Job Description
About Us
Olsam is revolutionizing the consumer goods industry. We buy category-leading Amazon FBA brands and grow them into something even bigger. With our in-house expertise, we launch these brands onto global marketplaces, develop new products and create better partnerships.
Built by a team with deep e-commerce and finance experience (Amazon, Deloitte, Rothschild and more), and backed by some of Europe’s leading entrepreneurs, we hire remarkably driven individuals that thrive on building a company that is disrupting e-commerce. Every Olstar has a high-impact and highly visible part to play in our success story. We work best when we work together. That’s why, we only hire people who share the same ambition and integral sense of community that we have.
If this sounds exciting to you, let’s talk.
The Opportunity
Olsam are looking for a Management Accountant to turbocharge our month end reporting. Working within our finance team – you’ll be responsible for leading in the preparation of our month end management accounts, as well as supporting on budget analysis with key stakeholders and producing figures and narrative for our monthly board pack. This is a key role at Olsam, working across all our global brands & geographies. It is a crucial role in supporting Olsam to drive profitability as we continue our rapid growth journey.
Responsibilities
- Lead in the delivery of monthly management accounts for the business, ensuring all month-end items are efficiently posted, carrying out monthly reconciliations including stock and COGS reconciliation and analysis.
- Complete and lead ledger reviews, including actual vs budget analysis alongside monthly reviews with key budget holders.
- Take ownership in preparing and producing monthly board pack, with a primary focus on the P&L and assisting with Balance Sheet and Cashflow, together with insightful commentary into relevant variances against budget.
- Documenting and updating key controls and processes, helping to increase efficiencies and create better workflows.
- Support, maintain and improve internal ERP system policies and procedures.
- Support the business in the development of KPIs for supply chain team and providing insight into performance against these.
- Assist in the preparation of the financial forecasts and budgets.
About you
- CIMA qualified or equivalent
- 3 years’ experience working within an accounting role
- Experience in a high-growth start-up (retail, ecommerce and/or multi business unit focus would be desirable).
- Excellent proficiency with Excel and PowerPoint
- Driven to enhance and improve finance functions.
- Experience preparing month end, closing working files and management accounts. (Budgeting and forecasting are desirable.)
- NetSuite experience required
- Desired experience: Dutch speaking and/or experience working with the Netherlands.
Olsam’s Standard Benefits
- Generous Holiday: Enjoy 30 days of paid leave in addition to the 8 UK Bank Holidays.
- Flexible Working: Experience the best of both worlds with hybrid working options.
- Pension Scheme: Employee 5% and Employer 3% contribution
- Cyclescheme and Techscheme: Buy top technology and cycle gear in a convenient way
- Private Medical Insurance: Vitality Health insurance with broad-ranging coverage, including travel, vision, and dental + cool perks like free coffee!
- Community-driven office space: Central London WeWork office with amenities like a barista, table tennis, and a roof terrace for summer meetings.
Our Olstar Benefits:
- Flexi-Fridays: Choose a Friday each month to finish early and enjoy a longer weekend.
- Bonus: Participate in a company performance bonus.
- Work Abroad for one month a year.
- Mental Health support: Free access to therapist support through our partnership with Spill.
- Opportunity for International Travel to tradeshows and industry events.
- Olstar Events: Quarterly All-Hands meetings, celebrations of key dates, and team activities.
- Social clubs: Join our book club, 5-a-side football, or Arts & Culture Club.
- Charity Partnerships: We have a dedicated charity partner each year (such as Spill, and Alive & Kicking) and support our Olstars charitable initiatives too.
Olsam is proud to be a disability-committed employer registered in the UK. If you identify as having a disability and meet all of the criteria set out in the job description, we would like to support you through the interview stage. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive work environment where all employees and applicants can flourish.
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