Assistant Accountant
- Job ID
- Job ID 74532
- Team
- Team Finance
- Location
- Location Leicester
- Contract Type
- Contract Type Perm
- Job Schedule
- Job Schedule Full time
- Salary
- Salary competitive
- Posting Date
- Posting Date 26/02/2026
- Apply Before
- Apply Before 13/03/2026
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Summary
Our online international business is growing rapidly, and we are looking for a skilled Assistant Accountant to support this expansion. As we continue to localise our 80+ websites, you will join our Cash Accounting team to provide essential support to the finance department and maintain robust controls over our global processes.
Working at NEXT means moving at a fast pace and embracing a culture where we challenge ourselves to take on the day together. This role is a vital part of ensuring our financial stability as we reach over 8 million customers worldwide.
What You’ll Take On
As an Assistant Accountant, you will be central to our international cash accounting operations. We build on success and learn to evolve, so you will play a key part in maintaining the integrity of our financial data while we continue to reinvent our processes.
Your focus will include:
- Reconciliation: Manage customer payments and VAT across multiple international entities, resolving any discrepancies quickly.
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Forecasting and Reporting: Support the accuracy of tender costs at both country and entity levels.
- Cash Flow Management: Monitor daily cash inflows from our payment providers.
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Foreign Exchange: Ensure the correct recording of FX impacts for third-party settlements.
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Audit Support: Deliver audit sampling to ensure smooth local entity audits
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Relationship Management: Work with third-party providers to ensure compliance with contract rates and settlement timings.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Build strong, collaborative relationships with colleagues across the business.
We are looking for someone who can work at pace and thrives in a team-oriented environment. To succeed in this role, you will need:
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Experience: To be a part-qualified accountant with relevant experience.
- Adaptability: The ability to manage conflicting priorities in a fast-paced environment where change is constant.
- Initiative: A self-starter mindset with the confidence to contribute to decisions and own your work.
- A Results-Oriented Approach: Strong communication skills and a drive to make a difference.
- Problem-Solving Skills: The ability to simplify complex situations and look for opportunities to improve how we work..
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Benefits
- 25% off most NEXT, MADE*, Lipsy*, Gap* and Victoria's Secret* products (*when purchased through NEXT)
- Company performance based bonus
- Sharesave scheme
- On-site Nursery available; OFSTED outstanding in all areas
- 10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty
- Early VIP access to sale stock
- Access to fantastic discounts at our Staff Shops
- Restaurants with great food at amazing prices
- Access a digital GP and other free health and wellbeing services
- Free on-site parking
- Financial Wellbeing - Save, track and enhance your financial wellbeing
- Apprenticeship - Grow and develop on the job whilst gaining a qualification
- Direct to Work - Discount online and instore, collect your items the next day for free from your place of work or local store
- Support Networks - Access to Network Groups to empower and celebrate each other
- Wellhub - Discounted flexible monthly gym memberships, with apps, PT sessions and more
What's Next?
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Team Overview
Finance is where we turn ambition into action. This team protects value, funds growth, and gives leaders timely insight. From reporting to managing risk, your work keeps decisions sharp, ensuring the business stays on course and ready to take on the next big challenge.
Our brands
You’ve probably heard of NEXT, but did you know about our portfolio? Every brand in our offering brings a distinct story, attitude and community. Spanning contemporary lifestyle brands, established high street names and timeless collections, together they showcase the vibrancy of today’s retail world.
About NEXT
| You know Next, but did you know we’re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 35,000 people across the UK and Ireland. We’re the UK’s 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we’re the market leader. At the last count we have over 500 stores, plus the Next Online and it’s now possible to buy on-line from over 70 countries around the world! So we’ve gone global! |
