Group Accountant

Eaton; Etwall CP; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 54,000; Part time

Job summary

Eaton is recruiting a Part Time Group Accountant to join the Head Office finance team in a role focused on month-end Group reporting, intercompany accounting, and cash management. The position offers hybrid working in Derby and a scope across VAT, PSA, and transfer pricing within a high-growth manufacturing environment.

The role supports senior stakeholders, including the CEO and CFO, and involves ownership of three holding companies, balance sheet reconciliations, and group-wide financial

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with professional recognition (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) or finalist status.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple deadlines.
• Experience with intercompany transactions and group reporting is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Month-end and Group reporting.
• Own Head Office accounts and intercompany reconciliations and trial balances.
• Prepare monthly journals and postings including accruals and prepayments.
• Manage cash, VAT, PSA and transfer pricing compliance for the Group.
• Support budgets, forecasts and provide senior leadership with key financial insights.
• Assist with year-end audit, group tax returns and statutory filings.

Skills

Attention to detail

Deadline management

Intercompany accounting

SAP

US GAAP exposure

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification or finalist

Tools

SAP

Job description

Group Accountant

Part-time (30 hours per week)

Derby - Hybrid

High Growth Manufacturing

£50 - £54k FTE + benefits

Head Office Finance | Group Exposure

We're partnering with a hugely successful, internationally focused manufacturing organisation to appoint a Part Time Group Accountant into its Head Office finance team.

This is a varied Group finance role with a good mix of reporting, control, cash management and intercompany activity, audit, tax and Group reporting. It would suit someone who enjoys taking ownership of a varied remit and working closely with senior stakeholders across a complex Group structure.

You’ll play a key role in maintaining the integrity of the Head Office accounts, supporting Group reporting and helping ensure strong financial control across a number of legal entities.

The role

• Month-end and Group reporting
• A key part of the role will be ownership of the Group Head Office accounts and trial balance, including completion of the monthly Group reporting package.

You’ll also be responsible for:

• Preparing and posting monthly journals, including accruals, prepayments, interest and loan amounts
• Completing intercompany reconciliations
• Producing monthly reports covering Head Office overheads and key KPIs
• Taking ownership of three holding companies, maintaining trial balances and accounting for intercompany transactions, dividends and loan interest
• Completing balance sheet reconciliations across all Group Head Office entities

Financial Accounting & Control

• Perform bank reconciliations and maintain accurate cash book postings
• Preparation of VAT, P11Ds and PSA returns including ensuring best practice/compliance across the Group
• Preparation of quarterly Group management recharges to the Global Business Units, ensuring Transfer Pricing requirements are met
• Ownership of Head Office accounts payable for small amount of Group service providers
• Completion of payroll reconciliations and ensuring compliance with payroll regulations

Budgets and forecasts

• Preparing annual budgets and quarterly forecasts
• Reviewing costs against budget, prior year and latest forecast
• Investigating and explaining key variances
• Presenting key financial information to senior leadership, including the CEO and CFO

Head Office accounting and governance

• Administering Head Office pension schemes, liaising with providers and processing monthly payments
• Maintaining Group documentation for loans and dividends
• Completing and maintaining the Group intercompany loan matrix
• Maintaining statutory registers and supporting annual company secretarial requirements
• Processing employee expenses and acting as a key point of control for HMRC compliance

Cash management and treasury

• Preparing weekly 13-week cash flow forecasts for Head Office entities
• Supporting the consolidation of Group cash forecasts
• Contributing to Group cash repatriation strategy
• Supporting wider cash planning and treasury discussions

Wider responsibilities

• Supporting the year-end audit process
• Assisting with tax compliance requirements
• Supporting the preparation of company financial statements
• Contributing to Group tax returns at year-end
• Acting as administrator for Head Office commercial banking
• Loading and processing banking payments

What they are looking for

• Strong attention to detail
• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA), Finalist or qualified by experience
• The ability to manage multiple deadlines in a structured and efficient way
• Experience of Head Office accounting, ideally including intercompany transactions and loan arrangements
• Experience working with senior executives and handling confidential information
• Sound double-entry bookkeeping knowledge
• Some exposure to Group accounts and consolidations
• Strong organisational and administrative capability
• The ability to prioritise effectively across a broad workload
• Experience of SAP would be beneficial but is not essential, while exposure to US GAAP would also be useful.

This is a strong opportunity for someone looking for a broad part time Group-level accounting role with exposure to senior leadership, multiple entities, treasury, tax, reporting and financial control.