Management Accountant at Candy Kittens

The Role in a snapshot

Location: The Sweet Factory, Marylebone (hybrid)

Salary: Competitive, based on experience

Candy Kittens Management Accountant is responsible for the accounting, reconciliation and reporting inputs for Candy Kittens (inc Smittens and Treets), Shades and the group holding companies. You will work hand-in-hand with the Finance Manager, Candy Kittens to complete all management accounting activities.

Vital parts of this role include proactively preparing accounts and recs for an efficient month end close and report cycle; and working closely with operations, sales and marketing teams to review and control spend.

Specific goals for the role include:

• Identifying process efficiency opportunities and ways to automate.

• Conducting variance analysis to drive insightful decision making

You will report to the Head of Finance, Rachel Sarson, to drive performance and growth of Candy Kittens.

This exciting position offers a broad role within a high growth environment.  

What you'll be responsible for...

• Own the preparation of monthly management accounts and variance analysis to help the business understand what's driving performance.

• Manage the month end commercial accruals, working closely with the Sales and Marketing teams to accurately account for promotional activity.

• Work closely with the Operations team to monitor and control third party supply costs including repacking.

• Support the preparation  of VAT returns and packaging tax submissions to ensure we meet our regulatory obligations accurately and on time.

• Prepare for and actively support financial audits, organising documentation to ensure a smooth, efficient process with no surprises.

• Operate efficiently within a robust financial control environment to reduce risk.

• Proactively identify opportunities to improve processes and develop actionable plans to drive greater efficiency and accuracy across the finance function.

What we're looking for...

• Candidates will be expected to show professional progression through hands-on experience in a similar role, with experience of sales into grocery. Candidates will be nearly or recently qualified.

• Broad experience of all aspects of management accounting plus reporting is essential. Familiarity with Xero and Unleashed is important.

• The successful candidate will be diligent, detail focused, highly organised, have strong communication skills and be able to maintain accuracy and focus even when under pressure.

• The role will appeal to a self-starter who is able to contribute to transformation of the finance operations while retaining a firm grasp of the core operational disciplines.

Why work for us?

Working at Candy Kittens, you will get: 

• Unlimited holiday 

• Private Healthcare 

• Monday breakfast

• Dog friendly office 

• Free sweets 

• Team lunches

• Monthly socials 

• Quarterly team trips