Group Accountant

Do you want to help shape software that affects thousands of lives? We are ranked as the UK's #1 construction specific software player and our mission is simple; to provide market leading end-to-end software solutions to the construction and construction like industries across the entire build life cycle. We are an award‑winning company with teams based in the UK, Europe, and India, working on products used on a global scale. We have a clear and defined road map to deliver over the next 3 years, which is centred around a large‑scale digital transformation as well as continuing our growth and expansion. We embrace diversity and equality and want our employees to be comfortable bringing their whole selves to work. We are committed to building a team with a variety of backgrounds, skills and views. Creating a culture of Equality isn’t just the right thing to do, it improves every aspect of our business.

Purpose

The Group Accountant is responsible for delivering high-quality technical accounting support, statutory and tax reporting, and accurate and timely group consolidation. The role will also lead our annual external audit process and support the broader finance function in ensuring there is robust financial control, compliance and reporting across the group.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide specialist guidance on complex accounting matters, including revenue recognition, impairment, lease accounting, business combinations, provisions, and financial instruments as the Group transitions to the updated FRS102 (and in due course IFRS).
• Review new accounting standards and assess their impact on the group.
• Develop and maintain accounting policies, ensuring consistent application across all subsidiaries.
• Support the business with accounting treatments for M experience with reporting tools beneficial.

Desirable Skills

• Experience of integration of new acquisitions.
• Experience of using NetSuite.

Competencies

• Strong technical accounting knowledge (IFRS/UK GAAP).
• Excellent analytical and consolidation skills.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
• Ability to lead and influence across entities and geographies.
• Highly organised with strong project management skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills – able to explain complex accounting matters in a clear and concise manner.
• Inquisitive, problem‑solving mind with the ability to synthesise information, analyse problems and recommend solutions.
• Proactive, resourceful, and able to work independently under pressure and tight deadlines.

What you get from us

If you’re looking to build an exceptional career with an award‑winning company you’ve come to the right place. We believe everyone at Causeway has a vital role to play in our success. Causeway is fuelled by curiosity and is a place for people who beam with positivity and burn with ambition. Our team is everything, so we’ll take good care of you. In fact, we give well‑being the same priority as our other business goals. We’re strong advocates of work‑life balance, offering hybrid working alongside the opportunity to work from modern, collaborative offices.

Our Values

• United . As part of a team, we’re better together.
• Agile . Be the change, we’re on a journey.
• Trusted . Do the right thing, we own this.
• Driven . Get stuck in, we make it happen.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave + public holidays, increasing with length of service.
• 4% matched pension.
• Income protection and life assurance.
• Access to our award‑winning benefits platform.
• We take mental health seriously and have a dedicated EAP available 24/7.
• £100 allowance towards a fitness club.
• Dell discounts.
• Private Medical Insurance.
• Paid study leave + volunteering days.
• Car Scheme.

Like all responsible companies, Causeway is aware of the need to recognise the importance of protecting our environment and addressing the climate emergency. Causeway is a carbon neutral company and we offset our calculated carbon footprint. However, we recognise that offsetting is not a permanent solution, so we set environmental objectives to reduce our footprint year‑on‑year.

Department Finance and Administration

Locations Gerrards Cross, Middlesbrough

Remote status Hybrid

Employment type Full‑time