Assistant Accountant: Multi-Entity & Group Reporting

Marks Sattin; England; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy group in the UK and Ireland is seeking a finance professional to join their accounting team. You will manage month-end and general accounting tasks, including journals, reconciliations, and intercompany activity, while supporting group and external reporting.

The role also covers forecasting, budgeting, and cost centre analysis, with collaboration across divisional finance teams. Strong Excel skills and experience in multi-entity environments are preferred.

Qualifications

• Strong Excel and analytical capability.
• Experience in a multi-entity finance environment is preferred.
• Exposure to energy, manufacturing, or production sectors is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Prepare journals, prepayments, accruals, provisions, and other balance sheet entries.
• Reconcile intercompany balances and support settlement processes.
• Liaise with divisional finance teams to ensure completeness and accuracy of central transactions.
• Assist with management accounts preparation, including variance analysis and commentary.
• Complete assigned balance sheet reconciliations to a high standard.
• Contribute to monthly, quarterly, and half-yearly group reporting submissions.
• Support statutory audit preparation and provide relevant documentation.
• Assist with the preparation of statutory accounts and external regulatory submissions.
• Respond to queries from central and external stakeholders.
• Provide support on invoicing queries and payment allocations.
• Collate inputs for business plans, including costs, revenues, and KPIs.
• Assist with budget and forecast submissions for central entities.
• Support weekly and monthly cashflow forecasting to ensure adequate reserves.
• Prepare actuals and forecasts for central cost centres to support spend management.
• Manage purchase requisitions and receipting of goods/services.
• Provide training and guidance to non-finance users to ensure accurate data entry.

Skills

Excel

Analytical thinking

Multi-entity finance experience

ERP systems knowledge

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Energy group in the UK and Ireland is seeking a finance professional to join their accounting team. You will manage month-end and general accounting tasks, including journals, reconciliations, and intercompany activity, while supporting group and external reporting.

The role also covers forecasting, budgeting, and cost centre analysis, with collaboration across divisional finance teams. Strong Excel skills and experience in multi-entity environments are preferred.