Group Accountant

£50,000 - £55,000 | Bonus + Benefits

Marks Sattin are delighted to be partnered with a FTSE business based in Oxfordshire to appoint a Group Accountant, reporting directly into the Financial Reporting Manager. This is role will be managing a team whilst supporting the business and senior stakeholders to provide accurate financial analysis and information.

Lead a team of 3 responsible for the preparation and delivery of the Group's monthly financial reporting and year-end financial statements. Support the Financial Reporting Manager and Assistant Controller to maintain an environment of strong accounting and control that keeps pace with the expected growth of the Group.

Responsibilities;

• Leading a team overseeing performance, accuracy, training and development.
• Lead the preparation of monthly consolidated P&L, Balance Sheet and Cashflow reporting for internal management reporting purposes, including undertaking consolidated balance sheet and P&L analytical reviews.
• Prepare annual financial statements for Group entities in accordance with IFRS and support UK and US Accountants with the preparation of financial statements for their respective trading entities.
• Maintain a robust balance sheet working in close collaboration with the AP and payroll teams in particular
• Work closely with the commercial finance and FP&A teams to provide them with robust financial data to support their business partnering and decision making
• Work with the Microsoft Dynamics AX Systems Accounting Manager to identify and deliver system efficiencies and enhancements
• Support the Assistant Group Controller with Group accounting policy development
• Support the Group Financial Reporting Manager to identify and deliver process efficiencies and enhancements
• Play a key role in supporting the Assistant Group Controller with the year end audit preparation and delivery
• Run and reconcile month end forex revaluations
• Running deferral calculations for commissions, credit cards
• Working with the Financial Reporting team to develop exception reporting resulting in errors being corrected in month

Profile;

• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACMA)
• Experience in group multi-currency consolidations as well as external reporting under IFRS
• Strong systems and Excel skills