Group Financial Accountant (interim role)
We are actively looking for a Group Financial Accountant to join a well-established & highly regarded Group Finance Team as maternity cover for at least 12 months.
The Group Financial Accountant role is an important cornerstone of the new Group Financial Control team, providing a central hub of financial expertise while supporting the pillar finance teams, ensuring robust controls and regulatory adherence.
About You:
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA) with at least 2 years PQE.
- An accomplished technical accountant with a strong understanding of reporting standards (mainly FRS102).
- Builds effective and productive working relationships with internal stakeholders and clients across the Group at all levels of the organisation
- Highly numerate with the ability to convert data into actionable insights to inform proposals and influence finance matters.
- Highly collaborative with the ability to adapt your style, think on your feet and have a can-do mentality.
- Robust and pragmatic, with the ability to manage conflicting demands across a number of different areas and to prioritise own time effectively.
- Maintain a culture of pace, entrepreneurial thinking and enthusiasm.
Responsibilities:
- Working with pillar finance teams to drive continuous control improvements and a 'best practice' controls environment.
- Coordinate with pillar finance teams to ensure statutory and regulatory requirements are met on an accurate and timely basis.
- Working closely with the pillar finance teams, coordination and production of all Group statutory accounts.
- Working closely with tax team, coordination and review of all tax matters within the Group, including Corporation Tax and VAT.
- Work with external and internal auditors to agree audit timetable, communicate to pillar finance teams and provide audit support where necessary.
- Monthly reporting and financial compliance of the Holding Company and dormant entities.
- Provides accounting expertise and support to drive the successful integration of businesses and legal entity rationalisation programme.
To Succeed in this role, you will also have:
- Experience of working with internal and external auditors.
- Experience of both internal financial reporting and production of external financial statements.
- Strong analytical and numerical skills with a keen eye for detail.
- Excellent relationship skills - able to operate effectively at all levels of the organisation and with external stakeholders and partners.
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