FTC Financial Accountant – Retail & E-commerce Job London area,Greater London England UK,Accounting

Position: [FTC] Financial Accountant – Retail & E-commerce
Location: Greater London

SUMMARY OF JOB PURPOSE

We are on a mission to drive and expand their global business and become the most iconic premium lifestyle brand. As part of our ongoing SAP (S/4

HANA) implementation for EMEA retail and e-commerce finance operations, with UAT scheduled, we require a hands‑on Financial Accountant to join on a 1yr Fixed Term Contract basis.

This role has two equally important focus areas:

Act as an equal, independent partner to the Senior Financial Accountant during UAT — owning assigned test scenarios end‑to‑end with full autonomy, without requiring step‑by‑step oversight, so that UAT coverage and timeline are not dependent on a single person

Maintain continuity of day‑to‑day retail and e‑commerce accounting operations during the intensive UAT period, so that BAU does not fall behind while the team is focused on testing
This hands‑on role owns key accounting activities for stores and e‑commerce, including month‑end and year‑end closing, external audit support and group consolidation reporting, using SAP (S/4

HANA or an equivalent SAP ERP platform such as SAP ECC) as the core finance platform.
This role requires someone who can be trusted to run their own portion of UAT independently from day one. Prior hands‑on experience participating in a SAP implementation project and/or formal UAT process is a mandatory requirement — this is not a role for someone who would be learning UAT methodology for the first time, given the compressed timeline and the need for the candidate to work at parity with the Senior Financial Accountant.

The ideal candidate is someone who:

Has strong, practical hands‑on experience with SAP S/4

HANA, including comfort navigating transactions well enough to independently design, execute and validate test scenarios
Has direct, demonstrable prior experience in a SAP (or equivalent ERP) implementation project, specifically in a UAT capacity — able to speak concretely to test scripts written, defects identified/tracked, and sign‑off decisions made
Has a solid background in fashion retail and e‑commerce accounting
Can work independently with minimal supervision, operating at parity with the Senior Financial Accountant rather than as a junior support function
Is available to start within a short timeframe, given the one‑month UAT deadline

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
UAT Execution & SAP S/4

HANA Validation

Independently own an assigned portion of UAT scope, working at parity with the Senior Financial Accountant — not as a supporting tester, but as a co‑equal owner of test coverage for retail/e‑commerce accounting flows (e.g., sales postings, returns, inventory movements, cost of sales, reconciliations, consolidation‑related data flows)
Design and/or finalize test scenarios and scripts within assigned scope, based on business requirements, without requiring detailed instruction
Execute test scenarios, validate SAP S/4

HANA outputs against expected accounting treatment and group reporting requirements, and make independent judgment calls on pass/fail criteria
Log, document and track defects/issues; directly coordinate with IT/SI teams on resolution and retesting within assigned scope
Validate data migration items relevant to retail/e‑commerce (e.g., opening balances, master data, account mapping) within assigned scope
Provide clear, concise UAT status updates and elevate only genuine blockers — not routine progress — to the Senior Financial Account
Contribute to UAT sign‑off decisions for assigned scope

Post Go-Live Transition

Support hypercare activities following go‑live, helping stabilize BAU processes within the new SAP environment
Support knowledge transfer/process documentation for BPO vendor training
Support handover/transition at contract end depending on business needs at that time
Financi…