Group FP&A and Reporting Accountant

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global services company in Westminster is seeking a Group FP&A and Reporting Accountant to drive accuracy in financial reporting. The ideal candidate should hold a recognized accounting qualification and have strong financial modeling skills, along with proficiency in relevant tools like SAP BPC. This role offers competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, including flexible working options.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP and health checks

Employee share scheme

Holiday Trading

Volunteering leave (Be Kind Day)

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with post-qualification experience.
• Solid understanding of GAAP and IFRS.
• Experience in engaging with senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly Group Management Accounts and consolidate data.
• Challenge variance analysis and submit financial reporting packs.
• Assist in drafting Group Consolidated Financial Statements.

Skills

Financial reporting

Accounting principles

Excel skills

Financial modeling

Communication with leadership

Education

Recognised professional accounting qualification (ACCA, ACA, CIMA)

Tools

SAP BPC

Navision

IFS

Job description

Group FP&A and Reporting Accountant

Location: Westminster, London, GB, W1U 1QX

Onsite or Hybrid: Hybrid

Job Title: Group FP&A and Reporting Accountant

Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

We’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Group Reporting and Control Accountant.

The role

As a Group Reporting and Control Accountant, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll be at the heart of our Group FP&A and Reporting team, driving the accuracy and integrity of our financial reporting. This is a high-impact role where your insights will help shape strategic decisions across the business.

Day-to-day, you’ll be:

• Preparing monthly Group Management Accounts by consolidating unit data in SAP BPC and updating adjustment journals
• Collating and challenging variance analysis from sector teams and submitting financial reporting packs
• Consolidating budget and forecast returns and processing adjustment journals
• Supporting the creation of workbooks for budget and forecast collation and year-end reporting
• Assisting in drafting Group Consolidated Financial Statements and supporting external audits

Essential experience of the Group Reporting and Control Accountant:

• Qualified accountant with post-qualification experience
• Can engage with senior leadership and FP&A teams to communicate financial results
• Solid understanding of accounting principles and practices, including GAAP and IFRS
• Proficient in building and interpreting financial models to project company performance
• Advanced Excel skills and experience of Finance IT applications (e.g. SAP BPC, Navision, IFS etc.)

Qualifications for the Group Reporting and Control Accountant:

• Recognised professional accounting qualification (ACCA, ACA, CIMA)

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) / Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

What we offer

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail].

We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Babcock International is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive.