Group Financial Accountant

We are looking for a technically strong Group Financial Accountant to support the delivery of accurate, consistent and compliant group reporting across a multi-entity international business. This role will lead core aspects of the monthly close and consolidation process, prepare technical accounting memos, support statutory reporting, coordinate external audits and drive the correct application of accounting policies across the group. The successful candidate will bring strong financial reporting and audit experience, excellent technical judgement, and the ability to work closely with regional teams to ensure high-quality, cohesive reporting. The successful candidate will be comfortable operating across multiple entities, understand the importance of local and IFRS compliance, and be confident working with stakeholders across the business.

• Act as a technical accounting lead to regional finance teams, advising on the correct accounting treatment and posting of complex transactions, identifying incorrect accounting and driving corrective entries where needed.
• Prepare technical accounting papers and memos on complex and judgemental areas, providing clear support for internal stakeholders, external audit and statutory reporting.
• Lead or support complex accounting matters including business combinations under IFRS, M&A-related accounting, legal provisions, IFRS 2, equity accounting, fixed assets and other non-routine transactions.
• Develop, enhance and roll out group accounting policies and group reporting packs, reporting guidance and technical position papers to improve consistency, control and quality across the group.
• Assist with the coordination of the year-end external audit process across the group, including delegating sampling to relevant teams, updating year end checklists and gathering and responding to audit queries.
• Support the preparation of statutory financial statements at group level, working closely with external auditors through the year-end and interim audit process.
• Review and strengthen balance sheet reconciliations, improve reconciliation quality through robust reviews, standard templates, clear ownership and consistent reporting disciplines.
• Review and challenge manual journals, particularly judgement-based entries, to ensure accuracy, support and policy compliance.
• Provide input into reporting standards, finance processes and internal control frameworks, working closely with Controlling, Tax and Treasury teams.
• Support a consistent reporting approach within D365 and help support the implementation of EMP and wider finance systems and process improvement initiatives.
• Contribute to group and market-level projects focused on standardisation, control enhancement, technology improvement and migration away from legacy processes.

• Qualified accountant with significant post-qualified experience, ideally gained in Top 10 and/or a complex group finance environment.
• Strong technical accounting expertise, with the ability to interpret standards and apply them practically in a complex group reporting environment.
• Hands-on experience preparing technical accounting papers, position memos and audit-ready documentation.
• Experience with business combinations under IFRS and other complex accounting areas, including M&A accounting, IFRS 2, provisions, equity accounting and fixed assets.
• Strong knowledge of group reporting and month-end close requirements, ideally including US GAAP reporting, alongside UK GAAP / FRS 102 statutory reporting experience.
• Experience developing and implementing group accounting policies and driving consistent application across multiple entities or jurisdictions.
• Operated in a group or multi-entity environment, ideally within an international business.
• Is proactive, accountable and focused on driving accuracy, consistency and continuous improvement across the finance function.
• Has experience with finance systems and reporting tools, ideally including D365, and can support standardisation and implementation activity.