Junior Management Accountant

Abingdon, OX14 4SH
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: Competitive
Working Hours: 37.5
Job Category: Finance
31/08/2025 - 26 days remaining

Job Introduction

Join a globally loved Tea & Coffee company and take the next step in your finance career!

Are you an ambitious and detail-oriented finance professional ready to build your expertise in a dynamic and fast-paced environment? Do you thrive on problem-solving, delivering accurate financial insights, and collaborating with a passionate team? If so, we’d love for you to join our Finance team as a Junior Management Accountant.

At Whittard of Chelsea, we’re passionate about creating exceptional tea and coffee products for customers worldwide. Behind the scenes, our Finance team plays a crucial role in driving our success. As our Junior Management Accountant, you’ll be a key player in maintaining financial health and supporting our growth ambitions.

If you’re passionate about finance, eager to learn, and ready to make a difference in an exciting global business, we want to hear from you! Apply today and take the next step in your career as part of our world-class Finance team.

Please note this role requires 3 days minimum working in our Offices. During probation this will be 4 days for induction and training purposes. 

Why Join Us?

  • Develop Your Career: Gain hands-on experience across a wide range of finance functions while working towards your CIMA/ACCA qualification.
  • Collaborate with Purpose: Work closely with a supportive Finance team and engage with multiple departments to make a real impact.
  • Support a Global Brand: Be part of a company that’s loved by tea and coffee enthusiasts worldwide.
  • Innovate and Grow: Work in a fast-paced environment that values your ideas and helps you develop your skills.

As a Junior Management Accountant, you’ll be responsible for:

  • Sales Ledger and Debtor Control
  • Cash Flow and Bank Reconciliations
  • Supporting the Financial Accounting Manager in finalising monthly management accounts, including balance sheet reconciliations.
  • Posting journals for sales, margin information, accruals, prepayments, and nominal corrections.
  • Analysing variances against budgets and forecasts and ensuring robust control accounts, particularly for cash and debtors.
  • Assisting with the annual budget process, from initial drafts to final submissions.
  • Compliance and Audit Support 

What We’re Looking For

  • Recently completed (or predicted 2:1 or above) in a relevant degree such as: accounting and finance, economics, business management with finance, mathematics.
  • Internship, placement year, or part-time work in a finance environment is desirable
  • Proven ability to meet tight deadlines with accuracy and efficiency.
  • Experience in cash management and ledger reconciliations.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
  • A proactive and flexible team player who can adapt in a fast-paced environment.
  • Ability to learn quickly and retain information effectively.
  • Desirable - Part-qualified and actively working towards CIMA or ACCA.

 

What We Offer:

  • Generous holiday allowance + enjoy your birthday off
  • Up to 50% store discount on Whittard products.
  • Monthly product allowance.
  • Auto-enrolment Pension scheme.
  • Access to our wellbeing portal and Employee Assistance Programme
  • Flexible working opportunities.
  • Selection of family friendly benefits.

… And much much more!

 

Whittard of Chelsea is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We thrive to be a diverse and an inclusive organisation. We want to be a place where differences are recognised and celebrated, with a workforce that builds teams from all individualities, backgrounds, and experiences.

Together as a Whittard family, we continue to create a culture that encourages, supports, and inspires all our employees to have a voice, to make a positive difference in helping to develop our ambitious brand.

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Overview

Number of Positions
1

Contract Type
Permanent

Working Hours
37.5

Salary
Competitive

Job Category
Finance

Location
Abingdon

Reference
whittardcareers/TP/105/86