Group Reporting and Control Accountant

Babcock International; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global engineering company is seeking a Group FP&A and Reporting Accountant based in London with hybrid working arrangements. The role involves preparing financial reports and working closely with senior leadership. Candidates should possess a recognized accounting qualification and advanced Excel skills. Join a dynamic team valued for precision and collaboration, with excellent career development opportunities.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with post-qualification experience.
• Solid understanding of accounting principles and practices.
• Proficient in building and interpreting financial models.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Engagement with senior leadership

Understanding of accounting principles (GAAP, IFRS)

Advanced Excel skills

Building financial models

Education

Recognised professional accounting qualification (ACCA, ACA, CIMA)

Tools

SAP BPC

Navision

IFS

Job description

Job Title: Group FP&A and Reporting Accountant

Location: Wigmore Street, London + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

At Babcock 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 at our Wigmore Street site.

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. You’ll be working in a dynamic environment that values precision, collaboration and continuous improvement, making a real difference to our corporate performance and your professional growth.

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

This role is full time, 37.5 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with two to three days in the office/onsite.

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

• Generous holiday allowance
• 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. There is an annual Window to request this benefit.
• ‘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.

Babcock International is 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] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Babcock is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.