Farfetch is a leading global marketplace for the luxury fashion industry. The Farfetch Marketplace connects customers in over 190 countries and territories with items from more than 50 countries and over 1,400 of the world’s best brands, boutiques, and department stores, delivering a truly unique shopping experience and access to the most extensive selection of luxury on a global marketplace.
FINANCE
We're a diverse team who partners and supports the business to enable delivery against our strategic and financial goals. All of our functions have an instrumental role within Farfetch to drive forward a financially sustainable business, ensuring we set the guardrails for financial control and enable financial performance.
PORTO
Our office is near Porto, in the north of Portugal, and is located in a vibrant business hub. It offers a dynamic and welcoming environment where our employees can connect and network with a large community of tech professionals.
ROLE
Reporting to the Financial Reporting Manager, you will drive the required process and policy amendments that are necessary for prompt, worldwide, and smooth execution of the standards. You will work jointly with the accounting coordinators on reporting and accounting matters. You will have an important role in the accountancy of our company, working together with the whole team to achieve the goals for the monthly closing.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Prepares booking of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses entries by compiling and analyzing accounting information
- Analyses the reasonability of trial balances’ variances
- Analyses the consolidated information for the group, namely its Balance Sheet and P&L Fluxes, providing support in the financial statements disclosures
- Complies with legal requirements
- Participates in meetings and guarantees appropriate progress
- Prepares new accounting policies and procedures for the group
- Offers support to colleagues in specific accounting operations
- Guarantees that controls are carried out, recorded, and are working efficiently and promptly
- Provides support on the external audit
WHO YOU ARE
- A bachelor's or master's degree in accounting, management, economics, or auditing
- At least 3 years of functional experience in areas of accounting, auditing, or consolidation
- Knowledge of IFRS, and US GAAP is a plus
- Previous Experience in Consolidation either from a preparer or auditor’s point of view is a plus
- Strong drive for results, including proactive problem-resolution skills in delivering stringent deadlines
- Proficiency in conveying information efficiently and across departments
- Outstanding writing aptitude and capability to organize presentations and papers
- Fluent in English, both written and spoken is mandatory
- An Excellent team player with the ability to interact with different departments
- Considerable knowledge of spreadsheet software and basic computer systems, Microsoft AX, and SAP BPC will be a plus
- Demonstrated ability to perform accurate numeric calculations
- An Excellent communicator
- Dynamic, with a high sense of responsibility and autonomy
REWARDS & BENEFITS
- Health insurance for the whole family, flexible working environment and well-being support and tools
- Extra days off, sabbatical program and days for you to give back for the community
- Training opportunities and free access to Udemy
- Flexible benefits program
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES STATEMENT
- FARFETCH is committed to being an inclusive workplace where diversity in all its forms is celebrated. We make employment decisions without regard to race, religious creed, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, marital status, medical condition as defined by state law, physical or mental disability, military service or veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, genetic information or any other classification protected by applicable federal, state or local laws or ordinances. If you require special accommodation, please let us know.
Reporting to the Financial Reporting Manager, you will drive the required process and policy amendments that are necessary for prompt, worldwide, and smooth execution of the standards. You will work jointly with the accounting coordinators on reporting and accounting matters. You will have an important role in the accountancy of our company, working together with the whole team to achieve the goals for the monthly closing.
What We Do
FARFETCH is the leading global platform for the luxury fashion industry. Our mission is to be the global platform for luxury fashion, connecting creators, curators and consumers. Founded in 2007 by José Neves for the love of fashion, and launched in 2008, FARFETCH began as an e-commerce marketplace for luxury boutiques around the world. Today the FARFETCH Marketplace connects customers in over 190 countries and territories with items from more than 50 countries and over 1,300 of the world’s best brands, boutiques and department stores, delivering a truly unique shopping experience and access to the most extensive selection of luxury on a single platform.
FARFETCH’s additional businesses include Browns and Stadium Goods, which offer luxury products to consumers, and New Guards Group, a platform for the development of global fashion brands. FARFETCH offers its broad range of consumer-facing channels and enterprise level solutions to the luxury industry under its Luxury New Retail initiative. The Luxury New Retail initiative also encompasses FARFETCH Platform Solutions, which services enterprise clients with e-commerce and technology capabilities, and innovations such as Store of the Future, its connected retail solution.
