At Burberry, we believe creativity opens spaces. Our purpose is to unlock the power of imagination to push boundaries and open new possibilities for our people, our customers and our communities. This is the core belief that has guided Burberry since it was founded in 1856 and is central to how we operate as a company today. We aim to provide an environment for creative minds from different backgrounds to thrive, bringing a wide range of skills and experiences to everything we do. As a purposeful, values-driven brand, we are committed to being a force for good in the world as well, creating the next generation of sustainable luxury for customers, driving industry change and championing our communities. At Burberry, we believe creativity opens spaces. Our purpose is to unlock the power of imagination to push boundaries and open new possibilities for our people, our customers and our communities. This is the core belief that has guided Burberry since it was founded in 1856 and is central to how we operate as a company today. We aim to provide an environment for creative minds from different backgrounds to thrive, bringing a wide range of skills and experiences to everything we do. As a purposeful, values-driven brand, we are committed to being a force for good in the world as well, creating the next generation of sustainable luxury for customers, driving industry change and championing our communities.
JOB PURPOSE
As the Lead Accountant, you will be working out of our Leeds office with our RTR Finance team. Your role will actively participate in the development of the team, standardisation and process improvement.
RESPONSIBILITIES Delivery
- You will be accountable for managing a team of accountants which will service functional shared service requirements on a global basis
- Responsible and accountable for the end-to-end solution and performance of an integrated set of processes, reporting and provisioning processes
- Manage the various internal stakeholders and accompanying change management programmes to oversee successful service delivery
- Review and approve transactions, balances, journals and reports
- Ensuring compliance with the Group Policies, including operating of internal controls over financial reporting
Continuous improvement
- Sets future process and service direction and alignment to BBS customer and business strategies in the Opex sub-function
- Apply understanding of assigned business process to identify gaps and propose continuous improvement measures
- Work with other Burberry Group functions to leverage potential upgrades or consolidate shared systems and processes.
PERSONAL PROFILE
Qualifications & Experience
- Professional accounting qualification is preferred e.g. ACA, CA, ACCA or CIMA.
- SAP training and certification is a plus.
- Demonstrated management experience, including history of hiring, training, motivating and retaining accounting personnel.
- Strong technical background with experience in a FTSE company applying IFRS is required.
- Worked within a multicurrency environment, analysing and understanding the impact of movements in exchange rates in all areas of income statement. Experience of BPC, and advanced excel skills, an advantage.
- Experience leading and/or building an accounting team in a Shared Service environment is a plus.
- Requires proven leadership skills in managing teams. Can provide examples of effective leadership and getting the best out of people, including during demanding and unsettling periods of change.
- Has track record and appetite for delivering continuous improvement. Able to generate commitment to change amongst own team.
- Can provide evidence of working collaboratively with peers.
Burberry is an Equal Opportunities Employer and as such, treats all applications equally and recruits purely on the basis of skills and experience.