We’re looking for an experienced, commercially minded, qualified accountant to join us as a Group Financial Accountant. We’re a Bristol born hospitality business that’s growing quickly, and our Finance team is evolving to keep pace making this an exciting point in our journey to join us!
You’ll take ownership of a broad range of financial accounting responsibilities while playing a key role in shaping and delivering improvements across the Finance function. A significant part of the role will involve leading the transition of key accounting processes to a new finance system, reviewing established capital expenditure processes and identifying opportunities to improve the way we work.
The key areas you’ll own include capital expenditure, the fixed asset register, rent reporting and reconciliations, alongside involvement in statutory accounts, audit and wider Group reporting requirements. You’ll also take the lead on projects from initial review and planning through to implementation, ensuring improvements are practical, effective and deliver lasting benefits.
We’re looking for someone who combines strong technical accounting knowledge with a continuous improvement mindset. You’ll be confident challenging established processes, comfortable working autonomously and able to influence stakeholders to turn ideas into meaningful change.
This is an opportunity for an established qualified accountant, ideally with around three years' post-qualified experience, who is ready to broaden their influence and take the next step towards a future leadership role. You’ll work closely with the Financial Controller, gain exposure to a growing multi-site hospitality business and help shape the Finance function for the future.
This is a hybrid role working 4 days a week from our Bristol HQ and 1 day working from home.
Getting into the detail
As Financial Accountant, your main responsibilities will include:
Systems, Projects, and Process Improvement
- Play a key role in the transition of fixed asset, rent and lease accounting processes to a new finance system, working closely with the Financial Controller and relevant stakeholders.
- Lead the review of existing fixed asset policies and procedures, identifying and implementing improvements to reflect the evolving needs of the business.
- Drive process improvements across rent and fixed asset accounting, challenging existing approaches and developing more effective ways of working.
- Take ownership of assigned projects, managing activities from initial review and planning through to implementation.
- Oversee IFRS 16 calculations for the Group, including technical project work to support the transition between FRS 102 and IFRS.
Fixed Assets and Rent Accounting
- Take ownership of the fixed asset register, ensuring accuracy, integrity and appropriate period-end reporting.
- Lead period-end rent reporting and P&L accounting, including the posting and reconciliation of key rent accounts, rent-free accruals, turnover rent accruals and other necessary adjustments.
- Review existing accounting processes and controls, identifying opportunities to improve accuracy, efficiency and reporting.
Statutory, Subsidiary, and Tax Reporting
- Work closely with the Financial Controller on statutory accounting requirements, including preparing technical accounting papers where required, managing auditor queries and contributing to the year-end consolidation and statutory accounts.
- Prepare company submissions for government bodies and the ONS.
- Take full responsibility for monthly and annual management accounts for smaller company subsidiaries.
What you’ll bring
- You’ll be a fully qualified ACA or ACCA accountant, ideally with around 3 years’ post qualified experience in a similar role.
- You’ll have strong technical accounting knowledge and the confidence to apply this across a range of financial accounting and reporting activities.
- You’ll have a track record of taking ownership of projects and delivering process improvements, from identifying opportunities through to implementation.
- You’ll be naturally curious, proactive and confident in challenging established ways of working, with a practical and logical approach to solving problems.
- You’ll be comfortable operating autonomously, managing competing priorities and taking accountability for the quality and delivery of your work.
- You’ll have advanced Excel skills, with the ability to manipulate, analyse and draw meaningful conclusions from large data sets.
- You’ll be confident engaging with stakeholders across the business and comfortable explaining complex financial information clearly and concisely to non-finance audiences.
- You’ll enjoy sharing your knowledge and have the ability and enthusiasm to coach and support junior members of the team.
What’s in it for you?
- A culture that appreciates ideas and celebrates individuality
- Founder-led business - we might have 300+ sites, but we still maintain an entrepreneurial spirit through everything we do
- 50% off food at all Lounges, Cosy Clubs and Brightsides
- Up to 10% bonus
- Pension contribution
- 24/7 mental health support
- Amazing events including LoungeFest – our annual company festival - Christmas parties and more
- We want to work with kind people, so if you want to work hard, have fun and be part of the Loungers ride, we’d love to have you.
About us
Loungers is a substantial and growing operator in the UK hospitality sector, operating over 300+ sites in England and Wales across three distinct but complementary brands, Lounges, Cosy Club, and Brightside. Founded in 2002 by three friends who wanted to create a neighbourhood café-bar that they would want to go to, the Group is now the only growing all-day operator of scale in the UK and has consistently outperformed the wider UK hospitality sector over the past three years. Despite being the fastest growing café/restaurant group in the Country, Loungers has retained its entrepreneurial spirit and quirky ‘Loungey’ local community atmosphere.
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