About the role We have a fantastic Accounting Technician opportunity within the Consolidation, Cost and Capital area of the Centre for Accounting. Consolidation, Cost and Capital covers 4 pillars, Property Capital & Depreciation (PCD), Consolidation, Customer Service and Operations, and Services, IT and Head Office. We work collaboratively within these pillars but you would primarily be working in the Property, Capital & Depreciation pillar. In all of these areas, you will have the opportunity to develop your technical accounting skills and work collaboratively across finance and the wider business, while managing an area of the balance sheet, or cost for the business. You will be involved in closing the books for each month end, performing balance sheet reconciliations, processing journal entries and helping to produce reporting on the performance of your area. In addition, you will be answering queries and working with the auditors on queries relating to your area. Outside of the day to day activity in the pillars, we are continually seeking to improve our processes and make efficiencies in how we do our work, so you would be involved in identifying opportunities and working on improvements. Salary - £29,000 - £39,000 Contract type - This position is a permanent contract. Working pattern/flexible working - The Partnership has adopted a hybrid working approach, meaning you'll be able to work a mixture between the office and home based upon your personal needs whilst balancing the needs of the business. The team works flexibly, but aims for around 2-3 days a week in the office to connect and on a more ad-hoc basis to attend key meetings. Location - This role is based at our Bracknell Head Office. Interviews for this role will be held virtually from 22nd April onwards. Key responsibilities The accurate and timely preparation and delivery of rules-based accounting and ensuring integrity of accounting as assigned by the Centre for Accounting (CfA) Finance Manager within an accounting pillar including evidencing back-up entries as required. Recommend and implement changes and improvements to processes or initiatives. Support the delivery of a range of process-based operational accounting activities on behalf of the whole Partnership, in as an efficient and effective way possible. Ensure Compliance with effective performance of key relevant internal controls and regulatory requirements within teams including those required under the ICF. Responding to and supporting queries in a timely manner. Essential skills/experience you’ll need Accounting qualification (eg. L2 AAT) or relevant technical experience of accounting Experience of Oracle financial systems (or equivalent) Experience of continuous improvement Good IT skills, including Excel and Google suite Strong and effective communicator Desirable skills/experience you may have GCSE grade C in Maths & English (or equivalent) Retail experience LI-HEADOFFICE LI-HYBRID About The Partnership We’re the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We’re not just employees, we’re Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there’s never been a more exciting time to join us. We’re ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. Never Knowingly Undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food-lovers in Waitrose. As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards. We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect. We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong. Embracing our differences and creating an environment where we’re free to be ourselves and can THRIVE. Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective. As Partners, we make all the difference. And, we all own it. Important points to note: It’s important to note that some of our roles are subject to pre-employment vetting (which may include DBS checks for successful candidates). If required, you’ll be informed and provided with information about vetting during the recruitment process and we encourage you to complete any vetting documents quickly to avoid delays. Any DBS checks required will be carried out by a third-party registered body and financial probity checks may also be required for some of our roles. We also recommend that you apply as soon as possible as vacancies can close early if we see a high number of applicants. We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where possible. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview.