Group Development Accountant
2 days ago
The Role: The Group Development Accountant will act as the delivery lead for finance transformation activities within the region, supporting the Group Finance Accounting Controller to modernise and standardise financial processes across month-end close, audit readiness, compliance, reporting, and forecasting. The role bridges operational finance and project execution, ensuring that group priorities are delivered in alignment with the global transformation roadmap. It combines process improvement, data integrity, system enhancement, and change adoption into a single hands-on role. Main Duties and Responsibilities: 1. Transformation Delivery Translate the Project Basecamp roadmap into an actionable delivery plan for the group, covering operational inputs, compliance, processes, controls and reporting. Coordinate regional inputs for process design, testing, and adoption of new systems and tools. Map "as-is" regional finance processes and lead workshops to design "to-be" workflows that enhance accuracy, control, and speed. Identify opportunities to automate manual activities or streamline hand-offs between teams. Consolidation of monthly processes to streamline monthly reporting focusing initially on fixed assets, cost of sales analysis, bank reconciliations and passthrough Support pilot implementations and post-go-live issue resolution. 2. Change & Communication, Act as change champion for the group, embedding new ways of working and driving engagement within finance teams. Prepare and deliver local training sessions, how-to guides, and comms updates in partnership with the Change & Adoption Lead. Establishment of an accounting manual to ensure consistent reporting throughout the group Gather feedback from regional users to inform continuous improvement and lessons learned. 3. Data, Controls & Reporting Support regional data cleansing and mapping between legacy and target systems. Ensure master data, reporting hierarchies, and control frameworks remain aligned to group standards. Monitor progress against transformation KPIs (e.g. close days, reconciliation quality, audit findings) and report status into the Finance Transformation Controller. 4. Governance & Stakeholder Engagement Provide transparent status reporting to the Finance Transformation Controller and Group Finance Accounting Controller on milestones, risks, and dependencies. Engage with auditors, tax advisers, and cross-functional teams to ensure compliance considerations are embedded in design. Represent the regional finance perspective in global design or testing sessions. Experience: Skills /Abilities & Knowledge Qualified (ACCA / CIMA / equivalent) with 5 years post qualification experience Strong understanding of month-end close, reporting, compliance, and forecasting processes. Experience participating in system or process improvement projects within finance. High proficiency in Excel, ERP systems (Sage X3 or similar), and BI/reporting tools. Excellent organisational skills and ability to manage concurrent priorities. Strong interpersonal and communication skills — able to engage stakeholders across regions and functions. Working knowledge of VAT, statutory reporting, and regional compliance requirements.
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Group Development Accountant
2 days ago
Surrey, United Kingdom Grafton Banks Finance Ltd Full timeThe Role:The Group Development Accountant will act as the delivery lead for finance transformation activities within the region, supporting the Group Finance Accounting Controller to modernise and standardise financial processes across month-end close, audit readiness, compliance, reporting, and forecasting.The role bridges operational finance and project...
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Group Development Accountant
2 days ago
Surrey, United Kingdom Grafton Banks Finance Ltd Full timeThe Role: The Group Development Accountant will act as the delivery lead for finance transformation activities within the region, supporting the Group Finance Accounting Controller to modernise and standardise financial processes across month-end close, audit readiness, compliance, reporting, and forecasting. The role bridges operational finance and project...
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Group Development Accountant
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Surrey, United Kingdom Grafton Banks Finance Ltd Full timeThe Group Development Accountant will act as the delivery lead for finance transformation activities within the region, supporting the Group Finance Accounting Controller to modernise and standardise financial processes across month-end close, audit readiness, compliance, reporting, and forecasting. The role bridges operational finance and project...
