Description:
The Senior Group Accountant will play a pivotal role in delivering consolidated financial reporting across a complex, multi-entity and multi-currency international business.
Main Duties
- Lead the month-end, quarter-end and year-end close processes, ensuring accurate and timely Group reporting
- Prepare and review Group consolidations across multiple entities and currencies in compliance with IFRS
- Manage intercompany reconciliations, eliminations and foreign currency translations
- Assist with the preparation of Group financial statements, management reports and supporting analysis
- Provide technical accounting guidance and ensure the consistent application of Group accounting policies
- Partner with international finance teams to maintain high-quality reporting and strengthen financial controls
- Coordinate the annual external audit process and ensure timely resolution of audit queries
- Support statutory accounts preparation and regulatory reporting requirements
- Drive improvements across finance processes, systems and reporting, identifying opportunities for automation and standardisation
- Support budgeting, forecasting and broader strategic finance projects
- Monitor developments in financial reporting standards and ensure ongoing compliance
- Assist in the implementation and maintenance of robust internal controls across the Group
The Successful Candidate
- ACA/CA/ACCA qualified, with a background in audit and subsequent experience within industry, or a first-time mover from practice with relevant industry exposure,
- Excellent technical accounting knowledge with strong IFRS experience
- Experience working within a multinational and/or multi-entity environment
- Strong understanding of consolidated reporting, intercompany accounting and foreign currency translation
- Experience using consolidation systems such as Tagetik, Hyperion or similar would be advantageous
- Advanced Excel skills and strong systems capability