Management Accountant

at  Wasabi Sushi and Bento

Founded in 2003 by Dong Hyun Kim, his mission was simple, to make fresh and flavorsome sushi and bento available to everyone. Almost 20 years later Wasabi have 40 successful branches across London, other UK major cities and New York.
The journey continued in 2019 with the launch of Wasabi Home Bento exclusively into Sainsburys. After several years of great success there, the grocery business expanded launching into Tesco in September 2022. Wasabi has now firmly established itself as the No2 chilled ready meal brand and a driver of significant market growth. And we’re just getting started. The leadership team have set out their 5 year strategy which encompasses company growth, franchise and international expansion.
Our menu is renowned for its distinctiveness, freshness and flavour. The cold food range of sushi, pokes and salads are made fresh daily in our branch kitchens and our hot bento, noodle bowls and soups offer an indulgent and comforting alternative to our broad and democratic demographic.
As we prepare for our next phase of growth and innovation, we have an incredibly exciting opportunity for a Management Accountant to join our Finance Team based in Park Royal.

IMMEDIATELY START

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Management Accountant to work within our Support Office extension. As the business grows rapidly, this is an exciting and challenging time for the Finance team, and the company as a whole.
This role has been designed to cover a cross-section of core finance activities and provide insight into the drivers of the business’ revenues and profits.
The ideal candidate needs to be able to work to a high level of accuracy and be able to work with large amounts of data and learn finance systems quickly. This role will also require the ability to think strategically and provide detailed analysis and manage 1 direct report.

Key Responsibilities:

• Liaise with colleagues in other department in order to collect information related to the job duties.
• Act as first point of contact regarding management account queries.
• Assisting and preparing the month end management accounts for Wasabi UK to tight deadlines ensuring the highest level of accuracy is maintained.
• Preparation & posting of some month end journals including stock, COGS and payroll.
• Assisting in the year-end audits.
• To undertake any other duties commensurate with this post as and when requested.
• Preparing monthly intercompany reconciliations.
• Preparing monthly balance sheet reconciliations & actioning issues on timely basis.
• Maintaining the fixed assets schedules.
• Update and maintain accruals and prepayments schedules including reclasses and invoice collation.
• Assist in the preparation of annual budgets and rolling forecasts where required. Develop and maintain branch P&L information to branch managers and area managers.
• Managing the direct report Assistant Management Accountant with looking after our customer ledger and customer relationships.
• Liaison with Finance Business Partners, Accounts Payable, Treasury and Payroll teams to ensure month end duties are preformed accurately and timely.
• Support other division and the branches (UK and the US) and to provide assistance when required.
• Support Wasabi Seiyaku’s ESG initiatives by promoting responsible financial practices and tracking relevant KPIs related to sustainability and community engagement.

Our requirements:

• ACCA/ CIMA (Part qualified/ finalist)
• Knowledge of MS NAV or Business Central is mandatory.
• Microsoft Excel skills are a pre-requisite
• Ability to analyse and spot trends within key P&L lines
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to communicate with people from all backgrounds.
• High level of attention to detail and can-do attitude to problem solving.
• Organised with a flexible approach, ability to work under pressure and to meet tight deadlines.

IN RETURN WE PROVIDE:

• A great working environment
• Pension scheme
• Target Bonus
• Refer A Friend Scheme
• Free Sushi or hot food (vegan options available)
• 50% discount in our Branches
• Employee Assistant Programme
• Long Service Awards
• Wagestream - a financial wellbeing benefit that lets you access your pay as you earn it in real time and manage savings
• Life Assurance
• Cycle To Work
• Free on-site parking
• A variety of discounts (shopping, food & drink, entertainment and health & fitness) through Perkbox and
• The opportunity to develop your skills within a growing company.
  Our people make us who we are. If you’re looking for an exciting challenge and this sounds like the job for you please apply today as we can’t wait to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities:

• Liaise with colleagues in other department in order to collect information related to the job duties.
• Act as first point of contact regarding management account queries.
• Assisting and preparing the month end management accounts for Wasabi UK to tight deadlines ensuring the highest level of accuracy is maintained.
• Preparation & posting of some month end journals including stock, COGS and payroll.
• Assisting in the year-end audits.
• To undertake any other duties commensurate with this post as and when requested.
• Preparing monthly intercompany reconciliations.
• Preparing monthly balance sheet reconciliations & actioning issues on timely basis.
• Maintaining the fixed assets schedules.
• Update and maintain accruals and prepayments schedules including reclasses and invoice collation.
• Assist in the preparation of annual budgets and rolling forecasts where required. Develop and maintain branch P&L information to branch managers and area managers.
• Managing the direct report Assistant Management Accountant with looking after our customer ledger and customer relationships.
• Liaison with Finance Business Partners, Accounts Payable, Treasury and Payroll teams to ensure month end duties are preformed accurately and timely.
• Support other division and the branches (UK and the US) and to provide assistance when required.
• Support Wasabi Seiyaku’s ESG initiatives by promoting responsible financial practices and tracking relevant KPIs related to sustainability and community engagement