate a team of 10+ individuals
• Develop strong and effective working relationship with key external parties including Auditors and Banks and Payment Providers and internally with the Group Leadership teams

What skills do I need?

• ACA qualified with extensive post-qualification financial accounting experience in multi-entity, multi-currency environment and strong technical understanding of IFRS accounting standards
• Team leadership experience - a track record in leading and developing financial accounting and operations teams – achieving challenging objectives and continued process improvement
• Proven ability to manage the development of accounting systems whilst maintaining financial controls and compliance
• Ability to balance the production of reporting and providing insight with the need for strong processes and compliance re key controls
• Team player with excellent stakeholder management and relationship building skills with both internal and external stakeholders
• A Retail industry background is desirable

ABOUT THE LOCATION

Based in our East London Studios in vibrant Shoreditch with perks and benefits offered from local businesses including discounts on food, shopping and health & beauty. Studio Location. Approximately a 10 minute walk from Liverpool Street Station and a 5 minute walk from Shoreditch High Street.

WHAT WE STAND FOR

The Customer is the Boss We work as one proud team to get the best for our customers

One Team We are joined up and encourage others to share their ideas

We Do What We Say We Will We know our goals, and we work with clear outcomes in mind

We Are Responsible We are self aware, understand the impact we have on others and are positive about the future