Group Financial Accountant

AVEVA; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

AVEVA, a leader in the industry, is seeking a Senior Technical Accountant to ensure financial reporting compliance and support the Group Financial Reporting Manager. The role involves producing financial statements, managing audits, and leading a technical accountant, offering a unique opportunity to contribute to the company's growth and success.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with experience in consolidations.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• High attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Production of group year-end financial statements.
• Support the external audit process and interact with the audit team.
• Managerial responsibility for a technical accountant.

Skills

Consolidation

Interpersonal skills

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Education

Qualified accountant

Job description

Job Title: Senior Technical Accountant

Location: Cambridge, hybrid

Employment Type: Full time

The job

As a Senior Technical Accountant, you will support the Group Financial Reporting Manager and the wider group accounting team on ensuring the Group’s compliance with financial reporting requirements.

Responsibilities

• Production of the group year-end financial statements and associated disclosures with the support from team members;
• Supporting the external audit process, interacting with the audit team and providing relevant documentation;
• Support the project management of the global subsidiaries audit timetable/ sign off status monitoring/ fees;
• Managerial responsibility for a technical accountant who will report directly into this role
• Support Group Financial Reporting Manager to ensure the accuracy, completeness and documentation of group accounting entries, including recurring and one-off group accounting and consolidation adjustments.
• Documentation of technical matters and accounting steps for ad-hoc projects for the Group;
• Calculating the required accounting adjustments for acquisitions, divestments and other transactions across the group;
• Analytical review of balance sheet reporting at an entity and Group level;
• Assisting in the review and maintenance of the Group accounting policies and manual; and
• Ad-hoc support on the various technical accounting and group reporting work streams.

Skills & Qualifications

Ideal skills

• Ensuring that consolidated group financial statements are prepared in accordance with required standards in line with the prescribed timelines;
• Ensuring that all consolidation adjustments are calculated accurately and documented to an auditable standard; and
• Being seen as a valuable source of support to controllers to help achieve reporting deadlines and report in accordance with group policies.
• Qualified accountant with experience of consolidations
• Building relationships quickly/interpersonal skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint

Behaviours

• Organised and able to balance conflicting priorities
• Capable of managing time and meeting deadlines
• Collaborative, with good communications skills
• High attention to detail
• Confident, motivated self-starter
• Able to comply with documented processes and procedures

Key Working Relationships

• Group Accounting Team (AVEVA and Schneider)
• Entity financial controllers and regional Heads of Finance
• External auditors
• Other finance stakeholders including Global Process Owners, Internal Controls, and Finance Business Partners

Finance at AVEVA

Our team of almost 500 Finance professionals are central to AVEVA’s £1bn+ business. We cover everything from procurement and FP&A to sales forecasting and internal risk management, and we’re playing a leading role in our company’s transition to a subscription-based business model.

AVEVA is laying the groundwork for serious, sustainable growth, meaning there’s a lot for the team to do – and a lot of interesting opportunities. We’ve got a skilled and well-staffed team, strong leadership with a clear vision, and a big role to play in the business’s transformation: it’s a great time to be joining us!