EMEA Junior Accountant

Role overview

We are seeking a motivated and meticulous finance professional to join the EMEA Finance function in a practical, wide-ranging accounting role. This position gives exposure to Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger, Treasury, and Commercial Finance, and is well suited to someone who enjoys learning across multiple areas of finance in a busy retail setting.

You will partner with internal teams, outside service providers, and senior business contacts to help ensure accurate reporting, robust financial controls, and ongoing process improvements.

Accounts Payable

• Prepare and check weekly aged creditor reports for vendors.
• Work with the external accounting service to resolve unpaid items, debit balances, and supplier mismatches.
• Handle issues raised through the vendor portal.
• Maintain contractor records and supply invoice coding support.

Accounts Receivable and Treasury

• Monitor EMEA cash accounts, including cash movements, card receipts, and cash over/short items.
• Help the General Ledger team investigate and clear accounting differences.
• Assist with weekly reviews of the EMEA cashbook.
• Support the monthly checking and matching of concession invoices.
• Track concession revenue and follow up on payments that are missing or delayed.
• Complete monthly petty cash checks.
• Review activity related to Made-to-Order (MTO).
• Manage standing orders and direct debits.

General Ledger

• Support month-end and year-end closing tasks, including journals and reconciliations.
• Review prepayments and accruals and prepare accurate journal entries.
• Confirm that accounting records are complete, correct, and ready for audit.
• Carry out detailed analysis of cost lines and investigate variances.
• Review and interpret P&L cost accounts.
• Support daily General Ledger activity so processing stays on schedule.
• Work across teams to maintain effective financial controls.
• Assist with reporting and analysis that support business decisions.
• Follow IFRS/GAAP requirements and internal policies.

Commercial Finance

• Assist with forecasting and budgeting work when needed.

Operational and ad hoc support

• Receive, sort, and distribute incoming mail.
• Provide help with additional finance and administrative tasks as required.

Skills, experience, and qualifications

This role calls for at least 1 year of experience in retail finance or another fast-moving environment. Strong Excel capability is important, particularly with Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP, XLOOKUP, and INDEX/MATCH. Exposure to SAP and/or HP is an advantage. A working understanding of IFRS or GAAP is required.

The right candidate will bring a practical, proactive approach, strong accountability, curiosity, energy, ambition, and a team-oriented mindset. You should also be a confident problem solver with a focus on continuous improvement, strong time management, excellent attention to detail, and solid analytical skills.

Equal opportunity statement

The employer is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace and values differences as a driver of success. Employment decisions are made without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic characteristics, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage, citizenship, disability, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.