Finance Reporting and Accounting Manager, Joseph Joseph
6-9 Months Fixed Term Contract
+ Company bonus scheme
Innovative and functional houseware
Be an early applicant
Innovative and functional houseware
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
+ Company bonus scheme
101-200 employees
Company mission
To create desirable products that enhance everyday life and stay true to our philosophy of creating Brilliantly Useful Design.
Role
Who you are
- Qualified Accountant with extensive post qualified experience, including experience in a similar role within a multinational Group environment
- Experience leading year-end statutory accounts preparation and audits for a consolidated Group and standalone legal entities
- Experience of UK and international tax compliance (Corporation Tax, Transfer Pricing and VAT) including support with returns preparation and reviews
- Experience of managing high-performing teams
- Detail oriented, constantly challenging processes, ability to explain complex finance and accounting matters to a non-finance audience
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong analytical skills with proficiency in Excel; experience of SAP and Power BI is a plus
- Relevant experience working within a Consumer Goods business would be an advantage
- Keen to work within a high growth environment
What the job involves
- We are recruiting for a Financial Reporting and Accounting Manager to join us on an interim basis to lead a team of two Direct Reports
- Reporting to the Group Financial Controller, responsible for leading monthly and annual financial reporting and tax compliance for the Joseph Joseph group
- Lead the month-end accounting close and financial reporting the Group
- Lead preparation of consolidated Group and UK operating legal entity statutory accounts
- Oversee statutory audits for UK and overseas legal entities, ensuring all data requirements and controls are in place
- Lead Corporation Tax and VAT compliance for the Group – including ownership of Transfer Pricing processes and Intercompany contracts and transactions. In addition, provide support with ongoing assessment of Group legal entity structure
- Provide technical accounting guidance to finance and operating teams; drafting and implementing Accounting policies where required
- Take a fresh-eyes perspective to identify and implement process improvements and best practices optimising data analytics
- Additional ad hoc tasks as required
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Based in London, family business Joseph Joseph pairs Cambridge University business and a Central St Martins Product Design graduates into a sleek and functional homeware and product manufacturing company. Founded in 2003, kitchen and homeware designed by Joseph Joseph are now available in leading department stores, independent shops, eCommerce channels, and in over 100 countries across the globe. In 2022, the founding brothers reported a turnover on its more than 450 products that exceeded £130M.
Joseph Joseph champions products that are effective and striking, using its blend of business and creative savvy to keep things stylish yet practical. The same can be said of its work culture, with the company announcing in 2023 that it has partnered with performance management and employee retention platform OpenBlend to manage its workforce. This highlights the company’s keen eye for tech innovations to enhance its activities.
With many awards under its belt, Joseph Joseph is still keeping a firm grip on its outgoings in light of inflation and economic trade stresses, all whilst reducing its packaging and carbon footprint. With rising costs throughout its supply chain, Joseph Joseph continues to keep its operations as efficient as its products.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
10% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Flexible working
- Mental wellbeing support
- Holiday trading
- Additional holiday for length of service
- Company bonus scheme
- Generous discounts for you and friends and family
- Season ticket loan and cycle-to-work scheme
- Even more discounts with Perkbox
Company HQ
London, UK
Leadership
Richard Joseph
(Co-Founder & CEO)Studied Business at Cambridge University.
Antony Joseph
(Co-Founder & Creative Director)Previously Studied Design at St Central Martins and worked as a Freelance product designer.
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