Senior Group Financial Accountant (m/f/d)

Job Description

The Senior Group Financial Accountant will play an integral part in shaping the Group Financial Accounting Team as it continues to develop into a first-in-class reporting function. Reporting into the Group Reporting Manager, this role offers significant exposure to group consolidation, technical accounting, audit, and cross-functional finance operations within a complex, multi-currency international environment.

The role will support the Group Team in cross-functional management and will have exposure to Tax, Treasury, FP&A, Accounts Payable, Legal and Finance Operations.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES:

Month-end & Quarter-end Close:

• Support planning and execution of the group close process
• Communicate close instructions to wider team
• Support Group review of local TBs on BD5 review calls
• Monitor submission and quality of local reporting deliverables to Group
• Manage ledger lock process in SAP
• Own intercompany reconciliations and resolution of differences
• Ownership of IFRS 16 lease accounting at Group level
• Prepare FX analysis and OCI reclassification adjustments

Group Consolidation:

• Support maintenance of the group consolidation in Lucanet
• Prepare data import files
• Maintain the Group topside adjustments tracker and post consolidation journals
• Perform data validation checks across Balance Sheet, P&L, PPE and Equity
• Responsibility for intercompany eliminations and reconciliation process
• Liaise with Tax and FP&A to ensure alignment of group adjustments

Annual Report and Audit responsibilities:

• Support audit deliverables and respond to audit requests
• Own the consolidation to annual report mapping files
• Prepare significant note disclosures and supporting schedules

Intercompany responsibilities:

• Ownership of the intercompany matrix review process (BS & P&L)
• Liaise with local finance teams to resolve discrepancies
• Oversight of intercompany recharges and postings
• Review intercompany interest calculations

Technical Accounting responsibilities:

• Ownership of Group Impairment Models (Goodwill, PPE, ECL)
• Responsibility for ensuring Group policies are maintained and consistently applied across the Group
• Strengthen technical accounting documentation (IFRS 15/16)
• Support technical accounting assessments and prepare technical accounting memos
• Support IFRS to US GAAP reconciliation requirements where applicable
• Provide accounting guidance to wider finance team

Process Improvements & Controls:

• Ensure key close controls are performed and documented
• Monitor submission and review local balance sheet reconciliations and variance analyses
• Perform periodic user access reviews across financial reporting systems
• Govern the Group Chart of Accounts, including approval and documentation of new GL accounts

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS:

• Qualified Chartered Accountant – ACA or international equivalent (No ACCA or CIMA)
• Top 10 audit training
• 1-2 years PQ experience in large multi-currency business 
• Group Consolidation experience (Excel or consolidation system)
• Strong intercompany experience
• Working knowledge of financial reporting systems (SAP S/4Hana and/or Lucanet advantageous)
• US GAAP reporting experience advantageous but not essential
• Full UK Working Rights (no sponsorship available)
• Hybrid working – 2-3 days in the office (based in London, Bank)