Group Financial Accountant - 12 Month FTC in Melbourn

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Join our Group Finance Team to play a key role during a busy period, with a focus on group reporting, statutory accounts, consolidation and technical accounting matters, including the application of IFRS. This is a hands-on role for a capable qualified accountant who can bring strong technical expertise, sound judgement and a practical approach to delivery.

The role includes:

• Contributing to the monthly group consolidation, including raising consolidation journals, reviewing consolidated numbers, supporting month-end activities, preparing statutory financial statements, variance analysis and commentary, reconciliations, and technical accounting analysis.
• Taking ownership of assigned tasks and deliverables, seeing them through accurately and identifying opportunities for involvement in integration initiatives.
• Providing clear and timely information to internal and external stakeholders, including auditors and advisors, and engaging thoughtfully with audit requests to provide considered and complete responses.
• Supporting technical accounting matters across the finance function and contributing to notes and support for the group annual report.
• Building an understanding of our finance systems, reporting processes and statutory accounts timetable.
• Working across a range of finance priorities as needed, bringing a flexible approach while maintaining high standards of accuracy and control.

Qualifications:

• Qualified accountant – ACA / CA / ACCA
• Strong technical accounting skills, including IFRS, and the ability to research and apply accounting guidance where needed.
• Experience in group reporting, consolidation, month-end, audit support, and statutory accounts in a corporate or practice environment.
• Able to quickly build understanding of finance systems, processes, and team ways of working.
• Commitment to excellent financial control.
• Experience working with auditors or supporting audit processes would be beneficial.
• A proactive, highly organised self-starter with the ability to prioritise and deliver to strict deadlines.
• Tenacious with great attention to detail.
• Strong communication skills.
• Flexible, collaborative and willing to support across any area of the team as priorities change.

We know the skill-gap and ‘somewhat need to tick every box’ can get in the way of meeting brilliant candidates, so please don’t hesitate to apply – we’d love to hear from you.

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• 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve)
• Generous company pension scheme
• Opportunity to get involved with community and charity-based initiatives

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