Senior Financial Accountant, Global Fashion Group
Fixed Term Contract
Fashion and lifestyle retail
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Fashion and lifestyle retail
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
1001+ employees
Company mission
To empower people to express themselves through fashion.
Role
Who you are
- Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent) with strong experience in financial accounting and month-end close (journals, accruals, cut-off, and balance sheet control)
- Proven track record producing management accounts, including variance analysis and clear, stakeholder-ready commentary
- Strong balance sheet governance skills: high-quality reconciliations, ability to identify risks/issues, and drive practical remediation/mitigation actions
- Demonstrable ability to improve and standardise close and control processes (SOPs, checklists, and evidence standards) to increase efficiency and auditability
- Solid systems capability: experience using an ERP and advanced Excel skills; able to deliver to tight deadlines
- Strong written and verbal English, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills; able to explain outcomes clearly to finance and non-finance stakeholders
- Highly organised and proactive, with a resilient and flexible approach; able to work under pressure and manage competing priorities
- Solution-driven and open to change, with a strong focus on delivery and the ability to plan and implement improvements end-to-end
- Collaborative team player: curious, considerate, keen to learn and support wider team goals
- Experience with SAP Business ByDesign and/or OneStream (advantageous but not essential)
What the job involves
- We are looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual to join our GSF Finance HoldCo team as a Senior Financial Accountant reporting to the Finance Manager based in London
- This is an exciting role within a diverse and friendly team where you will get the opportunity to drive process improvement throughout everything you are involved in
- You will work closely with the wider Group and Regional Finance teams
- Day-to-day finance operations: own core finance activities, mainly Accounts Payable and Group cost recharges (holdings context)
- Month-end close: prepare/review journals (accruals, prepayments, allocations/recharges) and ensure accurate ledgers under local GAAP, with robust IFRS Group reporting inputs
- Balance sheet governance: own/review monthly reconciliations, ageing and evidence quality; drive resolution of reconciling items
- Statutory accounts & audit: prepare statutory financial statements internally for UK/DE/LU (incl. notes/schedules) and lead audit delivery (PBC, queries, timetable)
- Management accounts & performance reporting: prepare monthly management accounts for holding entities, including variance analysis (vs budget/forecast/prior year) and clear commentary to support Group performance packs and stakeholder discussions
- Intercompany & cross-functional liaison: work closely with Treasury, Tax and Legal to execute and account for intercompany transactions within the Group
- Controls & process improvement: identify control/process gaps in accounting and close; implement improvements to strengthen the control environment
- Process documentation: support the design of accounting processes and maintain control procedure documentation (SOPs, checklists, templates)
- Systems (SAP ByDesign and OneStream): become proficient in SAP Business ByDesign and OneStream; partner with Finance Systems to support system enhancements and process automation
- Singapore oversight: review SEA/provide outputs for completeness and Group reporting readiness; escalate issues and track actions to closure
- Stakeholder management: maintain strong working relationships with key finance stakeholders across regions and Group
- The unique opportunity to have a serious impact on a well-established player in the fashion ecommerce industry across LATAM, SEA and ANZ
- Valuable experience as the business navigates a dynamic and evolving market landscape
- Work closely with a diverse and talented global team across countries
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Global Fashion Group (GFG) was founded through the consolidation of four established e-commerce regional platforms in emerging markets. The company now operates in locations across the globe and has crafted an in-class shopping experience for their customers.
Today, GFG operates in growth markets with some of the lowest fashion and e-commerce penetration worldwide. GFG offers numerous international and local brands to be delivered quickly and conveniently. In this way, they allow these brands the chance to enter the fashion e-commerce sector in these highly promising economies.
GFG will use its 2023 investment round in subsidiary Zalora to invest in the expansion of its marketplace across Southeast Asia. Global Fashion Group is also investing in technology and operations to streamline its e-commerce business, currently popular in emerging markets, on a global scale. With more than 1 billion consumers in these markets, their potential for growth is huge.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-2% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Apr 2016
$389.5m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Jul 2015
$177.1m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Total funding: $604.3m
Company benefits
- Significant career growth opportunities in a fast-growing business, gain working exposure in the 17 countries across the group
- A dynamic working environment shaping the face of fashion e-commerce in growth markets
- Work closely with a global talent pool with an international mindset
- The unique opportunity to have a serious impact on a growing organisation
- Work from home opportunities
Company HQ
Niederanven, Luxembourg
Leadership
Patrick Schmidt
(Co-CEO)Co-founder of Groupon and ex-BCG Project Leader.
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