Corporate Reporting Accountant

This role is part of the Tesco Mobile team and will be based out of the Slough office. 

In this role you will lead Tesco Mobile’s Corporate Reporting operations, responsible for reporting financial position and business performance both internally, externally and to our shareholders. This includes preparation of statutory reporting, corporation tax, management accounts, shareholder submissions and quarterly board performance packs.

The main responsibilities include

• Calculation, posting and reconciliation of Primary service recharges and Corporation & Deferred Tax Submitting monthly results to shareholders and ownership of various month-end reporting outputs including Management Accounts, Units per Revenue Pack 
• Compiling monthly flash and providing constructive input into subsequent Month-end review sessions
• Working cross functionally with the FP&A team to understand projections and key performance drivers
• Producing quarterly Board Pack commentary and analysis of financial / trading performance 
• Co-ordinate and prepare annual statutory group financial statements including consolidation of 2 entities 
• Preparing and maintaining Accounting Papers for relevant existing / emerging Accounting Standards Coordinating Annual Corporation Tax computation and preparing associated analysis 
• Dealing with Adhoc requests from external stakeholders Provision of quarterly Network Capacity Forecasts to VMo2 Fulfilling external regulatory reporting requirements

Tesco Mobile is a totally unique business, a 50/50 joint venture between VMO2 and Tesco that launched back in 2003 and has gone from strength to strength as we’ve launched into new services, markets and customer propositions. 

Tesco Mobile has more than 5 million customers and is award-winning, instilling agile methodologies and cultivating a fantastic can-do attitude across it's teams. We're always on the lookout for the best talent, be that from our two shareholders or the wider industry. 

Working at Tesco Mobile means being employed by one of our joint venture shareholders – Virgin Media O2 or Tesco Mobile, our Head Office vacancies are advertised under both brands. Our culture is uniquely Tesco Mobile with a phenomenal sense of community, but with all the benefits of working for one of the shareholders as well. We pride ourselves on being a company where everyone’s welcome and truly feels able to be themselves. We not only celebrate diversity but recognise the value and opportunity it brings in helping us to care for human connection – we are supermarket mobile!

In order to be considered, you must have the following experience;

• Qualified accountant with proven experience in a financial control environment
• Strong understanding of IFRS standards and associated statutory disclosures
• Good solid understanding of Corporation Tax rules and requirements 
• Articulate individual able to interpret and express key messages succinctly and to a Board level standard 

We'd also love you to bring;

• Solid understanding of the mobile telecommunications industry 
• Appreciation of non financial business KPI's
• Ability to identify key drivers and trends in order to interpret and forecast financial performance 
• Track record of delivering continuous process and efficiencies 

Our goal is to celebrate our people, their lives and everything in-between. We strive to build a culture that empowers everyone to bring the best versions of themselves to work each and every day. We believe the most inclusive and diverse culture makes for a better business and a brighter world.

Working at Tesco Mobile means you get a bumper reward package bursting with benefits, and loads of extras you can add if you’d like to. These are crafted to support both you and your loved ones, making sure that you’re covered no matter what life throws your way.

We're all about hybrid working here, so expect to have a base location where you'll have the right facilities to enable outstanding collaboration and quality time with your team, alongside all the right kit to work from home too. 

If we feel like a place where you can belong, we'd love to learn more about you as a person and your experience to date. Once you've submitted an application the next steps of the process, if successful, will include a two stage competency based interview process. 

Please note: Applications will be reviewed, and interviews conducted throughout the duration of this advert, therefore we may bring the closing date forward. We encourage all interested applicants to apply as soon as possible. If you’re offered a job with us, it will be conditional, based on the passing of background checks. All roles require a criminal record check and some roles need a financial probity check. Your recruiter can provide you with more information if needed. 

Thanks for your patience and for showing a curiosity about joining the Tesco Mobile family.