Job Description

Are you ready to be an integral part of our global Finance team?

Can you exemplify our core values, of Pace Precision and Partnership?

Can you drive high performance and change by removing friction from the business?

TREND Networks is a Private Equity backed business with ambitious growth plans.

In the context of a recent resignation, we are looking for a Global Inventory Accountant to work closely with our Global Financial Controller, Supply Chain and Warehousing teams to manage the global inventory portfolio. Delivering timely, accurate financial and operational information, this is an exciting opportunity to work internationally, improve processes and drive change within the business.

You will be based in the UK, covering 4 global trading entities. This role will work closely with the Finance team and Operations to support the business in its efforts to achieve its objectives.

The Global Inventory Accountant will:

Manage all financial aspects of the global inventory portfolio. Collaborate and actively participate with internal sales leaders and management to secure accurate forecast numbers. Consolidate and load monthly sales forecasts. Manage and actively support operations in the monthly planning process. Ensure a smooth internal month and year-end close. Manage the global audit process for inventory related items. Ensure that reported results are provided with pace and accuracy. Perform pre-close checks, post journals and reconcile inventory with GL accounts. Oversee all monthly transactions, journals, accruals & prepayments to ensure accuracy of the monthly/annual accounts for inventory related items. Ensure inventory expenses and CoGs align with internal policies including excess stock. Calculate review and post all global slow and obsolete stock provisions. Prepare and review all inventory balance sheet reconciliations for all global entities, support variance analysis. Prepare, review & manage PPV reporting for internal stakeholders. Provide monthly/annual account analysis with supporting commentary to GFC. Manage COS stock (based at subcontract manufacturing partners) and the associated P&L/Working Capital risk by working closely with supply chain and operations. Assist in the preparation of Cash Flow forecasts for inventory suppliers. Prepare and review GRNI balance sheets. Support operational teams with systems processes. Manage Global Standard Cost policies and procedures ensuring accuracy. Establish financial policies & procedures to ensure all appropriate standards are met and best practice is consistently followed globally. Maintain Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) to measure performance and demonstrate continual improvement. Conduct physical inventory checks and internal control testing. Build cross functional relationships to ensure that operational output is understood from a financial perspective. Replenish third party ecommerce consigned stock.

In addition to being a part-qualified Accountant you will demonstrate:

Pace - Ability to work on a varied workload and to ensure deadlines are always met. We are looking for someone who thrives when working on interesting and challenging tasks and always looks for efficiencies and improvements in the way they work. Precision - Ability to work with precision on all areas of the role, ensuring stakeholder confidence in any financial or management information provided. Partnerships - Ability to, and enjoyment of working in partnerships with colleagues, management and external stakeholders. Advanced excel skills to help automate and improve existing reporting and management information requirements. Experience of the main Microsoft Office programmes - Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint etc A strong understanding of inventory accounting not limited to but including standard cost accounting, inventory valuation, PPV, manufacturing/production and GRNI. Excellent analytical and problem solving skills. A willingness to be hands on with the ability to move between day-to-day detail and global, top-level reporting & analysis. Extensive experience of ERP systems and inventory workings. Trend Networks currently uses Navision (mostly) as well as Sage (in one trading entity). Strong communication for cross-functional collaboration.

We also need someone who can

Identify opportunities to develop the accounting & reporting systems to maximise the value provided to users and provide support for growth plans. Ensure that all Inventory Reporting is efficient and accurate by proposing and implementing recommendations for improvement.

About us

With decades of experience, the close-knit team at TREND Networks understands the challenges that data cable installers, network technicians and systems integrators face each day, around the world. That's why we support our customers with an extensive range of innovative data cable and network testing equipment that provides fast, accurate results in all circumstances - even the most difficult ones.

Our deeply engrained 'Depend On Us' philosophy ensures that our customers know we will always provide the performance and support they need.

Headquartered in the UK, with international offices and an experienced global team, we manufacture and supply a range of industry leading and dependable test equipment that makes our customers' jobs simpler, including: cable certifiers, data cable testers, cable verifiers, cable qualifiers, fibre cable testers, active network testers, network transmission testers, PoE testers, CCTV testers, bandwidth testers, industrial ethernet testers, and more.

Application process

When applying for the role please upload a full CV including details of your salary expectations

Candidates must have the right to work in the UK and live within commuting distance of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. Candidates should expect to work from the office 4 days a week.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 35,000.00-45,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Additional leave Company events Company pension Free flu jabs Free parking Life insurance On-site parking Referral programme
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in High Wycombe HP11 1HE