Group Accountant

Role: Group Accountant

Department: Finance

Hours & Working Day: Monday - Friday, Flexi-time, 08:00AM to 4:30PM or 08:30AM to 5:00PM

Location: Gloucester with some travel to India and US.

Salary: 50,000 per annum

Benefits: Free lunch on Thursdays, Health Cash Plan, Retail discounts and Pension Salary Sacrifice upon successful completion of probation.

Responsibilities

Group Consolidation & Reporting

• Prepare consolidated monthly management accounts for the Group.
• Ensure accurate intercompany reconciliations and eliminations.
• Produce financial reports, variance analysis, and commentary for senior stakeholders.

Balance Sheet & Financial Controls

• Perform and review balance sheet reconciliations across all entities, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
• Prepare and post monthly journals (including accruals, prepayments, and other adjustments) for both the UK and US entities.
• Maintain compliance with statutory reporting requirements and relevant accounting standards (IFRS/UK GAAP).
• Support preparation of annual consolidated financial statements.
• Liaise with external auditors and manage audit deliverables.

Management Information & Analysis

• Provide insight and analysis to support strategic decision-making.
• Assist with budgeting and forecasting processes at both group level and individual entity level.
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance reporting efficiency.

Business Partnering

• Work closely with the Financial Controller (UK) and Controllers in the US and India to support business needs and ensure timely and accurate submission of accounts.
• Collaborate with the wider group finance team to ensure consistency and accuracy of reporting.
• Support senior management with ad-hoc analysis and financial modelling.

Skills & Qualifications

Essential

• ACA or ACCA qualified (first-time movers from practice or with industry experience).
• Strong technical accounting knowledge, with experience in group consolidation, reconciliations, and journal postings.
• Excellent Excel skills and familiarity with financial reporting systems.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to meet tight deadlines.

Desirable

• Exposure to multi-currency consolidations.
• Experience with Brightpearl, Shopify, and other ERP systems.
• Ability to communicate complex financial information to non-finance stakeholders.