Group Accountant

Marks Sattin Ltd; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 80,000; Full time

Job description

Group Accountant - Reading (hybrid) - Salary to £80,000

A growing PE backed Facilities Management company is looking for a Group Accountant to sit within this newly created role reporting to the Group FC, employing over 1000 staff members and currently being made up of 8 different bands, with plans to 5x their size in the next 4 years you will:

• Have a proven ability to deliver monthly consolidated financial reporting packs
• Have a brilliant understanding of processes and controls, to enable robust financial reporting
• Be able to demonstrate excellent analytical skills and an ability to explain complex requirements and processes to others outside of Finance
• Be a results driven individual with the ability to deliver to tight deadlines in a fast-paced business

A little more about the day to day...

• You'll be supporting the development of the Group Finance Function as to date a number of companies have been purchased and are not currently fully integrated, you'll play a key role in supporting the GFC to evaluate all the group companies and develop and roll out the Group Finance policy manual consistently across current companies and future acquisitions.
• Supporting on the monthly management accounts process providing management accounts for individual entities and a group consolidation which are always audit ready.
• Support the development of new reporting formats and system developments.
• Supporting on balance sheet review and output, resolving issues picked up in the timetabled balance sheet reconciliations and managing the risks and opportunities on the balance sheet through the course of the financial year.
• Support with the administration of the ledger and reporting systems in respect of chart of accounts setup.
• Support the group audit process. Work directly with the external audit team, providing them with high quality information.
• Support the preparation and review of accurate and timely annual UK statutory company and consolidated financial accounts (including income statement, balance sheet, cash flow and notes to the financial statements) ensuring they are completed and filed on time.
• Prepare technically sound accounting papers to support technical matters arising during the audit and technical accounting matters relating to new and existing transactions undertaken by the Group.
• Support the identification and mitigation of accounting risks across the Group including those that arise on commercial decisions.
• Support in integrating all existing and newly acquired companies across the Group through use of a standard chart of accounts, creation, implementation and maintenance of a Group policy manual and control framework and where appropriate migration of accounting systems.
• Support the group banking facilities and all treasury activities to include cash flow management and production of 13 week cash flow forecasts.

A little bit about you...

• Fully ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified
• Excellent understanding of processes and controls to implement across the group to enable robust financial reporting
• Excellent knowledge of UKGAAP, consolidation and statutory accounting
• Proven ability to deliver monthly consolidated financial reporting packs
• Able to demonstrate excellent analytical skills and an ability to explain complex requirements and processes to others in a coherent way
• Results driven with the ability to deliver to tight deadlines in a fast-paced business
• A natural ability and enthusiasm to train teams

Desirable but NOT essential experience...

• Experience of the implementation of new accounting systems
• Experience of working in a multi-site business
• Experience of working in a leveraged environment
• Understanding and experience of long term contracts and accounting for