Group Accountant

Bayman Atkinson Smythe; Manchester; Presencial; GBP 45.000 - 65.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Bayman Atkinson Smythe is seeking a fully qualified ACA/ACCA accountant ready to move from practice into industry. The role offers exposure to group management accounts, consolidation, cash-flow forecasting, and senior stakeholder interaction across the organisation.

You will gain experience in multi-entity consolidation, intercompany reconciliations, and statutory accounts while developing broader commercial finance skills and management reporting experience.

Formación

• Qualified ACA or ACCA with experience in statutory accounts and audit.
• Strong analytical skills and a thorough approach to financial reporting and reconciliations.
• Advanced Excel skills and ability to analyse and present financial information clearly.

Responsabilidades

• Support monthly consolidation of group management accounts (P&L, balance sheet, cash-flow).
• Document variances against budgets and forecasts with finance teams.
• Prepare intercompany reconciliations for trading and non-trading balances.
• Coordinate group 13-week rolling cash-flow forecast and support review meetings.
• Monitor group costs and ensure they are recorded accurately.
• Assess intercompany balances and their impact on funding requirements.
• Prepare audit schedules and assist during group audit.
• Support statutory accounts preparation and disclosure notes, and ownership of UK statutory accounts process.
• Assist with tax computations by analysing tax-sensitive items.
• Complete balance sheet reviews and maintain accuracy of group reporting.
• Support compliance with group accounting policies and UK FRS 102.
• Build relationships with finance and non-finance colleagues across the organisation.

Conocimientos

Advanced Excel

Analytical skills

Stakeholder communication

Group reporting

Multi-entity / intercompany

Educación

ACA/ACCA qualification

Descripción del empleo

A multi-entity organisation is seeking a fully qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA) ready to make their first move from accountancy practice into an industry role.

This opportunity would suit an ACA or ACCA qualified accountant with experience in statutory accounts and audit who wants to develop broader commercial finance experience. You will gain exposure to group management accounts, consolidation, cash-flow forecasting, financial control and senior stakeholders while working closely with finance teams across the organisation.

Key responsibilities

• Support the monthly consolidation of group management accounts, including profit and loss, balance sheet and cash-flow reporting.
• Work with finance teams to understand and document variances against budgets and forecasts.
• Prepare intercompany reconciliations covering trading and non-trading balances.
• Coordinate the group’s 13-week rolling cash-flow forecast and support review meetings.
• Monitor group costs and help ensure they are recorded accurately.
• Assess intercompany balances and their potential effect on funding requirements.
• Prepare audit schedules and act as a key point of support during the group audit.
• Support the preparation of statutory accounts and disclosure notes.
• Take ownership of the statutory accounts process for the organisation’s UK entities.
• Assist with tax computations by analysing tax-sensitive items.
• Complete balance sheet reviews and help maintain the accuracy of group reporting.
• Support compliance with group accounting policies and UK FRS 102.
• Build effective working relationships with finance and non-finance colleagues across the organisation.
• ACA or ACCA qualified.
• Experience gained within accountancy practice, including statutory accounts and audit work.
• A clear interest in moving into industry and developing management accounting and group reporting experience.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Strong analytical skills and a thorough approach to financial reporting and reconciliations.
• The ability to manage competing priorities and meet reporting deadlines.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Confidence working with different stakeholders and explaining financial information clearly.
• Exposure to group accounts, consolidations or multi-entity clients.
• Experience working with clients in the manufacturing sector.
• Some knowledge of cash-flow forecasting, management accounts or UK FRS 102.

• This is an opportunity to transfer your technical accounting experience into a broad group finance position and develop your commercial understanding within industry.