Group Finance Analyst

The PizzaExpress Group comprises business units in the UK & Ireland, Hong Kong and UAE with numerous international franchises including India, Singapore, Kuwait and Indonesia. The core purpose of the Group reporting team is to act as a central consolidation function and to meet our internal and external financial reporting requirements. The role remit includes the preparation of weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual Group financial information.

Please note, this role will be required to work between our central London hubs and also, our Uxbridge office, on a hybrid basis.

What you’ll be doing:

• Support in Group period end processes including maintenance of the Group consolidation system (FCCS).
• Preparation of Group management information for the Board of Directors including assisting with:
• Assisting with analysis of periodic financial information submitted by business units.
• Preparation of quarterly reports issued to bondholders, including preparation of back up information to be used by senior management.
• Reviewing the results of the statutory audits of each business unit.
• Production of UK statutory accounts, including assistance with the consolidated Group accounts and Annual Report.
• Preparation of papers on any ad hoc issues arising for review by the Group Executive Committee.

What you’ll need:

• Qualified Accountant with demonstrable technical accounting skills.
• Up to date knowledge and experience of both UK and international accounting and reporting (Including IFRS).
• Able to manage the delivery of work and control work streams through others (not just do by themselves).
• Experience of complex consolidation with multi-currency inputs.
• An ability to independently work through a problem to understand the issues and improve processes.

Who We Are:

Where those who love pizza can be their true self. Proud to be a Top 10 Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023. We’ve been around since 1965, bringing pizza to the UK and have since grown to a multichannel, international brand. Our people are at the heart of our success and everything we do, we believe you should always be able to express yourself.

Our values and culture are made up of three key parts: use your head, show your heart and create a home. For us, this shows up as:

• Head - were customer centric, commercially driven and obsessed by performance in all we do
• Heart - we show our heart, are honest and vulnerable with our teams and lead everything through our people
• Home - we create a home, where everyone has a place at our marble table and you can truly express yourself everyday

Inclusivity and respect are at the heart of our business and are valued by our teams, customers, and suppliers. PizzaExpress and Milano is a place where everyone is welcome, and everyone belongs. That’s why we assess each application on the aptitude to do the job and nothing else.