Job Description
The Group Financial Accountant will be responsible for group accounting matters with a focus on Group Consolidation. This includes responsibility for oversight of intercompany transactions and balances, group consolidation adjustments including debt elimination, capital consolidation and offsetting of group intercompany balances. You will provide support and assistance to the Head of Accounting and the Group Senior Manager on a range of accounting topics, including but not limited to Group consolidation (annual and periodic) and compilation of the group annual accounts and periodic reporting; perform accounting research to support the Head of Accounting and Group Senior Manager draft and maintain the Group Accounting Policy, as well as other technical accounting position papers and financial modelling to support such (i.e. Impairment and Going concern).
This individual will support on technical accounting topics across the group, including supporting the Group audit process and will provide support on ad-hoc projects where required. You will work together with the Group Senior Manager to implement and operate financial controls and refine financial processes throughout the company, as directed by the Head of Accounting and Head of Transformation. This individual will be required to collaborate with accountants across the group to compile financial data that is required to maintain oversight at the group level and review reporting being produced by our finance teams. Whilst also assisting with year end, quarterly and monthly closing processes at the group level, and provide overall support to the Head of Accounting and Group Senior Manager where required.
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES:
Financial Consolidation:
- Preparation, management, and delivery of the Group’s consolidated financial statements for both year-end and periodic results, encompassing numerous companies across various jurisdictions and currencies.
- Maintaining group topside entries and working towards enhancing the Group consolidation process.
- Ensure all intercompany transactions and balances are accurately eliminated in the consolidation process.
- Oversee other consolidation and group related matters including but not limited to group revenue validation, group fixed asset management, and group provisions and accruals.
- Maintain and update the consolidation system, ensuring data integrity and accuracy.
- Assisting in the preparation of published financial information e.g. production of Group’s year-end and interim results and accounts.
- Assisting in production of other consolidated Group results and accounts.
- Supporting the tax, legal and treasury departments in implementing long-term tax planning initiatives and working capital management.
- Performing analysis and responding to queries from senior management.
- Working within a highly collaborative team and fast-paced environment to provide financial rigor.
Technical Accounting:
- Act as an accounting centre of excellence across the Group.
- Responsibility for IFRS accounting for the Group, including transition to new accounting standards and ownership and maintenance of the Group Reporting Manual. Support in maintaining the Group Finance Policies.
- Provide support on accounting issues for businesses within the Group, with a focus on providing practical solutions that meet the commercial needs of the Group whilst achieving compliance with financial regulations.
- Regular support to the CFO, Director of Finance and other stakeholders within the organisation on a range of technical and reporting issues.
- Ownership of complex accounting and key judgement areas such as goodwill, impairment testing, M&A transactions etc.
- Identifying and delivering technical training requirements for the Group’s central functions and the wider finance community.
YOUR REQUIREMENTS:
- Based in the UK
- Hybrid working – ideally 2-3 days in the office per week (based in London, Bank). 3 days per week required over busy periods i.e. year-end closing, audits.
- Start date: ASAP
YOUR SKILLS:
- Qualified Chartered Accountant – ACA or equivalent
- Ideally 4-5+ years working experience (1-2 years PQE), ideally with experience working with/for a multi-territory business with consolidated accounts
- Must have Group Consolidation experience
- Lucanet (consolidation system) training can be provided, however consolidation systems experience is a must
- Working knowledge of financial reporting systems - SAP 4 Hana experience is a plus, but training can be provided
- Problem-solver, who can think outside of the box
- Must be assertive and hands-on
- Must be a team player/collaborative individual with a can-do attitude
- Commitment to continuous improvement
- Will be required to collaborate with FP&A, Tax and Treasury teams, as well as others within the Company
- Working with international teams is a plus
- Tech sector experience is a plus, but not required
- Interest in Crypto is a plus
With us, you will work towards the future of HPC: From new, sustainable building methods for data centers to cooling concepts to software solutions for accelerated compute.
Your approaches count: In official exchange formats or spontaneously at the coffee machine. At Northern Data, it's the best idea that counts - not the hierarchy. We’re looking forward to getting your inputs!
You make the difference in the company: Unlike in established corporations, at Northern Data you will really help shape things. From implementing new departments, to optimizing processes and culture.
Best-in-class partners: The best work with Northern Data. This means a knowledge and time advantage from which your career and our customers benefit equally.
Green by heart: Sustainability is at the core of Northern Data. With us, you actively work on the carbon neutrality of datacenters worldwide. Beginning with our infrastructure and continuing with the solutions for our clients, we work towards a green future.
Home Office facts: Work with our international and virtual team flexible from home. And of course, your hardware wishes will be fulfilled to make your ideas for next level HPC come true.
Your wellness matters: At Northern Data we have regular wellbeing initiatives that are designed to promote wellness, diversity, inclusion, and much more, ensuring a supportive and enriching environment for our global team.
What We Do
At Northern Data Group, we believe unlimited High Performance Computing (HPC) will unlock unprecedented opportunities for research and development, business, and ultimately human progress.
We power innovation through market-leading HPC infrastructure, operating across our three business divisions: Taiga Cloud, Ardent Data Centers and Peak Mining.
Our global organization is rapidly becoming a world leader for GPU-based solutions by designing and operating ultra-efficient green HPC infrastructure.
We uniquely combine intelligent and sustainable data centers, cutting-edge hardware and self-developed software for various HPC applications including Generative AI, Machine Learning and Bitcoin Mining.
We operate from large-scale custom data centers and proprietary containerized data centers for ultimate site selection flexibility
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