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Join the Lacoste Team as our Management Accountant!
Reporting to: Finance Manager
Hybrid working: London office / home (3:2)
At Lacoste, we believe that everyone brings a unique touch to our collective spirit. Here, we are passionate teams, united by the same values. Together, we create memorable experiences for our customers by inspiring and connecting with them. Both universal and timeless, the brand brings together cultures and generations. Elevating the crocodile as a rallying sign, to grow, inspire, and make a lasting impact in the world of fashion and retail.
As our Management Accountant, you will play a key role within the UK & Ireland Finance team, ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial reporting across our UK and Ireland entities.
You will own key month-end processes, statutory reporting requirements, and balance sheet controls while partnering with stakeholders across the business to deliver timely financial insights and support decision-making.
This is an exciting opportunity for a detail-oriented finance professional looking to broaden their management accounting experience within a dynamic, collaborative, and fast-paced retail environment.
Your responsibilities:
- Own Month-End Reporting & Financial Close: Manage month-end accounting activities for the UK & Ireland entities, including stock adjustments, accruals, journals, and reconciliations to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting.
- Maintain Financial Controls & Compliance: Prepare VAT returns, support balance sheet reconciliations, oversee vendor and bank master data, and ensure all internal controls and finance procedures are consistently followed.
- Partner Across the Business: Collaborate closely with Marketing and other departments to review spend, monitor budgets against forecasts, and ensure accurate cost recognition through monthly accruals and reporting.
- Manage Statutory & External Reporting: Prepare quarterly VAT, Intrastat, and ONS submissions while supporting year-end activities, audit requirements, and compliance obligations.
- Drive Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities to enhance reporting, strengthen financial controls, improve processes, and deliver valuable analysis to support senior leadership and business performance.
- Support Wider Finance Operations: Provide support across finance activities including credit control cover, employee expense processing, internal audits, ad hoc reporting, and project work as required.
Working at Lacoste means… Representing an iconic brand that’s part of the MF Brands Group, alongside Aigle, Gant, and Tecnifibre, paving the way for exciting internal mobility opportunities. Joining a team that values personal and collective development, where everyone is encouraged to grow and evolve. Balancing passion and well-being, because we believe that everyone needs time to recharge. Embracing our Durable Elegance approach – placing our products and value chain at the heart of our sustainability ambitions, with a mission to elevate them to environmental excellence. As well as fostering social inclusion by making equal opportunities a reality through impactful opportunities
Rewards & Benefits:
- Package: £43 to £47k + Bonus
- Health & Wellbeing: Regular team activities (e.g. run club, yoga), Private Healthcare (optional), Employee Assist Programme with the Retail Trust
- Holidays: 25 days per year
- Swag: up to 65% off Lacoste products
- Learning & Development: Continuous support on your learning journey from day one
- Parenthood: Enhanced family leave and pay from day one, paid Assisted Conception leave
- Extras: Employee Referral, Long Service Award, Social Committee events
Ready to join a unique adventure?
- 1st step: Apply now and live the Lacoste candidate experience
- 2nd step: First call with the Talent Acquisition Business Partner
- 3rd step: Interview with the Finance Manager
- 4th step: Interview with the CFO
- 5th step: Accept the challenge and become a Lacoste teammate!
We aim to support all candidates during the application process and are happy to provide workplace adjustments when necessary. Should you need support with your application, feel free to get in touch with us by email uktalent@lacoste.com (please include 'Workplace Adjustments' in the subject line).
Profil
Your profile:
- Share the same values: Play as One Team | Play with Elegance | Play by Daring | Play with Tenacity
- Accounting Expertise: Previous experience in accounting or management accounting, with a strong understanding of accounting principles, month-end processes, and financial controls.
- Professional Qualification: Part-qualified ACCA or CIMA, with a desire to continue developing your finance career within a commercial environment.
- Technical & Systems Skills: Advanced Excel skills and experience using ERP systems such as SAP.
- Systems & Technical Expertise: Advanced Excel skills with experience using financial planning, budgeting, and reporting systems. Knowledge of SAP, HFM, or similar systems is highly desirable.
- Attention to Detail: Highly organised with excellent accuracy, ensuring financial information is reliable, compliant, and delivered within tight deadlines.
- Communication & Business Partnering: Ability to work collaboratively with both finance and non-finance stakeholders, confidently communicating financial information and providing valuable support to the wider business
- Retail & Commercial Awareness: Experience within retail, FMCG, consumer goods, multi-site, or international environments would be highly beneficial.
- Growth Mindset: Proactive, curious, and continuously looking for ways to improve reporting, strengthen controls, and challenge the status quo to drive efficiency and best practice.