Management Accountant - Franchised retail Kiosks

The Wonderfield Group has recently been purchased by Zensho Holdings, the leading food service company in Japan with a market cap of $5.5b and whose aim is to become the worlds largest food company, a position from which we can eradicate hunger and poverty from around the globe. We operate restaurants, factories, and thousands of sushi kiosks and have recently built a successful cut fruit business, Snowfruit. Combining this with the three businesses previously owned by Zensho, AFC, Sushi Circle and Sushi Take, results in annual sales of $2.5b and Ebitda in excess of $140m a year with an ambitious growth trajectory.

 

• Experience working in a franchised environment in accounts 

• Accuracy and organisational skills
• Advanced excel skills.
• Qualification (ACCA, CIMA)
• Experience of working within a multi-site and franchisor organisation would be advantageous.
• Strong communication skills and an ability to manage key relationships both internally and with external partners.
• Positive can-do attitude and takes pride and ownership of their work

Overview of the role:

We are looking for a Management Accountant with experience of working within a franchised environment on a Fixed Term contract for 18 months 
The Management Accountant will be responsible for all aspects of Retail and Restaurant revenue and cost of goods. Franchisee invoicing (deposit invoices and monthly revenue invoices), posting all recharges and making sure all payments are made in accordance with the contracts. They will also deal with all bank postings, bank reconciliations, cashflow data prep, International P&Ls, Retro invoicing, royalty income, commissions, delivery partners. They will be accountable for preparing accurate monthly balance sheet reconciliations, insightful analysis. Identifying areas within the finance function to improve performance and act as a valued adviser to the Management Accountants Team.

Key resonsibilities 

Posting revenue for retail and all franchisees
• Posting royalty income
• Posting and reconciling all delivery partner revenue
• Posting retail commissions in accordance with the contract
• Reviewing and accruing all cost of goods sold for retail
• Franchisee invoicing (deposit invoices and monthly revenue invoices), posting all recharges and making sure all payments are made in accordance with the contracts.
• Bank postings and reconciliation
• Assistance with preparing cashflow data
• Aged accounts receivable reconciliation
• Assisting in the preparation of retail P&Ls at month end including raising of any necessary accruals and prepayments.
• Site by site reviews of P&Ls explaining any large variances to budget.
• Balance sheet reconciliations to be prepared and uploaded to ADRA for review monthly.
• Responding to any finance queries received from the business and franchisees.
• Assist with audit queries.
• Other ad hoc duties as required.

We're proud to offer:

• Fantastic hybrid working environment working 3 days on site 
• Opportunity to grow your career alongside with us with available apprentice program
• Brilliant support services designed to enhance your physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
• Annual discretionary bonus subject to business and overall performance
• Discretionary Life Assurance
• Discretionary Income Protection
• Group Personal Pension
• Private Medical Cash Plan
• Bespoke reward platform including access to retail, cinema & gym discounts.
• 50% off your food every time you dine with us for you and 3 friends.
• Contribute towards our award-winning sustainability initiatives that delivers progress against 9 UN sustainability goals. We're committed to responsibly sourcing and all our seafood, therefore we only use source sustainable fish. All our packaging is recyclable and 80% of our packaging is already made from recycled plastic.
• Annual Awards ceremony celebrating our success and offering winning Managers free trips to Japan.

About us:

Come roll with us and be part of something big. Celebrate global success across:

• Over 1500 retail kiosks globally (YO!, Panku, Mai Taiko Snowfox & Bento)
• Our Taiko manufacturing and distribution centre
• 63 YO! restaurants
• 50 major retail partners
• 3700 locations globally From Hawaii to Aberdeen

Our Values

• Own it, Care About it, Make it Exceptional, Win Together

Ready to Roll?

Come roll with us and play a key role by bringing people together to celebrate better food for everyone the Japanese way...