Senior Group Accountant - FTC

We are seeking a dynamic, driven, and highly organized Senior Group Accountant to play a key role within the Group Finance Team. This role sits at the heart of the business and will support external and internal reporting, group audit, technical accounting, and a range of finance transformation initiatives. This is a 1-year fixed-term contract.

Responsibilities

• Internal & External Reporting: Support delivery of the external reporting timetable, processes, and outputs. Coordinate with regional finance teams and shared service centers to ensure smooth quarter-end, half-year, and year-end reporting. Contribute to internal reporting deliverables, including Board and CFO packs.
• Audit Coordination: Assist with the annual Group audit process. Act as a key point of contact for auditors, ensuring timely resolution of audit queries and delivery of the annual report.
• Technical Accounting: Act as one of the in-house IFRS subject matter experts. Support application of IFRS across the Group and contribute to the development and enhancement of the Global Accounting Manual.
• Process Improvement & Controls: Drive standardisation and continuous improvement of group reporting processes. Improve efficiency, effectiveness, and financial controls. Support the development and formalisation of SOX control policies and procedures underpinning the Group's financial risk and control framework.

Essential Qualifications

• ACA or CIMA qualified.
• 2-3+ years post-qualification experience, ideally with a mix of audit and industry exposure.
• Strong IFRS technical knowledge and practical application experience.
• Experience preparing or auditing multi-currency group consolidations.
• Experience with consolidation and ERP systems such as OneStream, Hyperion, SAP, or NetSuite (preferred).
• Experience dealing with complex accounting areas including acquisitions and disposals, revenue recognition, share-based payments, impairments, and entity rationalization.

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