Group Consolidation Accountant

The Wonderfield Group has recently been purchased by Zensho Holdings, the leading food service company in Japan with a market cap of $5.5b and whose aim is to become the worlds largest food company, a position from which we can eradicate hunger and poverty from around the globe. We operate restaurants, factories, and thousands of sushi kiosks and have recently built a successful cut fruit business, Snowfruit. Combining this with the three businesses previously owned by Zensho, AFC, Sushi Circle and Sushi Take, results in annual sales of $2.5b and Ebitda in excess of $140m a year with an ambitious growth trajectory.

We are looking for dynamic individuals with a love and passion for food to join us on our exciting journey Our people are at the heart of what we do:
• You will be a role model, have an appetite for success and a real thirst for delivering exceptional results.
• You will be ambitious and hungry to learn.
• You will always strive to do your best.
• You will be enthusiastic and have a positive disposition.
• You will embrace challenges head on, with a willing can-do attitude.
• You will want to be part of our success story.

 

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Overview of the role:
As Group Consolidation Accountant you are responsible for maintaining the financial reporting within our group of companies. Your role will require you to consolidate the financial statements of a number of subsidiary companies within the Wonderfield Group. You are responsible for preparing the group's consolidated accounts, supporting the audit process and working with the external auditors to ensure that accounts are filed with the relevant authorities
3 Best Things about the job
• To help shape the future of the Wonderfield Group
• To start something new, with the opportunity to input your own ideas and processes
• Endless opportunities for internal promotion in a dynamic and agile environment
Key Accountabilities:
• Close month end in line in accordance with our timetable.
• Preparing timely and accurate monthly management accounts for group companies.
• Prepare matrix of all intra group movements.
• Consolidate all companies to a high standard in accordance with IFRS
• Deliver high quality accounting services so that the reporting results are robust and reliable.
• Responsible for timely and accurate delivery of monthly group management accounts for the board.
• Review the balance sheets of various entities across the Group and ensure accurate and up-to-date balance sheet reconciliations are produced and maintained.
• Governance and calculation of global accounting policies and standards, and transfer pricing.
• Support the UK teams in delivering audit requests, and assist with auditors’ queries and deliverables for the group.
• Assistance with preparation of high quality statutory accounts for submission to Companies House.
Key Measures of success:
• Timely and accurate delivery of Group consolidation month over month
• Successful relationships built with divisional finance teams
• Full understanding of Group balance sheet and profit and loss account
• Clean audit opinions in respect of Group matters
What you’ll need:
• To be appropriately qualified
• Excellent financial reporting skills
• High level of expertise and experience in the process of consolidation
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, working with companies across the Globe
• An agile skill set and strong drive to stick to tight deadlines

 

We're proud to offer:

• Fantastic hybrid working environment working 3 days in office - shoreditch 
• Opportunity to grow your career alongside with us with available apprentice program
• Brilliant support services designed to enhance your physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
• Annual discretionary bonus subject to business and overall performance
• Discretionary Life Assurance
• Discretionary Income Protection
• Group Personal Pension
• Private Medical Cash Plan
• Bespoke reward platform including access to retail, cinema & gym discounts.
• 50% off your food every time you dine with us for you and 3 friends.
• Contribute towards our award-winning sustainability initiatives that delivers progress against 9 UN sustainability goals. We're committed to responsibly sourcing and all our seafood, therefore we only use source sustainable fish. All our packaging is recyclable and 80% of our packaging is already made from recycled plastic.
• Annual Awards ceremony celebrating our success and offering winning Managers free trips to Japan.

About us:

Come roll with us and be part of something big. Celebrate global success across:

• Over 1500 retail kiosks globally (YO!, Panku, Mai Taiko Snowfox & Bento)
• Our Taiko manufacturing and distribution centre
• 63 YO! restaurants
• 50 major retail partners
• 3700 locations globally From Hawaii to Aberdeen

Our Values

• Own it, Care About it, Make it Exceptional, Win Together

Ready to Roll?

Come roll with us and play a key role by bringing people together to celebrate better food for everyone the Japanese way...