Group Financial Accountant

Michael Page Finance; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Pension

Hybrid work

Nottingham office

Job summary

Michael Page Finance is seeking a newly created Senior Accounting role overseeing financial reporting, group consolidations across 30 entities, and regulatory compliance for a PE-backed multi-site UK group with HQ in Nottingham.

The successful candidate will prepare consolidated statutory accounts, monthly packs, assist budgets and forecasts, manage audits, and maintain group-wide controls while supporting Tax and Treasury functions in a hybrid Nottingham-based role.

Qualifications

• Experience preparing financial reports and group accounting information.
• Strong knowledge of accounting processes and reconciliations.
• Ability to review financial data and identify discrepancies.
• Experience in accounting & finance function across multiple entities.

Responsibilities

• Prepare consolidated financial statements across 30 entities.
• Produce monthly management packs, board reports, and statutory accounts.
• Assist budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis.
• Coordinate with internal and external audits.
• Research and apply IFRS 15 and UK regulations.
• Maintain group-wide financial controls and intercompany reconciliations.
• Support tax compliance and liquidity planning.

Skills

Group consolidation

Intercompany reconciliations

UK GAAP & IFRS

Financial reporting

Attention to detail

Education

ACCA/CIMA part-qualified

Tools

Excel

ERP system

Job description

Newly created position, overseeing financial reporting, group consolidations, and regulatory compliance across multiple subsidiary companies

Client Details

£400m t/o PE backed Multi Site Group providing BTC services across the UK, HQ in Nottingham

Description

• Group Consolidations: Prepare consolidated financial statements across all 30 trading entities, handling intercompany eliminations and adjustments.
• Financial & Statutory Reporting: Produce accurate monthly management packs, board reports, and annual statutory accounts in line with UK GAAP and IFRS.
• Budgeting & Forecasting: Assist in preparing annual budgets, quarterly financial forecasts, and variance analysis against historical or target metrics.
• Audit Management: Act as a primary point of contact for internal and external auditors during half-year and full-year audits.
• Technical Compliance: Research, implement, and advise on accounting standards (such as IFRS 15 or UK financial regulations) across group subsidiaries.
• Process & Controls: Maintain and improve group-wide financial controls, lease registers, and intercompany reconciliations.
• Tax and Treasury: Support in the delivery of Tax compliance and Liquidity planning

Profile

A successful applicant should have

• Experience preparing financial reports and group accounting information.
• Strong knowledge of financial accounting processes and reconciliations.
• Ability to review financial data carefully and identify discrepancies.
• Confidence working with accounting records across multiple entities.
• Ability to organise financial information clearly for reporting deadlines.
• Experience working within an Accounting & Finance function.

Job Offer

• Salary of £60-65k, dependent on level of experience.
• Bonus.
• Pension.
• Hybrid working. (3 days in the Nottingham office)
• Career Progression with a Growing PE backed Group