Group Financial Accountant in Woking

This role is based at the Woking Head Office. The main purpose of the role is to support the Group Financial Manager in delivering accurate consolidated financial information, that is compliant with all ATG Group finance policies and IFRS. You will be responsible to maintain technical accounting proficiency but also be an effective business partner, able to support subsidiary finance teams in meeting their reporting requirements. You’ll report to the Group Finance Manager and will work closely with 2 Senior Group Financial Accountants.

Key responsibilities

• Review and challenge monthly financial data submissions from subsidiary teams and follow up queries through to resolution.
• Business Partner to the subsidiary finance teams in UK, US and Germany across the ATG Group to support them in meeting Group policies and reporting requirements.
• Collaborate cross functionally with the relevant stakeholders to identify accounting impacts key transactions and posting journal entries accordingly.
• Work with the Financial Accountant to ensure that the monthly consolidation of c.100 entities is executed correctly. All intercompany balances to be matched and reconciled and Intra-group transactions eliminated.
• Prepare monthly balance sheet and cashflow reporting for distribution to the Board, investors and banks.
• Participate in quarterly balance sheet reviews with subsidiary finance teams. Track agreed actions through to completion.
• Assist in the integration of new acquisitions onto the ATG finance platform, ensuring consistency in reporting and financial controls and processes.
• Become an expert user of our consolidation system – Cognos Controller – to be able to maintain and develop the system to meet new requirements. Training and support will be provided.
• Preparation of the annual statutory accounts of all UK subsidiaries (FRS101).
• Assist the Senior Group Accountants in the production of the consolidated annual financial statements and report (IFRS).
• Be a contact for the annual group audit, helping the Group Finance Team to collate all audit evidence and manage auditor information requirements.
• Support the Senior Financial Accountants in their monthly completion of: Holding company postings and review; loan interest calculations and postings; Group costs and recharges; group consolidation.

Your skills, qualities, and experience

• ACA or equivalent part-qualified or full qualified. PQE not required but preferred.
• Experience of working in a Group Finance role and/or experience in a complex multinational company (in audit or industry).
• Technically minded, with a good understanding of accounting principles.
• Multi-currency consolidation experience.
• Experience in UK statutory accounts (audit or industry).
• Strong systems skills in all MS Office applications, with advanced Excel a must.
• Experience working with consolidation and reporting systems; Cognos Controller preferred but not required.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to successfully operate in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple priorities.

We welcome applications from individuals with transferable skills from other industries or backgrounds and role specific training can be provided. This role does not demand specific experience – instead, what we are looking for is the ability to successfully work within the Group Finance Team and achieve our reporting objectives.

We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer, which means that we are taking action to ensure that people with disabilities and long-term health conditions feel supported, engaged and able to fulfil their potential in the workplace. We will offer an interview or recruitment event to disabled candidates who tell us they wish to participate in the scheme and who demonstrate in their application that they best meet the essential criteria for the role. Where we receive more applications than we are reasonably able to interview for any given role, we will retain applications for the next available interview opportunity wherever possible.