RTR Assistant Accountant

Hello, we’re Pret

Proud makers of freshly made food, organic coffee and big ideas. Across 750+ shops and 20+ countries, our teams are shaping the future of Pret through innovation, inclusion, great customer service and a shared passion for doing the right thing. We’re growing fast on our mission to be the hospitality employer of choice everywhere we operate - so it’s an exciting time to hop on board.

Growing good things

Pret is where passionate, hardworking, wonderful people (like you!) find what they need to shine. Growth is at the heart of everything we do - from supporting our people to grow in confidence and skills to pursue their unique paths, to figuring out how to make our food and coffee even more delicious and accessible.

What we’re looking for

We’re looking for passionate team players to bring joy to our customers every day. The RTR Assistant Accountant will support the Management Accounts team by ensuring property-related invoices are accurately reviewed and approved, maintaining key property cost records, supporting landlord compliance requirements, and assisting with month-end accounting activities. The role plays an important part in ensuring the completeness and accuracy of property expenditure across the business. This will include:

Key responsibilities

• Review property-related invoices in a timely and accurate manner, ensuring appropriate supporting documentation and approvals are obtained.

• Maintain accurate records of property costs, including updating invoice tracking schedules and recording the latest billing information to support accrual and prepayment calculations.

• Prepare and issue sales certificates to landlords in accordance with lease requirements and agreed deadlines.

• Manage correspondence relating to turnover rent arrangements, responding to routine queries and coordinating information requests.

• Support the month-end close process through preparation of reconciliations, analysis and journal support where required.

• Provide administrative and accounting support to the Management Accounts team as required.

Experience and Skills required

• Previous experience in an Accounts assistant, Finance assistant or similar role

• Comfortable working with high volumes of data

• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, confident manipulating data using basic formula

• Proactive approach and willingness to learn new processes and systems

Life at Pret

In the office

Our offices are where teams come together to collaborate, connect and bring great ideas to life. Wherever you're based, you'll find:

- Individual ways to grow: fully funded professional qualifications, leadership development and informal and formal mentoring

- Diversity & belonging: Everyone’s welcome at Pret - you’ll be valued for who you are and supported to feel confident in yourself and your skills

- Pace & variety: Build a diverse skillset, meet some new people and learn (a LOT)

- Community & purpose: We work together to creative positive change through the Pret Foundation

Our values

- Be kind, honest and generous: bring genuine warmth and your authentic self to work every day

- Bring your passion: share our passion for food and exceptional customer service

- Spread joy every day: small acts of kindness are a big part of what makes the Pret experience special

The perks

- A Gold Card! That means when you’re in the office, your food and drinks are on us. And when you’re not, you get 5 free drinks a day and 50% off everything else

- 33-38 days of annual leave (increasing with service)

- Free private medical aid cover - with the option to add a loved one

- 4-5% pension contribution (increasing with service)

- Life assurance at 3x your annual salary

- Loyalty awards to celebrate every 5 years you’re with us

- And more - think: a flexible benefits platform, season ticket loans, a healthcare cash plan, mortgage services, financial wellbeing provisions, option to take a sabbatical after 3 years and opportunities to support our incredible charity, the Pret Foundation.

The Pret interview journey

Step one: apply! Please don’t overly rely on the use of AI, we want to get to know you, not a robot.

Then, if we move forward with your application, we’ll start the process with a 30-minute chat, so we can better understand your experience and skills. The next stage is to pop into our Head Office, where you’ll have a one-hour interview with the hiring team.

Those are the basics, but depending on the role, we might ask you to complete a task, spend time in our shops or meet someone else in the team.

Throughout it all, you are entitled to reasonable adjustments if you have a disability. If this is the case, please let us know how we can help make the process more accessible for you.