Group Financial Accountants

Thames Water; Reading; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading water management company in Reading is seeking a Group Financial Accountant to enhance financial controls and manage audits. This full-time role offers a competitive salary between £55,000 and £65,000 per annum based on experience, along with generous annual leave, pension schemes, and various health benefits. The position supports both in-office and remote work arrangements, contributing to a dynamic team environment aimed at improving financial reporting processes.

Benefits

Competitive salary

26 days holiday per year

Performance-related pay plan

Generous Pension Scheme

Access to health and wellbeing benefits

Qualifications

• Must be a qualified Chartered Accountant.
• Experience in financial reporting controls required.
• Strong technical financial reporting knowledge is essential.

Responsibilities

• Drive targeted controls and process improvements for financial controls.
• Deliver financial controls testing and report findings.
• Manage all external audit deliverables and report progress.
• Provide independent reporting assurance through quality checks.
• Support ad hoc projects for Group Finance.

Skills

Qualified Chartered Accountant (ACA, CIMA, ACCA or equivalent)

Experience in operating and/or auditing financial reporting controls

Solid technical financial reporting knowledge

Strong project management skills

Excellent communication and relationship management skills

Job description

What you’ll be doing

as a Group Financial Accountant

• Driving forward targeted controls and process improvements to enhance the financial controls environment
• Delivery of financial controls testing and reporting of findings. Working alongside stakeholders to address weaknesses identified
• Project Management of all external audit deliverables, reporting on progress
• Provide independent reporting assurance through the performance of quality checks on financial published documents and review of technical accounting topics
• Providing support to the Reporting Team on deliverables
• Support ad hoc projects for Group Finance

This is a full-time role under a hybrid working arrangement, between being based at Clearwater Court, Reading and working from home, according to the needs of the business. The role reports to the Group Finance Manager.

Base location : Hybrid - Clearwater Court - RG1 8DB

Working hours : 36 hours, Monday to Friday

What you should bring to the role

• Qualified Chartered Accountant (ACA, CIMA, ACCA or equivalent)
• Experience in operating and / or auditing financial reporting controls
• Solid technical financial reporting knowledge
• Strong project management skills
• Proactive with excellent communication and relationship management skills

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary from £55,000 to £65,000 per annum, depending on experience.
• Annual Leave : 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with the length of service (plus bank holidays)
• Performance-related pay plan directly linked to both company and individual performance measures and targets
• Generous Pension Scheme through AON
• Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.