Group Accountant

Job Description : GROUP ACCOUNTANT UK Candidate must be having right to work or be eligible to apply for working visa in the UK one of the leading engineering businesses in the North West, are looking to recruit a technically strong group accountant to join their sociable head office in Warrington. Reporting to the External Reporting Manager, the group accountant will play a key role in delivering the external half year and year end reporting. The group accountant will also get involved in head office management reporting, budgeting, forecasting and other ad hoc finance tasks. This is the perfect opportunity for anyone looking to put their ACA qualification to good use in industry, working for an extremely high calibre CFO and senior management team. The company are highly acquisitive, fast-paced, with plenty of opportunity for longer term progression on a global scale. Key responsibilities include: Supporting the External Reporting Manager with timely and accurate planning and completion for all UK statutory accounts. Reports to agreed timelines and group accounting policies. Primary contact for external auditors to provide supporting documentation/information requests for the HO audits. Support the Financial Controller to produce consolidated accounts on monthly basis, at half year and full year. Maintain knowledge on new accounting standard developments (FRS 101, FRS 102 and IFRS). Assisting in production and submission of single entity ETBs. Assisting in production and submission of consolidated ETB. Monthly accounting and reporting for head office entities. Assistance in preparation of the HO budgets. PowerBI balance sheet reporting. Intercompany accounts, including loan agreements, interest journals, monthly intercompany reconciliation process etc. Repatriation planning. Integration of new acquisition into external reporting process. Head office VAT returns. Production of technical accounting papers. Support Head of Finance, External Reporting Manager and Tax & Treasury Manager with ad hoc projects. Industrial Disease Claim reporting for quarterly board meetings Challenge and improve existing processes. The ideal candidate will be: ACA qualified, Big 4/Top 10 preferred Experience of group consolidation, preferably within a multi currency environment Extremely strong technical accounting knowledge - IFRS, FRS 101 & 102 Strong Excel skills Excellent communication skills across all levels and business areas Ambitious, bright and confident

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