Group Financial Reporting Accountant in Pontefract

Group Financial Reporting Lead

West Yorkshire (Leeds, South M62 Corridor)

• Key Leadership role reporting to the Group CFO and Senior Management Team.
• Growing Food, FMCG Group of Companies.
• Acquisitive and Organic Growth Strategy.
• Qualified ACA/ACCA or CIMA strong technical accounting background.
• Industry experience or Manager/Senior Audit individual looking for, 1st Move into Industry.

The Company

SaB Consultancy are delighted to be exclusively recruiting fa Group Financial Reporting Lead role to join a growing, Food, FMCG group of companies based in West Yorkshire. With an impressive track record of growth, the business has a true global footprint and is a market leader in its field of speciality.Reporting to the Group CFO this role is an integral part of the senior leadership team, playing a key supporting role in the delivery of accurate and timely consolidated financial reporting for the wider Group.

The Role

Reporting to the Group CFO and working closely with finance leads across each business unit (BU), the role focuses on technical accounting, reporting consistency, and control processes across the group. The position helps ensure a reliable and scalable financial reporting framework during a period of growth and potential acquisition activity.

Responsibilities

• Prepare accurate, timely consolidated monthly management accounts for the group in line with set timelines and formats, and relevant accounting standards.
• Maintain the group reporting timetable, coordinating periodic inputs from BU finance teams and ensuring adherence.
• Assist the CFO in preparing board-level analysis and commentary.
• Draft consolidated statutory accounts for review by the CFO and auditors.
• Coordinate audit deliverables across group entities; responding to audit queries.
• Plan timescales and coordinate group budgets and rolling forecasts, using inputs from each BU.
• Assist the CFO with financial modelling and scenario analysis.
• Consolidate and analyse short- and medium-term group cash forecasts.
• Support the development of improved cash forecasting templates and reporting standards.
• Identify cash flow trends and help flag potential risks or working capital pressure points within the group.
• Maintain and offer development to group financial control standards, reporting formats, and reconciliation standards.
• Ensure intercompany balances are reviewed and eliminated appropriately.
• Support continuous improvements to reporting tools and processes.
• Work with the CFO to develop more scalable financial reporting and consolidation in the group.
• Provide support for integration of accounting, reporting and control processes of newly acquired business.
• Liaise regularly with BU finance leads to support group-level consolidation and compliance.
• Promote consistent application of accounting policies across the group where relevant.

Candidate profile

Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA (Industry background OR First-time mover from practice). You will possess 35 years post-qualification experience, ideally with group reporting or consolidation exposure considering ideally FRS102. You will demonstrate strong IT skills and be proficient in the use of Excel, familiarity with consolidation software or ERP systems preferred.

Attributes

• Technically strong accountant with an ability to demonstrate an eye for accuracy and process.
• Communicates clearly with peers across entities and with external stakeholders.
• Structured and organised, with an ability to prioritise tasks across multiple deadlines.
• Calm, proactive, and reliable under pressure.
• Professional and commercially aware, with interest in how the numbers support business performance and willingness to develop these.
• Willingness for continuous personal development.
• Comfortable working within a collaborative, non-hierarchical finance structure.