Group Accountant

Beaufort; Ellesmere Port; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holidays

Birthday day off

Cycle to Work

Life Assurance 4X salary

Medicash benefits

Pension scheme

Professional development

Employee assistance programme

Workplace recognition

Job summary

Beaufort Group is seeking a Group Accountant to join its Finance team in Ellesmere Port. This broad, hands-on role covers group reporting and consolidation, treasury, audit, technical accounting, and financial management of holding companies.

Working closely with the Group Financial Controller, you will deliver timely, accurate financial reporting while strengthening the wider Group Finance function and supporting the Group's multi-entity operations.

Qualifications

• Qualified, recently qualified or finalist ACA or ACCA.
• Strong financial accounting, month-end reporting, and balance sheet control experience.
• Comfortable taking ownership of accounting records and working at a detailed level.
• Confident using Excel and working with financial data.
• Organised and able to deliver against demanding reporting deadlines.
• Analytical, proactive and motivated to improve existing processes.
• A strong communicator who can build effective relationships across an international Group.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the accounting records for the Group’s holding companies, including invoice processing, month-end journals, accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Own the month-end close process for holding company entities.
• Prepare the budget and forecasting for holding company.
• Support monthly Group consolidation and management reporting.
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations and investigate aged or unusual balances.
• Maintain and reconcile intercompany balances and transactions.
• Own Group cash flow forecast preparation.
• Support preparation of statutory accounts and the external audit process.
• Assist with technical accounting matters and the consistent application of IFRS and Group accounting policies.
• Work with finance teams across the Group to improve reporting, financial controls and processes.
• Support ad hoc finance, commercial and Group projects.
• Support ad hoc requests.

Skills

Financial accounting

Month-end reporting

Balance sheet control

Intercompany reconciliations

Analytical skills

Education

ACA/ACCA finalist

Tools

Excel

Job description

About Us

Beaufort Group is seeking a Group Accountant to join it's Finance team in Ellesmere Port. This broad, hands-on role offers varied exposure across Group reporting and consolidation, treasury, audit, technical accounting, and the financial management of the Group’s holding companies.

Working closely with the Group Financial Controller and finance teams across the business, you will play a key role in delivering accurate, timely and well-controlled financial reporting, while helping to strengthen and develop the wider Group Finance function.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain the accounting records for the Group’s holding companies, including invoice processing, month-end journals, accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations
• Own the month-end close process for holding company entities
• Prepare the budget and forecasting for holding company
• Support monthly Group consolidation and management reporting
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations and investigate aged or unusual balances
• Maintain and reconcile intercompany balances and transactions
• Own Group cash flow forecast preparation
• Support preparation of statutory accounts and the external audit process
• Assist with technical accounting matters and the consistent application of IFRS and Group accounting policies
• Work with finance teams across the Group to improve reporting, financial controls and processes
• Support ad hoc finance, commercial and Group projects
• Support ad hoc requests

Requirements

• Qualified, recently qualified or finalist ACA or ACCA
• Strong financial accounting, month-end reporting, and balance sheet control experience
• Comfortable taking ownership of accounting records and working at a detailed level
• Confident using Excel and working with financial data
• Organised and able to deliver against demanding reporting deadlines
• Analytical, proactive and motivated to improve existing processes
• A strong communicator who can build effective relationships across an international Group

Experience of Group consolidation, multi-entity or multi-currency environments, manufacturing, treasury or external audit would be advantageous.

This is an opportunity to build your career in a broad Group Finance role that extends well beyond traditional management accounting. Working directly with the Group Financial Controller, you will gain valuable experience across consolidation, financial control, treasury, technical accounting, audit and Group reporting, while taking ownership of the accounting records for the Group’s holding companies.

For a high-performing individual, the role offers clear opportunities to take on greater ownership and responsibility as Beaufort and the Group Finance function continue to grow and evolve.

Benefits

• 33 days holidays inclusive of bank holidays
• Additional day off to celebrate your birthday
• Cycle to Work Scheme and access to a range of online discounts
• Life Assurance up to 4X salary
• Medicash Benefits
• Pension Scheme
• Continued professional development and career progression within Group Finance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Workplace Reward & Recognition scheme