Senior Financial Accountant

**The Body Shop**:
When Anita Roddick founded The Body Shop in 1976, she had a vision. Business as a force for good - that’s us. Over 40 years later, we’re proud to be pioneering cruelty-free beauty every step of the way. We’re the original ethical beauty brand. We’ve got a thing for empowering people and enriching our planet. We’re all about keeping it real, in every way possible. Our activist roots remain a huge part of everything we do, from our iconic window posters to our vegetarian products to our infamous campaigns. We’re never afraid to stand up and speak the truth. We like to do things a little differently around here.

The Body Shop, along with Aesop and Natura, is part of Natura & Co, a global, multi-channel and multi-brand cosmetics group that is committed to generating positive economic, social and environmental impact. Group owner Natura is Brazil's number one cosmetics manufacturer. Sustainable development has been the company's guiding principle since it was founded in 1969. In fact, this is an incredibly exciting time for The Body Shop. We’re fighting for what we believe in now more than ever. No holding back. Breaking the mould has always come naturally to us, and we need someone who’s not afraid to mix things up.

**Your role in a nutshell**:

- Ensure all financial reports are provided in a timely and accurate manner
- Provide support to Global by ensuring all statutory reports and statements are completed accurately and on time to relevant authorities
- Provide support to Global on query resolutions and all management and other reporting
- Ensure all input into the financial systems is accurate and complete

**More about the role**:
**Primary Accountabilities**:

- Preparation of monthly market accounts for analysis and consolidation, including:

- Profit and Loss
- Balance Sheet (including All schedules)
- Cashflow
- Management reports
- Ensure respect of Group standards (Finance, Accounting, Controlling, and Tax) in line with legislation and best practice of internal and external audit.
- Ensure monthly results are loaded into financial systems accurately to pre-stated timetables.
- Preparation of documents for bi-annual external audits, turnover, and donation audits.
- Preparation of annual financial statements for year-end statutory audit
- Preparation of information for tax computation and filing
- Preparation and filing of goods and sales tax and withholding tax
- Provide expertise on accounting requirements under local GAAP and IFRS
- Provide support to all job costing for management of print and promotional activity
- Provide support to all market/zone cost center managers to understand the market overhead
- Provide finance support on inventory counts and postings
- Prepare statutory reports (statistics and surveys) for submission to the relevant authorities
- Manage transactional staff, provision of support and guidance

**What we look for**:
**Experience**:

- Exposure to Commercial financial accounting roles with a good foundation in financial accounting background
- Fiscal reporting in a local retail environment is an advantage

**Qualifications**:

- Local accounting qualification
- Minimum of 8 years experience of working within a finance department
- Good knowledge of Microsoft core programs, including Excel (Pivot Tables, databases), Word, and PowerPoint

**Technical & Professional competencies required**:

- Understanding of international accounting practices and standards
- Working knowledge of SAP and some POS systems

**Core Competencies**:

- Self-motivated
- Work well under pressure
- Ability to multitask
- Cultural flexibility
- Understanding of cross-functional dynamics of a retail business
- Good communication skills

**Talent Drivers**:

- Leadership
- Personal Conduct
- Purpose
- Collaborative Skills
- Commerciality