Job Description
Group Control Accountant (12 month FTC - could become permanent)
• Are you a commercially astute and technically proficient accounting professional with experience in a group control or finance transformation role? This highly impactful Group Control Accountant position could be the next step in your career.
• This company is a global professional services business, operating as a closely integrated network with over 700 people across more than 40 offices in 20 countries. Recognised as a top-tier firm, the company is regularly ranked among the industry's leading practitioners in various jurisdictions.
• As the Group Control Accountant, you will be responsible for ensuring balance sheet integrity, maintaining robust control frameworks, and delivering accurate financial reporting across the company's expanding global footprint, with a particular focus on recently acquired entities.
Key Responsibilities:
• Take full ownership of key balance sheet review submissions from acquisitions, including accruals, prepayments, fixed assets, payroll liabilities, deferred income/WIP, debtors, creditors, provisions, and other estimates.
• Collaborate closely with local finance teams to perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring clear audit trails and timely resolution of issues.
• Lead balance sheet review meetings with the Assistant Group Financial Controller, highlighting risks and driving corrective actions.
• Support the year-end audit process, including preparing schedules, documentation, and responding to auditor queries.
• Assist with tax and compliance processes, such as VAT returns, PSA, and PAYE liaison, to ensure the company remains compliant with internal control requirements and external reporting obligations.
• Identify and flag improvements to finance processes to increase accuracy, efficiency, and scalability, supporting finance transformation initiatives like ERP/accounting system enhancements, reporting template standardisation, and reconciliation automation.
• Help develop and embed strong policies, procedures, and internal controls aligned to the company's growing group structure.
• Work closely with Finance Business Partners (Group and Local) and external advisors (audit, tax, corporate finance) to provide clear insight and guidance on financial control matters.
Qualifications and Experience:
• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA) or equivalent experience
• Strong experience in a financial control or group accounting role, demonstrating the ability to manage month-end close and balance sheet integrity
• Robust technical accounting knowledge and the ability to apply policies consistently
• Confident working in a fast-moving, evolving environment with competing priorities
• Advanced Excel skills and meticulous attention to detail
• Clear communication skills with the ability to collaborate cross-functionally
Desirable:
• Experience in a professional services business (consulting, legal, advisory, engineering, marketing services, etc.)
What's in it for you?
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Opportunity to work within a dynamic, equity-backed professional services environment
• Exposure to a broad range of finance and business transformation initiatives
• Collaborative team culture with a focus on continuous learning and development
• Potential for international travel and exposure to the company's global operations
If you're a technically proficient Group Control Accountant with a passion for driving financial excellence and process improvement, we'd love to hear from you. Apply now to join this leading firm and take the next step in your career.
