Triple Wimbledon champion Fred Perry founded his brand in 1952. He was the son of a cotton spinner, who played and fought his way through, always with style – and despite the establishment. Today, Fred Perry is a global community of over 370 employees, all inspired by the Laurel Wreath and what it represents

PURPOSE:

This role will act as an integral part of our accounts and wider finance team.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Accounting

• Set up and maintain Direct Debits and Standing Orders
• Review head office staff & retail store expenses ensuring that all spend is compliant with company policy.
• Process petty cash for retail stores.
• Reconcile retail cash/card payments to EPOS system Navision.
• Prepare and post VAT adjustments.
• Prepare and post the bank foreign exchange revaluation for Fred Perry Limited.
• Reconcile balance sheet reconciliations for Payroll control accounts.
• Reconcile balance Sheet reconciliations for VAT accounts.
• Reconcile multicurrency bank accounts.
• Intercompany accounting and reconciliation.

Audit

• Providing back up and walk throughs to audit team as required.

Budget

• Working with relevant stakeholders to create budgets for key P&L lines.

THE PERSON:

• Able to operate on own initiative.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Proficient in Excel.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Good communication skills with the ability to build good relationships across the business.

HOURS:

We actively encourage our teams to have a good work/life balance and so we are pleased to offer flexible working shifts at Fred Perry HQ. Our core shift hours are from 10am – 4.30pm and so employees can choose to start and finish early, or start and finish late. (i.e. work 8:00am-4:30pm, or 10:00am-6:30pm etc). We also have 30-minute early finish on Fridays.

As we continue to work in a more flexible way, the Head Office acts a brand hub, where we can all connect and collaborate with one another. This role is a mix of office based (London) and remote working. We will expect the employee to come into the office regularly for face-to-face meetings and to work alongside their team on collaborative projects.

BENEFITS:

We are proud to offer a wide range of benefits to all our staff, and continue to reassess what our community needs from us to thrive. We don’t want to be a good company to work for, we want to be a great one. Here are some things we currently offer:

• Annual performance-related bonus
• Competitive salary, reviewed every year
• Generous staff discount and regular sample sales
• Generous pension scheme with 8.5% company contribution
• Option to buy an extra 5 days holiday annually
• Enhanced maternity and paternity packages
• Life insurance
• Private healthcare
• Cycle to work scheme
• Early finish Fridays
• Season ticket loan
• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Annual Birthday vouchers
• Regular opportunities to attend gigs / events

We actively welcome applications from people of all different backgrounds. Your CV will be submitted to hiring managers with all personal details hidden to ensure anonymity.