Job Details
Serving our customers, communities, and planet a little better every day.
Salary - Between £, - £, + annual bonus & benefits
Work Level - 2
Location – Edinburgh, Permanent
Office Attendance - Our roles are hybrid; however, you should be able to travel to our Edinburgh office, 1-2 days per week for this position.
Closing Date - Applications st August at 5pm
We deal in the personal – from pet insurance for your best friend, and home insurance for peace of mind, to motor insurance for your dream car or travel money for that trip you’ve worked hard for. And that means we always work with heart. Whether we’re helping our customers or looking after our people, you’ll find there’s a warmth and friendliness to everything we do.
We’re looking for a FC Product Accountant to join our Insurance and Money Services team. You will be responsible for ensuring the integrity of product financial information used in reporting for our Money Services business. This is a great opportunity to join our Financial Control team during a period of organisational change enabling the successful applicant to play a role in shaping the future Financial Control function within the organisation.
You will work with a variety of stakeholders from across a range of business disciplines Commercial Finance / Tesco Group) to ensure the preparation of complete and accurate financial reporting which is compliant with relevant accounting standards.
Using your effective communication skills, you’ll ensure your stakeholders are professionally managed, actions and issues are promptly resolved, governance adhered to, and relevant opportunities for enhancement of current processes are being discussed and driven forward.
What you’ll be doing
•Manage month end close and balance sheet substantiation in order to deliver financial reporting that is compliant with International Accounting Standards.
•Develop, and ensuring compliance with, a Financial Control Framework, including ensuring adequate design of controls to mitigate risks in the end to end business process, and reporting on risk and control performance.
•Communication and engagement with third parties to ensure robust financial information is received to substantiate our ledger.
•Gain an understanding of our money services products to support the Commercial teams in making decisions to shape the future direction of the business.
•Resolve queries from internal or external customers or suppliers, including audit queries, by providing accurate and timely responses to solve problems as they arise.
We need you to have
•Qualified Accountant.
•Proven MS Excel skills to create relevant and effective reports using various data sources, analysing data trends to help guide decision making.
•An ability to manage a range of varied tasks within tight month end reporting deadlines, being able to prioritise effectively to ensure everything is completed to a high standard.
•Communicates with other people without requiring supervision and provides technical guidance when required in a clear, concise and compelling manner.
•A proactive and investigative mindset willing to challenge the status quo and established processes to gain a deeper understanding of the end to end business and suggest improvements to working practices.
And if you have any of these, even better
•Demonstrating Advanced Excel skills.
•An ability to work independently, and to proactively manage upwards to ensure important tasks are completed within mandated deadlines.
We don’t expect you to tick every box, and if you feel you hit most of the brief, it’s worth exploring to further develop your career here with us.
What’s in it for you
•Prepare for your retirement with our colleague pension scheme.
•Private Medical Insurance (WL2+) and virtual GP Service you and your family days a year.
•Performance related annual bonus.
•Indulge in a generous holiday allowance with a minimum of weeks, with the opportunity to buy more.
•Embrace the benefits of our Colleague Clubcard, enjoy a % discount that increase to % every payday (worth up to 2K). As an added perk, we’ll give you a second card to share with someone else.
•Benefit from our family-oriented initiatives, encompassing enhanced maternity leave pay, a shared parental leave policy, and a generous 8-week paid paternity leave.
•A place to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and award-winning training, to help you achieve the job and career you want.
•Take part in our Buy as you Earn and Save as your Earn share schemes.
Everyone’s welcome
We want all our colleagues to always feel welcome and be themselves.We’re committed to building a more inclusive workplace and celebrating everything that makes colleagues unique, and value the richness and diversity this brings to our business. A more diverse business helps us deliver on our purpose to serve our customers, communities, and planet a little better every day.
Additional Information
Role Alignment
Following the announcement regarding Tesco's strategic partnership with Barclays, this role will support our Insurance and Money Services team and will remain with Tesco.
Interviews
Interviews are expected to be held from w/c Monday th of August.
