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Group Accountant

Michael Page Finance
Posted 13 hours ago, valid for 14 days
Location

Stockport, Cheshire SK2 5JF, England

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Group Accountant will lead financial reporting for head office entities and support group consolidation.
  • The role focuses on intercompany processes aligned with a newly implemented finance system, Microsoft Dynamics 365.
  • Candidates should be ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified with strong technical financial accounting skills and ideally have 1-2 years of relevant experience.
  • This position offers a competitive salary and the chance to work within a rapidly growing business in the North West.
  • The successful candidate will also assist with audits, statutory accounts, and the integration of acquired entities.

As the Group Accountant you will lead on financial reporting for head office entities and also supporting with the group consolidation. Your initial focus will be a project around intecompany processes, in line with their newly implemented finance system. You will also provide support on the audit and with the co-ordination of the statutory accounts process.

Client Details

My client are one of the North West's fastest growing businesses, having received PE investment 2 years ago. They have since tripled their turnover and made a series of acquisitions. They are market leaders in their industry and have experienced exponential growth. As a result of the continued growth, they are now looking to expand their Group Finance function and hire a strong, technically minded Accountant.

Description

  • Accounting for head office entities including journal posting and balance sheet reconciliations
  • Establish and maintain a new intercompany process in collaboration with divisional finance, group treasury and finance system teams. Focus on capturing internal transactions accurately and "Right First Time" within the new finance system (Microsoft Dynamics 365) and reporting outputs for matrix matching
  • Support the Group FC in monitoring compliance with the group internal controls framework to support rapid future growth.
  • Support the Group FC in coordinating the Group and entity audits
  • Support the production of group 'glossy' Annual Report
  • Assist in co-ordination of subsidiary statutory financial statements, supporting the wider finance team to ensure compliance with the standardised template.
  • Support integration of acquired entities and acquisition accounting, where required
  • Support anticipated IFRS transition in 1-2 years.

Profile

  • ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified
  • This role would suit someone making their 1st move from Practice from an Audit background - potentially Top 20 or someone already working in a Group Accountant role
  • Strong technical financial accounting and reporting ability
  • Attention to detail

Job Offer

A competitive salary as well as an opportunity to work with a high calibre Finance team, in a business who is experiencing substanial growth.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.