Financial Accountant (FTC)

Bauer Media Group Heinrich Bauer Verlag KG; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media organization in Peterborough is hiring a Financial Accountant to manage statutory reporting and collaborate on financial processes. Ideal candidates are qualified accountants with a strong grasp of UK GAAP and auditing experience. The role provides opportunities for professional development, flexible working, and generous holiday leave.

Benefits

25 days holiday, bank holidays & 2 volunteer days

Access to training through Bauer Academy

Enhanced parental leave pay

Qualifications

• Experience preparing and reviewing financial statements under UK GAAP.
• External audit experience in practice or industry.
• Confidence working with large datasets.

Responsibilities

• Lead quarterly and annual reporting for UK and overseas Bauer entities.
• Prepare and review statutory accounts.
• Act as the key contact for external auditors.

Skills

Strong understanding of month-end and year-end processes

Excellent organizational skills

Proactive problem-solving mindset

Collaborative, team-oriented attitude

Education

Qualified accountant (ACCA / ACA / CIMA)

Tools

SAP (S/4 HANA)

Excel

Job description

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We’re looking for a technically strong and detail-oriented Financial Accountant to join our Financial Accounting team within the Bauer Finance Hub (BFH), based in Peterborough. This fixed-term role plays a key part in delivering accurate statutory reporting for the Bauer UK group and timely financial reporting to our German parent company.

You’ll be a go-to contact for technical accounting queries, lead the preparation of statutory accounts, and manage audit processes. You’ll also collaborate with UK and overseas teams on intercompany transactions and support process improvement initiatives as part of BFH’s continuous drive for excellence.

Location: Peterborough, Hybrid (2 days in London office)

What you’ll be doing

• Lead quarterly and annual reporting for UK and overseas Bauer entities using the group consolidation system.
• Prepare and review statutory accounts and iXBRL tagging for 13 UK entities and 2 joint ventures.
• Act as the key contact for external auditors, managing audit requests and resolving technical queries.
• Oversee monthly intercompany balance clearing and fund transfers across the UK group.
• Forecast and report on non-operating expenditure, working closely with Treasury and Tax teams.
• Provide guidance and support to the Assistant Financial Accountant and Junior Accountant.
• Support overseas Bauer companies with monthly accounting entries.
• Lead ad-hoc finance projects to drive process improvements.

What you’ll bring

• Qualified accountant (ACCA / ACA / CIMA).
• Experience preparing and reviewing financial statements under UK GAAP.
• Strong understanding of month-end and year-end processes.
• External audit experience, either in practice or industry.
• SAP (S/4 HANA) knowledge is a bonus, but not essential.
• Advanced Excel skills and confidence working with large datasets.
• A proactive, problem-solving mindset.
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Collaborative, team-oriented attitude with experience mentoring others.

If this sounds like the right fit for you, we’d love to hear from you — Apply Now!

About Bauer Media Group

We are a media business focused on creating content that matters to millions of people across Europe. Our offering extends from print and online publishing to audio broadcasting and entertainment, alongside investments in other media related sectors. With more than 500 million copies sold each year, we are one of Europe’s largest Publishers. From women’s and celebrities’ magazines to TV listings to food and special interest, we own some of the most popular publishing brands in Germany, UK, Poland and France – both digital and print. But not only that. Reaching over 61 million listeners weekly, we operate over 150 radio and podcast brands in nine countries, spanning the UK, Ireland, Poland, Slovakia, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Portugal. Family-owned in the 5th generation, Bauer Media focuses on the long-term, with a consumer-first mindset that guides us across our diverse portfolio. Our workforce of 12,000 shares a common purpose: to deliver content and services that enrich people‘s everyday lives.

What’s in it for you

• You’ll have 25 days holiday, bank holidays & 2 volunteer days to use.
• Your development matters, so access to our internal training provider – Bauer Academy, is a huge win.
• We have enhanced Maternity/Adoption, Paternity and Shared Parental Leave Pay.
• You’ll have the opportunity for flexible working.
• And much more! Find the full details of our benefits here

We are an international employer and equal opportunities are important to us. That's why we welcome everyone in their uniqueness, regardless of e.g. religion, gender, skin color, disability in our house.

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