Group Accountant in Chelmsford
Posted by Pure Resourcing Solutions Limited
£70,000 – £80,000 a year
Chelmsford · Permanent
The Opportunity
Joining a well-established finance team, you'll be responsible for delivering accurate financial reporting, maintaining a strong controls environment and supporting key accounting activities across a complex, multi-entity organisation. This role offers significant exposure to senior stakeholders and the opportunity to contribute to ongoing process improvements and finance transformation initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage monthly, quarterly and annual financial close activities across multiple entities.
- Support group consolidation processes
- Prepare and review journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations and supporting financial documentation.
- Produce management and corporate reporting packs, including variance analysis and performance commentary.
- Lead intercompany reconciliation activities, ensuring accuracy and timely resolution of balances.
- Support statutory reporting, VAT compliance and external audit requirements.
- Ensure adherence to internal controls, accounting policies and governance frameworks.
- Partner with finance and operational stakeholders to explain financial performance and provide insight.
- Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency, controls and reporting quality.
- Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA).
- Strong financial accounting and reporting experience gained within a corporate, group accounting or shared services environment.
- Sound understanding of balance sheet control, reconciliations and month-end reporting processes.
- Experience of working within a well-controlled and regulated environment.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail.
- Confident communicator with the ability to build relationships across finance and non-finance teams.
- Experience of ERP and group reporting systems would be advantageous.
- Broad and varied role within an international organisation.
- Exposure to multiple entities and international stakeholders.
- Opportunity to influence and improve finance processes.
- Supportive and collaborative team environment.
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