Associate Accountant - Retail PropertyContractReading/Home Are you a detail-driven finance professional ready to take ownership of high-impact property accounting? Join a dynamic Financial Accounting team that''s committed to delivering best-in-class reporting and control across a vast retail estate. As Associate Accountant, you''ll play a key role in managing the monthly accounting for property costs across 300+ retail stores. Working within a team of four, you''ll collaborate closely with external service providers and internal stakeholders to ensure accuracy, compliance (IFRS 16 and IAS 17), and actionable insights. Responsibilities of the Associate Accountant include:Own the monthly accounting, reporting, and analysis of retail property costsLead balance sheet reconciliations and variance resolution meetingsSupport audit activities and contribute to process improvement initiativesProvide financial analysis and project support across the wider accounting functionPartner with commercial finance teams during budgeting cycles The successful Associate Account will have:Degree-level education or equivalentIAS17 AccountingTransactional Accounting (Balance sheet recons, payment processing, posting of journals, month end and balance sheet recons)Retail accounting (processing rent, property costs, rates, utilities, costings of retail stores)Experience in financial accounting, ideally within property or retailClear communication and stakeholder engagement abilities This is a fantast