Associate Accountant - Retail Property

This role reports into Senior Accounting Manager and sits within the Financial Accounting Function, which is committed to delivering the best in class accounting through deploying efficient processes and effective management of external service providers.

This role is part of a team of 4 that looks after the accounting for the shared network with EE and Retail estate, both are administered by external service providers and report under IFRS 16 and IAS 17.

Retail Stores property is a significant cost to Three and the focus is to account for the property costs of over 300 Retail Stores on behalf of the Retail Commercial Finance team. You will be responsible for accurate accounting of the monthly property costs for all of Three's retail stores, associated reporting & analysis, and balance sheet reconciliation. Once you have identified and understood the balance sheet variances, you will organise and run monthly meetings working closely with your stakeholder and the outsourced payments provider to agree an action plan to resolve these variances and common issues that have arisen.

Job Purpose

Support the delivery of an effective financial accounting, control and/or reporting service by conducting assigned financial analysis and reporting activities and tasks. Apply accounting principles and procedures to analyse and prepare accurate financial information and work with internal and external stakeholders effectively to support the achievement of business outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Financial Analysis: Apply established procedures to manage routine functional inquiries, ensuring accurate financial analysis.
• Audit Support: Provide analytical support by conducting prescribed audit activities using existing procedures.
• Data Collection & Analysis: Independently gather and analyze data using predetermined tools, methods, and formats.
• Financial Accounting: Work with guidance to classify, measure, and record corporate transactions according to financial accounting principles.
• Verbal Communication: Use clear and effective communication skills, with guidance, to express ideas, request actions, and develop plans or policies.
• Process Improvement: Participate in continuous improvement initiatives to enhance accounting processes.
• Project Support: Assist the team in various one-off projects, contributing to broader business objectives.
• Stakeholder Interaction: Work closely with budget holders in the commercial team, providing input and support during the budgeting process.

• University (Degree) or Equivalent
• Relevant financial qualifications- preferred
• Experience working in an accounting function
• Strong Excel & IT skills
• Strong numerical and analytical skills

This is a great opportunity where you'll:

• Have the opportunity to drive process improvements.
• Be involvement in special projects alongside regular duties.
• Have Interaction and collaboration with budget holders, particularly during budget planning periods.

If you are a detail-oriented accountant with a passion for financial analysis and process improvement, this role offers an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact on our retail property accounting function.

• A performance based annual bonus & an additional 'flexible allowance' to spend on additional benefits, topping up your pension, or to be added to your salary.
• Hybrid working between your home (2-3 days a week) and our brand new Reading HQ office at Green Park (2-3 days a week)
• 28 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays + 3 personal days annually, which increases with length of service.
• Private Medical Insurance, Life Assurance and Income Protection.
• Free mobile phone package & unlimited sim-card
• Free on-site car parking 
• Plus lots more including wellbeing and learning & development benefits!

• A performance based annual bonus & an additional 'flexible allowance' to spend on additional benefits, topping up your pension, or to be added to your salary.
• Hybrid working between your home (2-3 days a week) and our brand new Reading HQ office at Green Park (2-3 days a week)
• 28 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays + 3 personal days annually, which increases with length of service.
• Private Medical Insurance, Life Assurance and Income Protection.
• Free mobile phone package & unlimited sim-card
• Free on-site car parking 
• Plus lots more including wellbeing and learning & development benefits!

Our people make us who we are. We’re a diverse and inclusive bunch, and it’s important you can feel you belong here. We value everybody for who they are and what they bring to the table, supporting one another as we continue to deliver for our customers.

With that in mind, if you do not ‘tick every box’ in the job advert above, there are likely other valuable attributes and skills you have that would make you a great addition for the team. So, if you feel this role is for you, then please apply! We are committed to equality in employment and growing a diverse workforce. We embrace those of any race, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, marital status, family status or civil status and we want our teams to reflect this!

We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer. Need any reasonable adjustments? Let us know when you apply so we can support you throughout the interview process.

At Three we have a hybrid working arrangement in place as standard for office based employees, where employees work from a mix of office based location and working from their home in the UK to carry on their role.

Excluding retail, our core hours at Three are between 10:00 and 16:00, with operating hours between 08:00 & 18:30. This allows employees to have a start time between 08:00 and 10:00 and finish time between 16:00 and 18:30.