Lead Accountant

Overview

In this role you will lead the UK and Italy supply chain financial reporting, ensuring accuracy and adherence to IFRS and local GAAP. You’ll guide the record-to-report process, strengthen controls, and drive improvements in finance workflows. You’ll manage a team, deliver timely statutory and management information, and partner with cross-functional stakeholders on change initiatives. This position blends technical accounting expertise with a continuous-improvement mindset in a values-driven luxury brand.

Responsibilities

• Oversee month-end processes including journals, balance sheet reconciliations, and cash-flow reporting
• Lead preparation and review of statutory accounts and local compliance activities
• Maintain compliance with Group policies and internal controls over financial reporting
• Provide direction to the team on priorities, deadlines and standards, supporting development
• Drive simplification, standardisation and automation of finance processes
• Partner with finance and other functions to deliver change initiatives and optimize systems

Key requirements

• Professional accounting qualification (ACA/CA/ACCA/CIMA) with post-qualification experience
• Strong technical accounting knowledge including IFRS or local GAAP
• Experience leading or supervising accounting staff and developing teams
• Collaborative communicator able to influence stakeholders at different levels
• Continuous-improvement mindset with ability to translate business needs into process or control enhancements
• Confidence with financial systems and data; experience with SAP, BPC, Excel or Power BI; multicurrency experience advantageous

• Collaboration
• Strategic communication
• Leadership and people development
• IFRS / local GAAP
• Internal controls over financial reporting
• SAP

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