Financial Reporting Accountant

Vertex Associates - Accountancy and Finance Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Group Reporting Accountant to join their team in North West London. This onsite role involves supporting financial reporting processes and management, assisting with group consolidated financial reports, and contributing to compliance and audit activities. The ideal candidate is newly qualified or part-qualified, open to practice or industry backgrounds, and possesses excellent communication skills across cultures. Join a collaborative environment that values continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate with different countries and cultures.
• Experience in the accounting field (practice or industry).
• Skills in financial controls and processes.
• Exposure to consolidations and intercompanies would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Support the Group Reporting Manager and team with financial reports.
• Assist with monthly reporting and trial balance upload for new entities.
• Contribute to the implementation of new consolidation systems.
• Support the annual group audit process and compliance matters.
• Support system improvements and data migration validation for consolidation.
• Assist with group budgeting, forecasts, and audits.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Proactive self-starter

Exposure to consolidations and intercompanies

Analytical thinking

Education

Newly qualified, finalist or part-qualified

Job description

Vertex Associates are proud to be partnering with an international private education business. They are looking for a Group Reporting Accountant to join their team. This is an onsite role 5 days a week based in North West London.

The Group Reporting Accountant will support the Group Reporting Manager and wider Group Reporting team in delivering high‑quality, accurate, and timely group consolidated financial reporting. The role will play a key part in strengthening group reporting processes, embedding consistent controls across entities, supporting integration of acquisitions, and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.

Duties and responsibilities will include:

Group Reporting & Consolidation

• Support the Group Reporting Manager and Group Reporting team across a range of reporting activities and projects to enhance the quality of group consolidated financial reports and associated controls.
• Assist to coordinate and manage the monthly reporting and trial balance upload process for newly acquired entities and entities in transition, supporting the integration and standardisation of month‑end reporting in line with group standards.
• Assist with the group intercompany reconciliation process to ensure all intercompany transactions are accurately eliminated and group figures are correct.
• Work closely with local finance teams to ensure error accounts and technical accounts are reviewed, resolved, and kept as clean as possible.

Systems & Process Improvement

• Support the implementation of new group consolidation systems, including validating the quality and accuracy of data migration.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of group reporting processes, systems, and controls.
• Assist with coordination with entity owners and Finance Business Partners (FBPs) in the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual statutory and management reports for group and subsidiary companies.
• Help to review underlying accounting records and support the Group Reporting Manager in ensuring they are maintained to audit standard, highlighting any risks of non‑compliance as appropriate.
• Help to work with entity owners to help maintain a robust financial control environment, including strong balance sheet management and review processes.
• Assist in reviewing local entity financial performance and support the preparation of monthly Board commentary on overall group performance.

Planning, Audit & Compliance

• Assist with the preparation of group consolidated forecasts and the annual budget, including analysis and explanations of variances.
• Support the annual group audit process.
• Assist in liaising with external advisors on UK and international tax compliance matters.

Ad Hoc & Strategic Support

• Provide support on group business development and M&A‑related activities as required.
• Work collaboratively with the Group Reporting Manager and wider finance team to ensure seamless operational efficiency and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
• Newly qualified, finalist or part-qualified
• Open to practice or industry background
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate with different countries/cultures
• Exposure to consolidations and intercompanies would be beneficial
• A proactive self-starter who uses their initiative

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