Group Financial Accountant

Dunelm, the UK's leading homewares retailer, is seeking a Group Financial Accountant to work within its Finance team. The role reports to the Group Financial Accounting Manager and focuses on adopting new accounting standards and managing period‑end accounting, reporting, and audit queries.

The Finance team supports trading teams to make commercial decisions, collate customer transactions, balance books, and manage procurement, analysing financial data to identify opportunities for growth.

The role is hybrid, with 3 days a week in office or on‑site, to enable collaboration and best work for customers.

• Leading and advising on all new technical accounting updates and initiatives.
• Ensuring accurate and relevant recording of period‑end transactions, providing clear and appropriate supporting schedules.
• Performing periodic balance sheet reconciliations on a variety of accounts and presenting these at balance sheet review meetings.
• Ensuring a robust methodology is applied to key accounting estimates, for example dilapidations.
• Dealing with half‑year and year‑end audit queries.
• Developing strong working relationships with a wide range of areas across the business to understand processes and identify improvements.
• Driving improvements in current processes to increase efficiency, accuracy and level of control.
• Understanding other activities within the Group Financial Accounting team and providing cover for other team members as required.
• Developing and deploying new methodologies for accounting estimates as the business changes, leveraging new technologies and data science approaches as relevant.

• ACA/ACCA qualified.
• Proven experience in financial reporting and analysis, with a strong understanding of GAAP and financial regulations applicable to publicly listed companies.
• Exceptional attention to detail and an unwavering commitment to accuracy.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret financial data and trends, using a range of tools including Excel, SQL, Alteryx and equivalents.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of conveying complex financial information in a clear and understandable manner – both in person and via written reports.
• A high degree of honesty, integrity, and reliability, with a steadfast commitment to upholding ethical standards.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge as well as a proactive approach to maintaining and seeking further knowledge.
• Proven ability to work to deadlines whilst maintaining a high level of accuracy.
• Strong interpersonal skills.

• IT skills with strong knowledge of Excel.
• Competent in the use of ERP systems (SAP desirable).
• Qualified in practice.

• Adapting – Being versatile and taking on a range of different tasks and responsibilities.
• Being Curious – Asking why and seeking to understand to improve knowledge.
• Challenging – Having courage to speak up when you see things that could be improved.
• Growth Mindset – Enjoying the opportunity to learn new things, self‑improve and extend your contribution.
• Taking Responsibility – Enjoying the opportunity to take ownership and do the right thing.