Assistant Accountant Funeral

You'll be a key member of the Commercial Finance team, producing and challenging the numbers in the Funeral Division of the Society.

You will work collaboratively with the Senior Finance Managers, management accountants and assistant accountants and learn from the wider team by assisting and reporting of key revenue and expenditure categories.

You'll assist with ad hoc projects across these business areas and help to drive future improvements all whilst maintaining a focus on financial controls.

Key responsibilities will also include collating, preparing and reporting period end management accounts for internal and external stakeholders, and balance sheet reconciliations.

You must be AAT qualified and eager to continue your studies (towards CIMA or ACCA)

You'll have the drive and enthusiasm to make a difference and deliver accurate and timely insights to support the Society.

You'll have the ability to analyse and interpret large volumes of data and explore the reasons for any variances. You'll then be able to present this information confidently and challenge stakeholders in the most effective manner.

You'll be a strong communicator and have experience in building professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders with the ability to explain financial information to non-financial colleagues and managers.

You'll have the experience of transactional finance, management accounting and / or other commercial finance roles previously.

You will have strong Excel skills, as well as being happy to use different systems and have good attention to detail. Working well as part of a team, supporting and learning from others, is essential. You will also be able to work independently and proactively in a hybrid working environment., You'll be able to make a positive impact in your community, joining us in our mission to create a sustainable Society, and working alongside a team of passionate people who'll help you grow.

We're Central Co-op, a Member-owned and Member-led co-operative Society.

In addition to our competitive salaries, our colleagues also benefit from:

• Fantastic colleague discount- including a discount of up to 20% on our products.


• Retail discounts- our new hub offers colleagues access to hundreds of exclusive retail discounts, save money on days out and take advantage of holiday discounts.


• Holiday buy- colleagues can buy up to a week extra of annual leave each year to enjoy the things that matter to them outside of work.


• Colleague recognition- we make sure we celebrate our colleague's achievements both personally and professionally


• Enhanced family friendly policies- we want to help you feel fully supported during any significant life events.


• Share of the profits- We pay a share of our profits to eligible colleagues as a thank you for their contribution to our success.


• Paid time for volunteering- we encourage our colleagues to spend three days per year taking part in volunteering, fully paid for by us.


• Give as you earn- as a caring Society, we want to help you support charities which mean something to you.


• Healthcare Cashplan- your wellbeing is important, so you are able contribute to a voluntary plan that helps pay towards a range of healthcare expenses.


• Company Pension- Colleagues can access a company pension scheme with us and receive an employer contribution when they too contribute. We also offer Pension wellbeing information to help you plan for retirement.


• Life Assurance- You'll get free life assurance cover, that pays your nominated beneficiary if you die while you're working for us.



• Personalised learning and development- with easy access to a wide range of training programmes


We are the difference makers and understand flexibility makes a difference- we understand a 'one size fits all' approach doesn't work for colleagues when it comes to flexibility and balancing work with home life.

We have introduced new ways of working to support our colleagues wellbeing and embrace ways of working that work for everyone.

Our hybrid working policy included daily quiet time that is free of meetings, with an 'unplugged' Friday morning and shorter meeting durations for wellbeing breaks in between calls.

We are also trialling "Workflex" across our Support Centre, Funeral and Retail locations which offers colleagues the opportunity to work a compressed 4-day working week, 9-day fortnight or a mix of both. More reasons to join us at Central Co-op.