Reporting Accountant

Bauer Media Group; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday

Bauer Academy training

Enhanced parental leave

Flexible working

Job summary

Bauer Media Group in Peterborough is seeking a Polish-speaking Reporting Accountant to join Group Finance. You will handle statutory reporting and German GAAP alignment, collaborating with the UK and German teams, auditors and tax advisors.

The role focuses on accurate reporting, process improvement, and close alignment with FP&A and accounting colleagues. Hybrid working in the Peterborough area is offered.

Qualifications

• Fluency in Polish and English is required.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Strong financial accounting knowledge.
• Proven problem-solving and organisational abilities.
• A degree in business, accounting, finance or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Experience in shared services centres and/or SAP S/4HANA is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Manage accounting activities within your designated area of responsibility.
• Ensure compliance with statutory and German GAAP requirements.
• Support accurate management and financial reporting.
• Build relationships with Transactional Accounting, FP&A and other stakeholders.
• Act as a primary contact for external auditors and tax advisors.
• Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes and optimise workloads.
• Adapt to new systems, processes and organisational changes.

Skills

Polish language

English language

Financial accounting

Excel

Problem solving

Organisational skills

Communication skills

German GAAP

S/4HANA

Shared services experience

Accounting experience (3–5 years)

Education

Degree in business/finance/accounting or related field

Tools

S/4HANA

Job description

Join our Group Finance team in Peterborough as a Polish-Speaking Reporting Accountant!

We're looking for an experienced Polish-Speaking Reporting Accountant with strong financial accounting knowledge, excellent problem-solving skills and a collaborative, hands-on approach.

You'll take responsibility for a range of accounting activities, working closely with colleagues across Accounting, Transactional Accounting and FP&A to ensure accurate reporting and compliance with statutory and German GAAP requirements. You'll also build relationships with external auditors and tax advisors and help us continuously improve the way we work.

Our Team: How we enrich everyday life

You'll join our Accounting team within Group Finance, responsible for day-to-day accounting activities, statutory reporting and reporting to Germany for the external consolidation of our UK entities.

The team also provides the foundations for our monthly internal management reporting and forms part of the wider Accounting & Banking department.

The Difference you will make

You'll help ensure our accounting processes are accurate, efficient and compliant, providing high-quality financial information that supports reporting and decision-making across the business.

You'll also play an important role in identifying opportunities to improve processes, optimise workloads and adapt to changes in our systems and ways of working.

Your role

• Manage accounting activities within your designated area of responsibility.
• Work closely with the team to ensure compliance with statutory and German GAAP requirements.
• Support accurate management and financial reporting.
• Build strong relationships with Transactional Accounting, FP&A and other internal stakeholders.
• Act as a key point of contact for external auditors and tax advisors.
• Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes and optimise workloads.
• Support and adapt to new systems, processes and organisational changes.

The Skills you will bring

• Strong financial accounting knowledge and ideally 3 to 5 years' accounting experience.
• Fluency in Polish and English is required.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Excellent problem-solving and organisational skills.
• A proactive, hands-on and collaborative approach.
• Strong written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
• Confidence managing multiple stakeholder requirements and working with ambiguity.
• A high level of professional integrity and the ability to handle confidential information.
• Experience within a shared service centre and/or S/4HANA would be an advantage.
• A degree in business, accounting, finance or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Working Pattern/Location

This is a hybrid role based in Peterborough, UK.

About Bauer Media Group

We are a media business focused on creating content that matters to millions of people across Europe. Our offering extends from print and online publishing to audio broadcasting and entertainment, alongside investments in other media related sectors. With more than 500 million copies sold each year, we are one of Europe's largest Publishers. From women's and celebrities' magazines to TV listings to food and special interest, we own some of the most popular publishing brands in Germany, UK, Poland and France - both digital and print. But not only that. Reaching over 61 million listeners weekly, we operate over 150 radio and podcast brands in nine countries, spanning the UK, Ireland, Poland, Slovakia, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Portugal. Family-owned in the 5th generation, Bauer Media focuses on the long-term, with a consumer-first mindset that guides us across our diverse portfolio. Our workforce of 12,000 shares a common purpose: to deliver content and services that enrich people's everyday lives.

What's in it for you

• You'll have 28 days holiday, bank holidays & 2 volunteer days to use.
• Your development matters, so access to our internal training provider - Bauer Academy, is a huge win.
• We have enhanced Maternity/Adoption, Paternity and Shared Parental Leave Pay.
• You'll have the opportunity for flexible working.
• And much more! Find the full details of our benefits here

We are an international employer and equal opportunities are important to us. That's why we welcome everyone in their uniqueness, regardless of e.g. religion, gender, skin color, disability in our house.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or a long term health condition, and need us to make any reasonable adjustments or do anything differently during any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing [e-mail]

We are actively recruiting for this position, so the job advert may close earlier than expected.

If you have any feedback regarding our UK recruitment process, please email [e-mail] we would love to hear from you.