Financial Control Accountant

Financial Control Accountant 
£40,000 - £50,000 plus excellent benefits (Work Level 6A)
12-month secondment
Manchester city centre - in this role you’ll work in a hybrid way splitting your time between home and the office (find out more about our hybrid working policy at https://jobs.coop.co.uk/hybrid-working-policy).  

In line with the Internal Mobility Policy, we’d like to make you aware that there is a preferred candidate who has been identified for this opportunity.

We’re looking for a Financial Control Accountant to join our Federal Retail and Trading Services (FRTS) finance team. In this role, we’ll look to you to manage the financial controls for our supplier income by reviewing contract information loaded into our SAP system and making those contracts are accurately match the supplier agreements.

Why this role matters

You’ll work closely with our finance manager to manage supplier income and influence the commercial buying team and other internal stakeholders to maintain and improve process with respect to supplier income. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your skills working with well-known brands and gaining valuable exposure to SAP. SAP knowledge isn’t required as we’ll provide full training on this.

What you’ll do

•    Help us review processes and design supplier income revenue streams managed in SAP
•    Review supplier contracts, challenging and influencing the commercial teams to make sure they meet quality controls that you’ll help design
•    Work closely with both internal and external audit
•    Build positive relationships with colleagues in the business to highlight and resolve any issues with supplier contracts or buying approval documentation
•    Support with specific projects with relation to SAP implementation

What you’ll bring

We’re committed to making our roles as accessible as possible, so we only ask for the minimum criteria. To thrive here, you’ll need to bring:

•    Excellent analytical and data manipulation skills
•    Experience of working with audits
•    Excellent attention to detail and the ability to work on own initiative
•    The ability to build positive relationships with colleagues and teams across the business

Why Co-op?

At Co-op, we’re owned by our members. And because we’re owned by you, we can do right by you. So when you join us, you’re not just taking a job, you’re joining a movement. We’re an organisation that puts people and communities first, and we’re powered by purpose. We want this to be a place where you can thrive, so you’ll also receive:

•    An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance)
•    28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays 
•    A pension with up to 10% employer contributions 
•    Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ) 
•    30% discount on Co-op products and 10% off other brands 
•    Stream – early access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it 
•    Virtual healthcare including GP appointments, mental health support, nutrition and fitness advice 
•    24/7 colleague support service 
•    Training and support for your development and career progression
•    Cycle-to-work scheme

A place you’ll belong

We’re building diverse and inclusive teams that reflect the communities we serve.
We welcome applications from everyone and are committed to creating a workplace where colleagues can feel like they belong, supported by our inclusive policies and the ways we work.

We’re proud to be part of the Disability Confident scheme and offer interviews to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for a job. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, we’ll support you.

Learn more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process and our inclusion commitments at jobs.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion