Group Accountant
- Recruiter
- Investigo
- Location
- South East London, London
- Salary
- £55,000 per annum
- Posted
- 23 May 2019
- Closes
- 05 Jun 2019
- Ref
- 1158081281
- Job role
- Accountant, Group accountant
- Sector
- Accounting - Public practice
Investigo are currently partnered with a well known high growth company based in the West End who are looking to hire a Group Accountant as their finance team continues to expand and offer great opportunity.
This position will support the Financial Controller and its key functions will include cash flow management, forecasting, statutory financial reporting including reporting to private equity shareholders.
Key Accountabilities
Reporting
Since being acquired by private equity imy client has had several new key financial reports to deliver on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis. The Group Accountant role will take ownership of these, ensuring accuracy, consistency and timely submission.
Cash flow management and forecasting:
One of the most important functions of the finance team is keeping a close eye on our cash requirements in the short and long term. The Group Accountant will be responsible for:
Financial reporting:
Month end:
Tax:
Other:
Key Candidate Requirements
Desirable
This position will support the Financial Controller and its key functions will include cash flow management, forecasting, statutory financial reporting including reporting to private equity shareholders.
Key Accountabilities
Reporting
Since being acquired by private equity imy client has had several new key financial reports to deliver on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis. The Group Accountant role will take ownership of these, ensuring accuracy, consistency and timely submission.
Cash flow management and forecasting:
One of the most important functions of the finance team is keeping a close eye on our cash requirements in the short and long term. The Group Accountant will be responsible for:
- Creating a robust process for cash management on a weekly/monthly basis
- Preparation of cash flow forecast weekly 45 day and 12 month look forward. Forecasting future equity/debt requirements.
- Report quarterly on historical cash usage.
- Preparation of compliance reporting to banks
Financial reporting:
- Review the preparation of the information for year end statutory financial reporting including disclosures for 25+ group entities
- Year end Group reporting within a tight deadline
- Prepare the consolidations for both group and statutory reporting
- Manage the audit deliverables and queries
- Run technical accounting analyses and assist with implementation of IFRS 16
- Accounting for new acquisitions, group restructuring
- Accounting for investments in foreign subsidiaries
Month end:
- Consolidation for monthly management accounts
- Assist management accounts team with review and analysis at month end
Tax:
- Assist Tax Manager with year end tax reporting requirements, transfer pricing and other ad-hoc tasks
Other:
- Support to Financial Controller/ Director of Finance for ad-hoc reporting queries
Key Candidate Requirements
- Qualified ACA/ACCA or equivalent
- Strong technical IFRS knowledge (including IFRS 16)
- Very strong MS Excel skills
- Acquisition accounting and consolidations
- Multi-currency group accounts
- Top 10 Accounting firm training
- Post qualified experience in finance department
- Working with large volumes of data
Desirable
- Property/ Retail/ multi-site industry experience with group reporting
- Large company finance system