Senior Manager – Management Accounting
About Clarks
At Clarks, we’ve been innovating since 1825. Today, we’re a global business operating across multiple markets, driven by a shared ambition to become the brand of choice for our customers worldwide.
Join us and you’ll be part of a team shaping the future of our business, bringing fresh thinking, driving change, and making a real impact.
About the role
This is a pivotal leadership role within our Group Finance team, responsible for overseeing management accounting processes and ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial reporting across our global business
.Working closely with senior stakeholders, you’ll lead the delivery of month-end close, drive consistency in reporting across territories, and play a key role in strengthening financial controls and improving processes
.You’ll also lead and develop an international team, helping to create a high-performing, collaborative environment that supports the wider business.
What you’ll do
- Lead the month-end close process, ensuring timely, accurate and consistent reporting across all regions
- Oversee group management accounting and balance sheet controls, ensuring compliance with IFRS and internal policies
- Drive alignment of cost and revenue reporting across territories to improve transparency and comparability
- Partner with senior stakeholders to provide clear financial insight and challenge
- Identify opportunities to improve processes and increase efficiency across finance operatio
- Maintain a robust controls environment, including balance sheet reconciliations and audit readiness
- Support ongoing finance transformation and systems improvements
- Lead, coach and develop a globally distributed team
What you’ll bring
- Professionally qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)
- Strong experience in management accounting and month-end close within a multi-entity business
- Proven ability to lead and develop teams, ideally across different locations or cultures
- Experience working with senior stakeholders, with the confidence to influence and challenge
- A proactive mindset, with a track record of identifying issues and driving improvements
- Strong understanding of financial controls, balance sheet governance and reporting standards
- Experience working in a global or complex organisation is advantageous
- ERP experience (e.g. SAP) desirable
Why join Clarks
- Be part of a globally recognised brand with over 200 years of heritage
- Work in a collaborative, supportive team environment
- Opportunity to lead internationally and influence at scale
- Hybrid working with flexibility to support your work-life balance
- The chance to drive real change and make a lasting impact
Minimum salary:
65,000
Maximum salary:
75,000
Rewards and benefits
Our rewards and benefits are as varied as our customers and our people, depending on your role, and which part of the business you join. The one thing they have in common is that they’re designed to recognise your contribution to our success.
Generous holiday allowance
Pension plan
Discount on Clarks products
Employee Assistance Programme
Provision for eye tests
Medicash plan (corporate and distribution centre colleagues)
Health cash plan (store management colleagues upwards)
Healthcare plan (for senior colleagues)
Long-service recognition awards
Exclusive employee discounts on a wide range of products and brands
Flexible & hybrid working
Investing in your development
We’re constantly on the move, staying ahead of a changing world by keeping our minds sharp and our skills fresh. That’s why, wherever in the world you join us, you’ll find a wide range of learning opportunities at your fingertips, to make sure you keep growing and progressing.
From apprenticeships in the UK, to internships in the US and Singapore. Support for professional qualifications, to targeted leadership development programmes, and LearnerVerse, our corporate online training portal. Not to mention the chance to experience life in different parts of the business, and learn first-hand from experienced colleagues. So, if you’re looking to build on your skills, the opportunities are yours for the taking.
What we can offer youMeet some of the team
To give you a real insight into what it’s like to work at Clarks, we thought we’d ask the people who know it best.
The people who already work here. And in their own words.
Kate
People Experience Partner
Karina
Head of Project Management and Business Analysis
What to expect from our process
We know every person is unique – and we embrace it. So, you’ll find our recruitment process is a little different, depending on the role you apply for and where it’s based. But you’ll always find it’s:
Transparent
Right from the start, you’ll know what to expect. We’ll be honest about the role, the team, the division, and the business, as well as the process.
Fair
Our family values mean it’s in our DNA to treat people fairly. So, you can expect a process that’s respectful, whatever the outcome.
A two-way process
We’ll make sure you find out as much about us as we do about you, so you’re sure we’re the right fit for you.
Communicative
We’ll keep you in the loop at every step – so you always know where you stand. And at each stage, you’ll learn more about our culture, our brand, and what it means to be part of our journey.
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Senior Manager – Management Accounting
Location: Street
Reference number: 26675