Management Accountant (Retail)

Management Accountant (Retail) | Cheshire | Competitive base salary, 25 days holiday, wide range of discounts and benefits | FMCG and Retail

This is a large, well-known UK retailer with a strong brand and nationwide presence. Finance plays a central role in driving both operational efficiency and commercial decision-making, giving you visibility and impact across the business. The culture is fast-paced, collaborative, and entrepreneurial, ideal for someone who enjoys variety and being close to the action, rather than stuck in a back-office role.

It's an opportunity to develop in a complex, consumer-facing environment where your work has a clear link to business performance.

The Role:

We are looking for a proactive and detail-driven Management Accountant to join a collaborative finance team. Reporting to the Finance Manager, you'll provide accurate, timely, and insightful reporting that supports decision-making across the wider business.

This role has a strong focus on labour cost analysis, helping operational leaders understand performance drivers and identify opportunities to improve efficiency.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver accurate weekly reporting on wages and variance analysis.
• Produce detailed breakdowns of wage costs across regions, areas, and stores, highlighting and explaining variances to budget.
• Analyse the cost of servicing different sales channels (e.g. in-store and home delivery) from a labour cost perspective.
• Carry out trend analysis on indirect wage lines, proactively identifying risks and opportunities.
• Support the production of budgets and forecasts, including building the group wage budget from the bottom up and reporting weekly performance from the top down.
• Reconcile wage control balance sheets, ensuring weekly pay postings align with monthly payroll.
• Partner with workforce management and IT teams to analyse wage performance and drive improvements in reporting.

About You:

• Qualified or part-qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Strong analytical skills and natural curiosity for problem-solving.
• Advanced Excel skills; SQL/Azure knowledge desirable.
• Experience with Microsoft D365 would be advantageous.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Commercial awareness with the ability to identify opportunities and add value.
• Process-focused, with a drive to improve and streamline ways of working.
• Self-motivated, responsible, and able to prioritise workload effectively.

What's on Offer:

• £45,000 - £55,000 + Package
• 25 days holiday + BH
• Private Healthcare
• Hybrid working

Zachary Daniels and our client are both equal opportunity employers. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Zachary Daniels is a Niche, National & International Recruitment Consultancy.

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