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Here’s a summary of the role:
We are seeking a dynamic, driven, and highly organised Senior Group Reporting Accountant to play a key role within the Group Finance Team.
This role sits at the heart of the business and will support external and internal reporting, group audit, technical accounting, and a range of finance transformation initiatives. As well as helping to shape best-in-class reporting, controls, and processes within a fast-growing, global organisation.
Here’s a breakdown of what you’ll do (not all of it, just the important stuff):
Internal & External Reporting
- Support delivery of the external reporting timetable, processes, and outputs
- Coordinate with regional finance teams and shared service centres to ensure smooth quarter-end, half-year, and year-end reporting
- Contribute to internal reporting deliverables, including Board and CFO packs
Audit Coordination
- Assist with the annual Group audit process
- Act as a key point of contact for auditors, ensuring timely resolution of audit queries and delivery of the annual report
Technical Accounting
- Act as one of the in-house IFRS subject matter experts
- Support application of IFRS across the Group and contribute to the development and enhancement of the Global Accounting Manual
Process Improvement & Controls
- Drive standardisation and continuous improvement of group reporting processes
- Improve efficiency, effectiveness, and financial controls
- Support the development and formalisation of SOX control policies and procedures underpinning the Group’s financial risk and control framework
These are the essentials you’ll need to get an interview:
- ACA or CIMA qualified
- 2–3+ years post-qualification experience, ideally with a mix of audit and industry exposure
- Strong IFRS technical knowledge and practical application experience
- Experience preparing or auditing multi-currency group consolidations
- Experience with consolidation and ERP systems such as OneStream, Hyperion, SAP, or NetSuite (preferred)
- Experience dealing with complex accounting areas including acquisitions and disposals, revenue recognition, share-based payments, impairments, and entity rationalisation
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