Group Accountant

Robert Walters are excited to be working in partnership with a leading PLC as they look to appoint a high calibre Group Accountant to join their impressive finance team in central Manchester. This role will suit an ambitious finance professional, likely trained within a top 10 accounting firm looking to move into industry, who wants to develop and progress down the Finance Director route within a listed business.

Your role:

• Deliver the Group’s statutory accounts to the strict timetables required as a leading PLC.
• Work closely with the Group's external auditors to achieve a slick audit process.
• Build strong working relationships with peers and the SLT across the function.
• Production of the monthly Group Management Accounts and associated reporting packs.
• Develop less senior team members including those progressing with finance qualifications.
• Assist with the understanding and documenting of financial policies, procedures and processes and work with the Group to implement new policies where necessary.
• Drive continuous improvements.
• Undertake project work as the business looks to invest in several new initiatives.

You will be responsible for delivering the periodic regulatory accounting to PLC standards, immersing yourself within a culture of continuous improvement by seeking to continuously slicken processes and embed new controls, build relationship across the function and act as a key liaison partner to the external auditors.

Your as the Successful Individual:

• Fully ACA/ACCA qualified, ideally with experience within the audit department of a large professional services firm.
• Strong regulatory knowledge including IFRS/UKGAAP.
• Excellent communications skills, both written and verbal.
• The ability to work in a fast paced business.
• Confidence to balance workloads and adhere to strict deadlines without sacrificing the quality of work.
• Ambitious and keen to progress within a PLC environment.

As the successful applicant you will join a successful and recognised, market leading business during an exciting period of growth. You will develop under a high calibre leadership team who promote progression from withing. Excellent progression is on offer along with ideally located offices offering hybrid & flexible working and the promotion of a healthy work-life balance. A competitive salary is on offer plus bonus & market leading benefits.

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