Group Reporting Accountant

Rutherford Briant; Bishop's Stortford; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic finance group in Bishop's Stortford is seeking a qualified Group Reporting Accountant. This role involves group consolidations, statutory reporting, and compliance activities, reporting directly to the CFO. The ideal candidate will have strong technical knowledge in financial reporting and IFRS/UK GAAP, along with proven account preparation experience. This position offers excellent career development within a high-performing team.

Qualifications

• Ideally trained in a top-tier practice or a complex group environment.
• Proven experience in group accounts preparation and liaising with external auditors.
• Detail-oriented, proactive, and eager to develop within a supportive team.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and deliver the monthly group consolidation and support management reporting.
• Lead the year-end financial reporting process, including statutory accounts and audit coordination.
• Manage the relationship with external auditors, ensuring a smooth audit process.
• Monitor and implement updates to IFRS and UK GAAP, ensuring compliance across the group.

Skills

Strong technical knowledge of consolidation

Financial reporting

IFRS/UK GAAP

Detail-oriented

Confident communicator

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA or equivalent)

Job description

Overview

I am pleased to be exclusively working with our client who are a large, fast-paced and dynamic group headquartered in Bishop’s Stortford. With diverse operations, the business offers an excellent environment for technically strong finance professionals seeking broad exposure and career development within a high-performing team. This is a technically focused Group Reporting Accountant position with wide exposure across the business. Reporting to the CFO, you’ll take ownership of group consolidations, statutory reporting, and technical accounting, while supporting senior leadership with high-quality financial insight and compliance activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and deliver the monthly group consolidation and support management reporting.
• Lead the year-end financial reporting process, including statutory accounts and audit coordination.
• Manage the relationship with external auditors, ensuring a smooth and timely audit process.
• Monitor and implement updates to IFRS and UK GAAP, ensuring compliance across the group.
• Support acquisition/disposal accounting, group restructures and ad hoc technical projects.
• Partner with teams across the business to improve reporting quality and consistency.
• Contribute to process improvements and system enhancements to streamline reporting.

About You

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA or equivalent), ideally trained in a top-tier practice or a complex group environment.
• Strong technical knowledge of consolidation, financial reporting, and IFRS/UK GAAP.
• Proven experience in group accounts preparation and liaising with external auditors.
• Confident communicator with the ability to work effectively across multiple stakeholders.
• Detail-oriented, proactive, and eager to develop within a growing and supportive team.

If this exciting new role sounds like the next step in your career, then please contact Andy Dowsett at Rutherford Briant Executive.

Rutherford Briant is passionate about equity, diversity, and inclusion. We seek individuals from the widest talent pool and encourage underrepresented talent to apply to vacancies with us. We are committed to recruitment processes that are fair for all, regardless of background and personal characteristics.