Corporate Reporting Accountant at Asda

Leeds, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

07 Mar, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

07 Dec, 25

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Technical Accounting, Coaching, Communication, Influencing, Leadership, Prioritisation, Analytical Skills, Problem-Solving Skills, Risk Management, Financial Control, Process Improvement, Data Analysis, Collaboration, Decision Making, Digital Tools, Financial Reporting

Industry

Retail

Description

Job Title Corporate Reporting Accountant Location Asda House Employment Type Full time Contract Type Permanent Hours Per Week 37.5 Salary Competitive salary plus benefits. Category Controlling Closing Date 18 December 2025 Providing customers with the best products at the best prices, we believe in seeing challenges where others see problems – our culture is resilient, energetic and exceptionally fast-paced. If you think you've got the skills and personality to succeed in this environment, consider joining us in this key Finance role. In this role, you'll be pivotal to ensuring that our corporate and business strategies are supported by the very best financial accounting and control processes - and that these processes continually maximise our profitability and efficiency. As an Accountant within our Controllership team, you will combine technical accounting with coaching, communication, influencing, leadership and prioritisation skills to ensure that we maintain a strong control environment and support Asda in delivering our financial plan. The Ins and Outs: As an Accountant within the Controllership team, you will act as Financial Controller for part of the Asda business, you will manage the accurate and timely production of financial information for internal/external reporting, including compliance with group accounting policies and procedures and managing the related financial control environment, Reviewing financial performance on a monthly basis with Commercial Finance customers including clear articulation of variances to plan/forecast, Maintaining an awareness of risk management issues across the Asda business, and lead cross functional projects to enhance the control environment, Using the large volumes of data available to continually refine and improve our understanding of the numbers and evolve financial control, Working with the business partners and Commercial Finance teams on new business initiatives to ensure the financial reporting impact is understood and financial controls are robust, Review of month-end balance sheet reconciliations, Delivery of process improvement within the team, looking for opportunities to make processes more efficient About you ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified accountant, Confidence liaising with people at all levels, Able to quickly prioritise and make decisions, Commitment to developing and stretching your own skills, Great analytical and problem-solving skills, Able to think laterally and challenge the status quo. Experience using digital tools such as Alteryx and Tableau would be advantageous but not essential #LI-JC1 Everything you'll love To ensure we balance moments where we know we need to collaborate together and the need for flexibility, Asda has a hybrid way of working with a minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices. Over and above this, each area of Asda may have additional requirements which may require spending more days in the office, visiting suppliers, stores or depots. You will also get an excellent benefits package including: Discretionary company bonus Company pension up to 7% matched 15% colleague discount in store and online Free access to wellbeing services such as Stream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, alongside discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas. Asda Allies Inclusion Networks – helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments. We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves Asda is Reimagining Retail It’s hard for anyone to imagine how many different career possibilities there are at Asda. Ours is a big business, and beyond the roles you might be familiar with there are hundreds more you don’t often get to see. In fact, because our business is changing we're creating new roles all the time! So take the time to look around. Once you’ve had the chance to explore our current open positions, apply to the ones you feel suit you best. And don't forget you can keep an eye on new positions and check how your current applications are progressing by visiting regularly.

Responsibilities

As a Corporate Reporting Accountant, you will manage the accurate and timely production of financial information for internal and external reporting. You will also review financial performance monthly and lead cross-functional projects to enhance the control environment.