Job Description

Join Popeyes as a Management Accountant and play a key role in supporting our UK expansion by partnering with cross-functional teams to manage budgets, analyse financial performance, drive strategic decision-making, and ensure accurate and timely financial reporting across our fast-growing business
What you'll be doing as a Management Accountant?
Management Reporting

• Leading the preparation of monthly Management Accounts
• Calculating and posting journals, including utilities, prepayments & accruals
• Working closely alongside and mentor the Assistant Management Accountant
• Preparing and posting royalty calculations
• Review of monthly management accounts with Head of Finance and CFO; providing key commentary on movements and deep-diving into problem areas (company and site level)
• Updating and reconciling monthly HQ divisional spend reports
• Sending out monthly results to all our General Managers, liaising & diligently following up any queries they may have
• Preparing periodic Balance Sheet Reconciliations, and following up actions with key stakeholders
• Working closely with Banking/AP to ensure all costs and sales are appropriately accounted for
• Preparing submission of information requests e.g. Office for National Statistics
• Preparing, submitting and analysing VAT submissions
• Work with our franchise partners to review and collate their P&Ls investigating variances where necessary
• Systems expert: keeping up-to-date with latest SAGE / AP software updates and ensuring we are utilising technology as efficiently as possible

Financial Reporting

• Assisting with year end audit and answering audit queries, preparing key audit files
• Assisting with implementation of strong control and process environment within the business

Reporting & Analysis

• Assisting with budgeting & forecasting
• Assisting with ad hoc analysis and projects

You'll love being a Management Accountant at Popeyes if you:

• Have excellent attention to detail and enjoys analysis/investigative work, striving to ensure output is accurate and of high quality
• Are able to meet deadlines and able to work on own initiative, being fully accountable for your areas of responsibility whilst working in a dynamic, fast paced environment
• Have a positive and resilient attitude, knowing that building the right reporting framework takes time, patience and dedication
• Are a self-starter, knowing that driving excellence means taking initiative and being proactive to find the right solutions
• Are ready to challenge what you see and trust your experience
• Share our excitement about making Popeyes the UK's most loved chicken brand

Technical requirements we're looking for:

• Qualified Management Accountant (CIMA, ACCA)
• Intermediate/Advanced Excel skills (pivots, lookups, sumifs)
• Fully literate with Microsoft Office 365
• Multisite experience within hospitality or retail, desirable