Euro Garages Hiring for Business Improvement & Internal Controls Accountant Job at Blackburn, England Full Time

Location: Blackburn, BB1 2FA – Office Based

Hours: Full-Time / Permanent

Salary: £60,000+ DOE & Bonus Scheme

What will my role look like?

Our Finance Department is expanding and we have a new opportunity available for a Business Improvement & Internal Controls Accountant! This role will be part of a new transformation team that will bring both standardisation and better, more efficient ways of working across the company.

Reporting into a Head of Business and Process Improvements, the successful candidate will work alongside existing BAU team members in management accounts and the shared services transactional team to understand how historic data and current processes and controls could be improved and then execute the change on behalf of the BAU team, handing the solution back to them.

You will also be a supportive partner to the BAU teams, helping take them on a journey to a better way of working. Once implemented, new processes and controls will need to be monitored to ensure they are followed in the future.

Creative thinking, a proactive mind-set, an enjoyment of improving things for others as well as a deep-seated knowledge of either management accounting or transactional services is required.

What would my main responsibilities be?

Build relationships with members of the BAU team to gain their trust and be a credible partner in helping them improve ways of working

Take an area of known difficulty within either management accounting or transactional shared services and investigate it thoroughly to understand where problems in data, processes and controls exist

Working hand-in-hand with the BAU teams, design solutions to correct any historic data issues, introduce or improve finance processes and add or upgrade controls around those processes

To be able to concisely report back findings in a way that is clear and factual, setting out options with rationale for recommended solutions

Prioritise issues discovered, gaining buy-in from senior stakeholders in Finance and beyond as required

Take a hands-on approach to fixing both historic data issues as well as any underlying process and control issues to ensure the problem does not reoccur

Drive standardisation to ensure that as far as possible all changes are implemented globally in a standardised way

If required, coach and build the capability within the BAU teams so that they can perform the new processes and controls themselves and impart a set of skills to allow people to investigate and remedy problems for themselves

Monitor changes to any fixed data, processes and controls to ensure that problems do not reoccur

To have a focus on operational impacts at all times and ensure that changes made add value to the business

Where appropriate, work on future acquisitions made by EG Group and support in ensuring they adopt standard processes as defined by EG Finance

This list is not exhaustive and may be added to or amended from time to time.

Candidate Requirements

Qualified accountant

Experienced SME with management accounting and/or transactional services

Track record of independently improving bad data, processes and controls

Experience of operating in a relatively large, complex business

IT literate – Excel, PPT. SAP would be an advantage but not essential

Have an inventive and pro-active mind-set to independently identify and resolve data, process and controls related issues

Benefits & Rewards

EG Cares is our benefits & rewards scheme, it’s our way of saying thank you to our EG family in recognition of the continued support and commitment you deliver every day.

Competitive Annual Leave – We know our employees work hard so we offer competitive annual leave allowances so you can enjoy well deserved time off work!

Work Anniversary Awards – We appreciate how loyal our employees are and to say thank you we reward colleagues when you hit milestones!

Employee Discounts – You will be entitled to 15% off our food-to-go brands and 10% off our retail stores, not only this our EG Cares platform entitles you to exclusive discounts at a variety of clothing / retail stores, restaurants, cinemas and much more!

Free Parking – We have free onsite parking at our Head Office in Blackburn which is safe and secure with 24hr CCTV!

Waterside Cafe – With the opening of our new head office we are revolutionizing lunch time with a state of the art employee area for colleagues to relax, dine and unwind. In house Chefs will freshly prepare meals from a large menu incorporating a variety of different cuisines which will change daily, and meals will be provided at incredibly low prices!

Employee Assistance Programme – Telephone counselling and confidential support for personal / legal / medical / health and wellbeing issues is now available 24/7 for our employees through our EG Cares Employee Assistance Programme!

Life Assurance –At EG Group, we believe employees can be their best when they feel supported and have benefit plans that give them security and peace of mind!

Learning & Development – We are committed to helping you develop new skills to be the best version of you!

Our People – You will work alongside our amazing employees, have fun and be a part of our family!

Free Eye Test – As a valued EG Employee you will be eligible to receive a free eye examination every two years!

Progression & Career Opportunities – We look to promote and progress our employees within the business and we are very passionate about internal progression! As the business expands it opens new opportunities for growth… the opportunities really are endless with Euro Garages

Compassionate Leave – We care about our employees and offer 3 days paid compassionate leave

Who are EG Group?

We are leading global independent fuel station and convenience retail operator with operations at over 5,600 sites across Continental Europe, the United Kingdom, North America and Australia.

The group has enjoyed significant growth, with 2020 revenues exceeding $21bn as well as serving over one billion customers annually. Dedicated to serving the convenience needs of today’s busy consumer, whether it is Grocery & Merchandise, Foodservice or Fuel, we have a global network of accessible sites where customers can stop and shop. Through our strong brand partnerships, customers can access various offerings across our network, including brands such as LEON, Cooplands, Starbucks, KFC, Subway, Greggs, SPAR, and Burger King.

Please note, the successful applicant will be subject to a completed DBS check which will be funded by EG Group.