Group Financial Accountant
Salary: £55,000 - £60,000
Redhill
Hybrid Position
Hours mon-thurs 8.30-5.00 Friday 8.30-4.40 (37 hour week)
Main function of job:
• Developing first class internal and external financial reporting, in line with changes to financial reporting frameworks to meet our shareholder and other stakeholders needs.
• Producing timely and accurate interim and annual consolidated financial statements, along with monthly management accounts and reporting.
• Management accountant for the property and holding companies that this organisation has within its wider structure, producing monthly management accounts, budgeting and forecasting.
Main Duties:
External Reporting
• Work with the group finance manager to provide regular review of financial accounting standards and updates, and other corporate reporting requirements that impact onto SESGH group and its subsidiaries.
• Prepare and produce standalone statutory accounts for the property and holding companies within the group and to assist in the annual audit and liaise with external auditors.
• Assist in preparation and production of the annual and interim financial statements for external publication and group reporting pack to our ultimate parent group.
• Assist in external audit process through the year end and half year audits for group accounts and the relevant subsidiaries.
• Company secretarial filing and record keeping.
• Work closely with our tax advisors on corporation tax and VAT to ensure that tax is calculated, filed to and paid promptly with the HMRC.
Internal Reporting
• Month end accounting for property and holding company subsidiaries including accruals, prepayments, general book-keeping and variance analysis.
• Maintain schedules and prepare monthly journals to support subsidiaries team on their month-end reporting.
• Production of group monthly and statutory income statement, balance sheet and cashflow.
• Assist in quarterly in-year Forecasting, annual budgeting.
• Maintain records of intercompany transactions and reconciliation of intercompany balances within group entities on monthly basis. Liaise with subsidiaries team to resolve variances.
• Update cash forecast and provide weekly updates on cash position and liquidity requirement to senior management. Manage the loan facilities within the group.
Supervisory responsibilities / position in structure:
• Coach and mentor to more junior members of the team
• Support subsidiary teams on day-to-day enquiries
Requirements:
- Part or fully qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA – strong technical background with experience of external financial reporting under IFRS, including group consolidation
- Strong communication and relationship management skills, maintaining and building relationships with a variety of key stakeholders
- Strong numerical and analytical skills
- Ability to liaise with other teams to ensure efficient monthly processes
- Experienced in the use of Microsoft Navision
- Experienced in MS Excel and Word
Benefits:
- Group personal pension plan with up to 10% employer contribution
- Life assurance
- Financial education, savings & loans support
- Cycle to Work & Car Share Schemes
- 25 days annual leave
- Health healthcare cashback scheme & Surgical Choices
- Service & MOT discounts at our on-site garage
- One paid day per year for volunteering in the community