Group Financial Reporting Accountant

What you will do:

Work in conjunction with Financial Controller External Reporting & Compliance to provide clear, accurate and timely financial reporting, ensuring external financial reporting compliance.

• Responsible for preparing the Statutory Accounts, leading the audit process and being the key contact for coordinating audit deliverables.
• Liaise with external pension, accounting and tax advisers, as well as the Tax Accountant to support statutory notes disclosures.
• Prepare the pension scheme accounts.
• Have responsibility for the fixed asset register and related capital expenditure procedures across the Group, ensuring the accuracy and reliability of our fixed asset reporting. Work with the Group Finance Analyst and Fixed Asset Assistant, ensuring the ongoing maintenance and reconciliation of the fixed asset register.
• Review Balance Sheet reconciliations which are performed by more junior members of the team.
• Prepare and review reporting schedule for consolidated monthly balance sheet for the CFO.
• Work within a framework of financial controllership and reporting, ensuring that company policies and procedures are followed and that reporting timeframes are adhered to.
• Facilitate the development of the Group Finance Analyst and Fixed Asset Assistant by providing coaching. Delegating work with review and feedback on a timely basis.
• Maintain and reconcile a number of key balance sheet accounts on a monthly basis, including hire purchase liabilities and IFRS 16 leases.
• Own the intercompany reconciliation process, ensuring balances are reconciled on a monthly basis and actions identified and processed where required. Maintain the groups formal intercompany loan and trading agreements.
• Assist with the completion of investment portfolio valuations requests and provide analytical support on other adhoc tasks.

What people see in you:

• Commitment to complete tasks accurately and on time
• High standard of written, verbal and electronic communication skills
• Proven ability to communicate effectively & build relationships at all levels
• Proven level of accuracy and strong attention to detail
• Good organisational skills and proactive
• Must be able to demonstrate a high level of understanding and enthusiasm about the business.
• Computer literate (MS Office) especially Excel, confident with vlookups/pivot tables.

You have experience of:

• Essential knowledge of Microsoft office to an intermediate level.
• Completing general accounting duties (e.g. month end transaction processing, reconciliations)
• High Standard of written and spoken English
• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA).
• The preparation of or Audit of Statutory accounts.
• An understanding of IFRS, and fixed assets.
• Improving processes to drive efficiency.
• Interacting with non-financial staff and managers.

Making sure our people are happy at work is one of our main priorities, which means giving them as many opportunities as we can to support their personal and professional growth. We also have an innovative approach to personal and professional development, helping you to be the best version of you and giving you a real career pathway.