The posting
Company Description
At Frasers Group we’re rethinking retail. Through digital innovation and unique customer experiences, we’re serving our consumers with the world’s best sports, premium and luxury brands globally. As a leader in the industry, we’re elevating the retail experience for our consumers providing flexible and convenient ways to pay across our collection of established brands, including Studio, Sports Direct, FLANNELS, USC, Frasers, and GAME
Frasers Group Financial Services is the next chapter of elevation for the Frasers Group. We fear less and do more. Our people are forward thinkers who are driven to operate outside of their comfort zone to change the future of retail, embracing challenges along the way. The potential to elevate your career is massive, the experience unrivalled.
Why join us?
Our purpose - we are elevating the lives of the many with access to the planets’s best brands and experiences
Frasers Group Financial Services is committed to delivering a positive colleague experience and to be able to make the most of it you need to immerse yourself into delivering on our principles:
- Own it and back yourself - Own the basics, own your role and own the result
- Think without limits - Think, think fast, think fearlessly
- Be relevant - Relevant to our people, our partners and the planet
Job Description
The Role: This is an excellent opportunity to join a fast-paced finance team in a broad, hands-on Financial Reporting Manager role. With exposure across financial reporting, management accounts, balance sheet control and team leadership, the role offers real breadth, visibility and development potential.
Sitting at the heart of the finance team, you will combine core reporting and control responsibilities with the opportunity to contribute more widely across the function. You will work closely with stakeholders across the business, delivering robust reporting, practical insight and supporting continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver accurate, timely and high-quality financial reporting and monthly management accounts that support business decision-making
- Take ownership of key balance sheet reconciliations and month-end close activities, ensuring strong control, accuracy and timely delivery
- Manage, coach and develop two Assistant Accountants, building a collaborative and high-performing team environment
- Strengthen the financial control framework, identifying opportunities to improve processes and ways of working
- Provide meaningful financial analysis and build strong stakeholder relationships to add value across the wider business
This role is well suited to someone looking to strengthen their technical grounding while building broader commercial exposure, whether already in industry or making a first move from practice.
Qualifications
- Studying or Qualified Accountant / first time mover
- Proven track record operating within a complex, fast-paced business environment
- To manage the accounts transactional team
- Experience supporting and influencing cash management and working capital optimisation
- Experience in preparing management accounts and balance sheet reconcilations
- Ability to interpret P&L, balance sheet and cash flow data and information to highlight opportunities and minimise risk
- Ability to plan and prioritise effectively to meet changing priorities and demands
- Ability to influence and strategically partner
- Strong Excel skills
Additional Information
As FGFS is within a regulated environment any offer is subject to satisfactory background checks including criminal record check, credit check, and employment references.
Along with your benefits package we also offer a wide range of perks for our colleagues:
Frasers Champion - Our employees are at the heart of our business and we ensure individuals are recognised every single month for their hard work. Frasers Champion is a peer nominated scheme where 8 winners will receive double their pay for a month where they have lived the Frasers Group values.
Retail Reconnect - In order to build the planets most admired and compelling brand ecosystem, all employees must understand our business, product and customers. Each financial year, head office employees will gain insights by spending one to two days in one of our stores or the warehouse. The goal is to learn how the work you do impacts our teams on the frontline, and to bring ideas back to the office which will improve how we work.
Fearless 1200 - Fearless 1200 is our way of recognising our growth. It’s bold, ambitious, and designed to reward colleagues across the business for living our values and delivering impact. Fearless 1200 links how we perform to how we're rewarded – check out the video link below to find out more.
Employee Welfare
Frasers Fit - Our Everlast Gyms Team are on a mission to make our workforce the best, and fittest on the planet! We run free gym classes for employees as well as discounted memberships to our clubs. Frasers Fit is our wellbeing programme which aims to support and improve colleagues Physical, Financial & Mental wellbeing. The app is accessible for every employee and includes training, nutrition and lifestyle advice- all completely free.
Retail Trust - We know that its not just about physical health, mental wellness is equally important which is why all of our employees get free access and support from the Retail Trust charity. This includes a 24 hour wellbeing helpline, wellness hub, counselling and financial/legal support.
What’s next?
Our Recruitment Team will be reviewing applications and all candidates will receive a response, whether you are successful or unsuccessful. Shortlisted applicants may be asked to confirm a few key details before being booked in for a first stage interview with the Recruiter - this will be behaviourally focussed and centred around how you align with our Culture and Values. If successful we anticipate one or two further interview stages with the Hiring Manager/wider team which will be more technically focussed and could include a presentation/task so we can see your skills in action.
