Group Financial Accountant
Job type:Permanent
Sector:Yorkshire & The North
Location:Yorkshire
Location Specifics:Leeds
Salary:£55,000 - £60,000
Job ref:WGGFA
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Meet Our Recruiter
About the Role
Large PE backed service provider looking for a technically gifted (ideally practice trained) accountant to bolster the technical competence of the finance function.
Ideal role for an Audit Manager / Assistant Manager looking at their 1st industry move OR an existing Financial Accountant looking for their 2nd move.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver technical accounting guidance across the Group, including areas such as acquisitions, provisioning, and asset capitalisation.
- Assist in compiling the monthly Group consolidation and supporting materials for Board reporting.
- Conduct comprehensive monthly balance sheet reviews and work with relevant teams to address any discrepancies or concerns.
- Ensure all monthly reporting deadlines are met, maintaining a consistently high level of accuracy and compliance.
- Oversee the preparation of statutory financial statements for each Group entity.
- Coordinate with external auditors, providing information and addressing inquiries to support efficient audit completion for both the Group and its subsidiaries.
About You
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or equivalent) with solid post-qualification experience.
- Strong technical accounting knowledge, ideally with exposure to consolidation, statutory reporting, and audit.
- Proven experience in a group finance or multi-entity environment.
- Excellent attention to detail and analytical skills.
- Effective communicator and collaborator, with the ability to work across departments and geographies.
- Proactive, hands-on, and comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Play an active role in onboarding newly acquired or existing divisions onto the Group’s reporting and ERP platforms.
- Serve as a primary point of contact for accounting-related technical queries across the organisation.
- Support a variety of ad hoc financial initiatives and projects as business needs evolve.
Salary
- £55,000 - £60,000
- Hybrid working
- On-site Parking
- Runway to Financial Controller role
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