Group Accountant

JR United Kingdom; Luton; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A renowned pharmaceutical firm seeks a Group Accountant to join their finance team. The ideal candidate will have strong technical accounting skills, significant experience in financial reporting, and a background in both practice and industry. This role offers a dynamic environment, working two days a week in the office, supporting a fast-paced scaling operation in central London.

Qualifications

• 3+ years financial reporting and controls experience.
• Public company experience in corporate accounting or reporting role.
• Understanding of UK Corporate tax, including R&D tax credits.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparing monthly and quarterly accruals and journal entries.
• Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
• Collaborate with external auditors during audits.

Skills

Technical accounting skills

Analytical problem-solving

Resilient

Education

ACA/CA or ACCA qualification

Tools

ERP systems

Financial reporting tools

Job description

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SRM Recruitment are supporting a long standing client of ours in the pharma/biotech space to recruit a Group Accountant for their head office finance team (circa 2 days p/w in the office)

The organisation have pivoted into a commercial phase with their main treatment product and have experienced a long period of scaling - which continues now at pace. It would suit a candidate who truly enjoys the challenges and opportunity of working in a scaling environment where change is constant. Being adaptable is key. Culturally they offer a flexible, diverse, and dynamic working environment which actively promotes creativity, leadership and teamwork and we would happily endorse them a business where the candidates we have placed have really thrived and enjoyed the challenge.

We are seeking a qualified ACA/CA (most likely) or ACCA/CIMA trained in practice with some commercial behind you (perhaps one role outside of practice) and are now looking for your next challenge.

Key responsibilities:

• Assist in preparing various monthly and quarterly accruals and prepayments and related journal entries across group companies including reviewing new contracts entered into
• Assist in the preparation and analysis of information form ERP systems related to Corporate tax (including UK R&D tax credits) collaborating with external tax advisors as required.
• Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations as required
• Support completion of monthly and quarterly SOX controls as required
• Assist in preparation of the quarterly financial consolidation
• Direct liaison with external auditors through the quarterly and year end close process ensuring any audit queries are managed and resolved in an effective and timely manner.
• Review and suggest improvements to financial processes and document as appropriate

What does the successful candidate look like?

The Ideal candidate will be a qualified ACA/CA or ACCA with a combination of experience within an accountancy practice environment and industry. We are expecting perhaps 3+ years of experience of financial reporting and controls experience with proven technical accounting ability, this is likely to be outside of the practice environment (perhaps 2-4 years PQE)

Additionally:

• Public company experience in a corporate accounting or reporting role with exposure to financial audits and internal control risk assessments
• Strong technical accounting skills (IFRS)
• Hands on experience of internal financial controls (ideally including SOX experience)
• Strong analytical and creative problem-solving capabilities
• Understanding of UK Corporate tax included R&D tax credits
• Experience leveraging technology (preferably also including AI) to enable efficiencies within finance
• Results focused with a proven ability to meet tight group reporting timelines
• Resilient and flexible to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Our client is central London located, is a long-standing client of SRM's and we can vouch for the environment and opportunity on offer here.

Working arrangements: 2 days a week in the office

To be considered please do apply via the link