🚀 financial accountant
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Starbucks
- 📍 Location: London
- 📅 Posted: Oct 27, 2025
Weu2019re looking for a financial accountant to join our team here at Starbucks UK. A place where youu2019re valued, challenged, and inspired. Where your voice is brewed into everything we do. At Starbucks, weu2019re all about you.
As part of this role, youu2019ll be responsible for preparing monthly management and year-end financial accounts within occupancy on a timely and accurate basis in compliance with relevant legal, accounting and tax regulations. Collaborating with partners across the business, youu2019ll support the UK market in meeting its accounting and reporting requirements.
Weu2019ll look to you to bring your experience in managing accounting for large, multi-site operations, including preparing financial statements and supporting schedules. Youu2019ll be ACA/ACCA qualified (or hold an international equivalent) with a strong understanding of US and IFRS16 accounting standards. Advanced double entry and bookkeeping knowledge is essential along with experience with large ERP systems such as Oracle, HFM, and Anaplan XL. Youu2019ll also demonstrate excellent communication skills, the ability to collaborate cross functionally, and explain complex accounting concepts to non-accountants.
The best part about this role is that no two days are ever the same! Working as our financial accountant, youu2019ll get involved in:
Providing accounting support to the business for your respective area. Identifying and highlighting opportunities for automation and best practice improvements
Developing and maintaining various accounting systems and processes required to produce monthly management accounts in accordance with US GAAP, ensuring accuracy and completeness for assigned P&L and balance sheet responsibilities
Producing statutory accounts and supporting schedules as assigned
Preparing monthly and quarterly P&L and Balance Sheet variance analyses and commentary, along with related supporting schedules
Providing documentation and analysis to support internal and external audits
Preparing balance sheet reconciliations and cash flow forecasts
Preparing accruals and other journal entries based on outcomes from monthly meetings with relevant stakeholders
Establishing and maintaining accounting controls to ensure compliance with Starbucksu2019 internal policies and applicable accounting regulations
Creating and maintaining comprehensive process documentation for areas of responsibility
Coordinating activities with external tax and accounting providers as needed
In return, weu2019ll offer you a competitive salary and benefits that include:
25 days holiday a year (plus Bank Holidays)
Flexible benefits u2013 in addition to the benefits listed here weu2019ll also provide you with an additional 4% to allow you to select the benefits that suit you
Life assurance and private medical insurance for yourself
Comprehensive training (including coffee knowledge!) and access to Starbucks Global Academy (our online learning platform to help continuously develop yourself)
Free bag of coffee each week and a 30% partner discounts on food, beverages, and merchandise
Discounts with local and national retailers (cell phones, gym memberships, entertainment tickets, hotels, etc.) through Perks at Work platform
Subscription to Headspace
Home Sweet Loan (Interest-free loans that can be paid back over 12 months to help pay your rental deposit)
Bean stock options for all partners (own part of Starbucks!)
A free 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme available to you and your family
So, if youu2019re looking for a new opportunity, with us youu2019ll be welcomed, youu2019ll be challenged, youu2019ll be inspired. Here youu2019ll be heard. Because here, youu2019re a part of it all. Here you belong.
Starbucks is committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce. All applicants and partners will be treated fairly, without regard to race, religion, sex, nationality, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity and expression.
_Know someone who would be a perfect fit? Share this opportunity with them! At Starbucks, thereu2019s always room for one more_
_Please note that this role is subject to a background check process in accordance with UK employment regulations. Successful candidates may be required to undergo relevant checks, including but not limited to, criminal record, employment history, and right-to-work verification._
As part of this role, youu2019ll be responsible for preparing monthly management and year-end financial accounts within occupancy on a timely and accurate basis in compliance with relevant legal, accounting and tax regulations. Collaborating with partners across the business, youu2019ll support the UK market in meeting its accounting and reporting requirements.
Weu2019ll look to you to bring your experience in managing accounting for large, multi-site operations, including preparing financial statements and supporting schedules. Youu2019ll be ACA/ACCA qualified (or hold an international equivalent) with a strong understanding of US and IFRS16 accounting standards. Advanced double entry and bookkeeping knowledge is essential along with experience with large ERP systems such as Oracle, HFM, and Anaplan XL. Youu2019ll also demonstrate excellent communication skills, the ability to collaborate cross functionally, and explain complex accounting concepts to non-accountants.
The best part about this role is that no two days are ever the same! Working as our financial accountant, youu2019ll get involved in:
Providing accounting support to the business for your respective area. Identifying and highlighting opportunities for automation and best practice improvements
Developing and maintaining various accounting systems and processes required to produce monthly management accounts in accordance with US GAAP, ensuring accuracy and completeness for assigned P&L and balance sheet responsibilities
Producing statutory accounts and supporting schedules as assigned
Preparing monthly and quarterly P&L and Balance Sheet variance analyses and commentary, along with related supporting schedules
Providing documentation and analysis to support internal and external audits
Preparing balance sheet reconciliations and cash flow forecasts
Preparing accruals and other journal entries based on outcomes from monthly meetings with relevant stakeholders
Establishing and maintaining accounting controls to ensure compliance with Starbucksu2019 internal policies and applicable accounting regulations
Creating and maintaining comprehensive process documentation for areas of responsibility
Coordinating activities with external tax and accounting providers as needed
In return, weu2019ll offer you a competitive salary and benefits that include:
25 days holiday a year (plus Bank Holidays)
Flexible benefits u2013 in addition to the benefits listed here weu2019ll also provide you with an additional 4% to allow you to select the benefits that suit you
Life assurance and private medical insurance for yourself
Comprehensive training (including coffee knowledge!) and access to Starbucks Global Academy (our online learning platform to help continuously develop yourself)
Free bag of coffee each week and a 30% partner discounts on food, beverages, and merchandise
Discounts with local and national retailers (cell phones, gym memberships, entertainment tickets, hotels, etc.) through Perks at Work platform
Subscription to Headspace
Home Sweet Loan (Interest-free loans that can be paid back over 12 months to help pay your rental deposit)
Bean stock options for all partners (own part of Starbucks!)
A free 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme available to you and your family
So, if youu2019re looking for a new opportunity, with us youu2019ll be welcomed, youu2019ll be challenged, youu2019ll be inspired. Here youu2019ll be heard. Because here, youu2019re a part of it all. Here you belong.
Starbucks is committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce. All applicants and partners will be treated fairly, without regard to race, religion, sex, nationality, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity and expression.
_Know someone who would be a perfect fit? Share this opportunity with them! At Starbucks, thereu2019s always room for one more_
_Please note that this role is subject to a background check process in accordance with UK employment regulations. Successful candidates may be required to undergo relevant checks, including but not limited to, criminal record, employment history, and right-to-work verification._
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