Description
Group Accountant - £70,000 + Bonus - London/Hybrid
This FTSE listed group is seeking to recruit a senior group accountant to work in a team of eight, reporting to the group reporting manager. The role is focussed on half and full year statutory accounting and would suit someone with the following background:
Essential requirements:
- Practice-trained qualified accountant (ACA or ACCA)
- Experience of large PLC audits - essential
- Exposure to consolidated group accounts
- 2-3 years' post qualification experience
Main responsibilities:
- Assist in producing the consolidated group external reporting at half and full year end
- Acting as a key point of contact for the divisional finance teams across the company, and working with the external auditors from planning through to signing
- Ownership of key P&L and balance sheet accounts, using technical accounting knowledge around share-based payments, fair value accounting, pensions
- Assist the group reporting manager and head of reporting in ensuring a strong financial control environment
- Business partnering with divisional finance teams, communicating regularly and providing guidance around accounting policies and preparation of information for group submissions
- Working with IT teams to improve and streamline reporting processes
- Driving continuous improvement across the team
Broadstone Resourcing Ltd acts as an Employment Agency and an Employment Business and all appointments will be made on merit alone.
