Group Accountant

Function: Finance – Group Reporting & Accounting
Reports to: Group Finance Manager
Location: Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire

About Cyncly

Cyncly is a global technology powerhouse with 2,400+ employees and 70,000+ customers across 100+ countries. Cyncly transforms the way customizable products and spaces are imagined, designed, sold, managed and made. Our end-to-end software solutions connect professional designers, retailers and manufacturers to the world's largest repository of product content. Today, our business spans across the Kitchen & Bath, Furniture, Window, Glass & Door, and Flooring industries with operations in North & South America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Africa.

Cyncly brings over 30 years of experience to deliver more value for our customers through an expanded portfolio of end-to-end solutions. Our global presence allows us to provide world-class support and sales with a local touch, providing the best possible customer experience.

Cyncly is now embarking on an exciting journey as we continue to expand through strong organic growth and complementary acquisitions, backed by leading growth private equity firms specialized in technology.

About the role

We are looking for a Group Accountant to join Cyncly’s Group Finance team.

This is a hands-on role with exposure across the Group Statutory Compliance and Control Manager, supporting the delivery of accurate and timely consolidated financial reporting, group accounting, external audit and continuous improvement of our reporting processes and controls.

Working closely with the regional and entity finance teams, FP&I and other Finance functions, the Group Accountant this role will help ensure the integrity of Cyncly’s consolidated financial information and support the development of a scalable, consistent global finance environment.

The role would suit a recently qualified accountant who combines strong technical accounting fundamentals with a practical, delivery-focused approach and enjoys working across a complex international organisation.

Key responsibilities

Group reporting and consolidation

• Support the monthly, quarterly and annual Group close and consolidation process.
• Prepare and maintain consolidation schedules goodwill, intangibles, IFRS16
• Assist in the preparation of the group month end pack, treasury files and cashflow
• Review entity reporting submissions for completeness, accuracy and consistency with Group reporting requirements.
• Investigate consolidation and reporting issues, working with entity finance teams to resolve them efficiently.
• Support preparation of the Group's primary financial statements, supporting schedules and management reporting.
• Perform analytical reviews of consolidated results and balance sheet movements, identifying unusual or unexpected items.
• Maintain clear documentation and audit trails for consolidation adjustments and key reporting judgements.

Group accounting

• Support the application and ongoing development of Cyncly's Group accounting policies.
• Assist with technical accounting analysis and the implementation of accounting conclusions across the Group.
• Support accounting for areas such as acquisitions, restructuring, leases, foreign currency, intangible assets, share-based payments and other complex or non-routine transactions as required.
• Help ensure consistent accounting treatment across Cyncly's legal entities and jurisdictions.
• Maintain appropriate accounting papers, reconciliations and supporting documentation.

Audit and external reporting

• Support the annual Group audit and other external reporting requirements.
• Prepare audit schedules and supporting workpapers and coordinate responses to auditor information requests.
• Work with entity finance teams to ensure audit deliverables are accurate, complete and provided to timetable.
• Help resolve audit queries and track open items through to completion.
• Support preparation of financial statement disclosures and other external reporting information where required.

Process improvement

• Help simplify, standardise and automate Group reporting and consolidation processes.
• Maintain and improve Group reporting instructions, templates, close trackers and issue logs.
• Support improvements to reporting systems, chart-of-account mappings and consolidation processes.
• Contribute to Finance transformation initiatives and other projects as required.
• Provide flexible support across the wider Group Finance team during periods of peak demand, including audit, statutory reporting, investor reporting or transaction-related activity.

About you

Essential

• Qualified accountant such as ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent.
• Strong grounding in financial accounting and financial reporting.
• Experience of month-end, year-end or Group reporting processes gained within industry, practice or a combination of both.
• Strong Excel and financial analysis skills.
• Ability to work accurately with large volumes of financial information while maintaining attention to detail.
• Strong reconciliation and problem-solving skills.
• Able to communicate clearly with finance colleagues across different countries and levels of seniority.
• Comfortable managing multiple deadlines in a fast-moving environment.
• Proactive, organised and willing to take ownership of issues through to resolution.

Desirable

• Experience working within an international or multi-entity Group.
• Exposure to Group consolidation and/or experience preparing/auditing consolidated financial statements.
• Experience within a software, technology, SaaS or private-equity-backed organisation.
• An interest in improving and automating finance processes.

What success looks like

A successful Group Accountant will:

• Deliver accurate, well-supported Group reporting to agreed deadlines.
• Build strong working relationships with finance teams across Cyncly.
• Identify issues early and take ownership of resolving them.
• Improve the quality and consistency of entity submissions and consolidation outputs.
• Maintain high standards of accounting documentation and control.
• Help make the Group close and reporting process progressively simpler, faster and more scalable.
• Develop their technical and commercial understanding and become a trusted member of the wider Group Finance team.

Working for Us

At Cyncly, we call our team OneCyncly—a reflection of how we work together as one, united by our purpose: powering businesses that bring spaces to life.

We value diversity of experience, perspective, and skill, and thrive through openness, trust, and respect. You’ll join a team that takes ownership, solves problems, and focuses on making an impact.

We encourage curiosity, welcome new ideas, and view mistakes as opportunities to learn. You’ll enjoy flexible and autonomous ways of working, supported by leaders committed to your growth.

We celebrate individuality and encourage everyone to bring their authentic self to work—because together, we build something better.

If you want to work in a place where your ideas matter, your growth is valued, and your work shapes the spaces people live, work, and play in—come join us.