Group Accountant

7 months ago


Manchester, United Kingdom McBride Full time

If you are ambitious, self-motivated, hardworking and a team player and interested in growing your career with an International FMCG business, please read through our job opportunity.

Key Responsibilities include:

  • Control month end reporting process with responsibility for managing the timetable and closing of ledgers
  • Ownership of SAP master data and Hyperion FDM rules and mappings
  • Reconcile month-end exceptional costs, and review with Group Financial Accounting Manager
  • Work with Group Financial Accounting Manager to implement process improvements
  • Manage the balance sheet reviews process with Chief Accountants so that all entities are reviewed at least quarterly
  • Manage half-year and year-end Risks & Ops reviews
  • Manage IFRS 16 processes and queries including providing support to Chief Accountants to ensure accurate and complete recording.
  • Reconcile month-end IFRS 16 leases for UK entity
  • Ownership of the leasing software data – customise reports and act as super user for this software
  • Manage and report the group net sales for month end
  • Reconcile month-end group financial instruments
  • Manage payroll journals for the group, using outputs from the ADP software
  • Manage the creation of new cost centres and general ledger accounts for the group
  • Support the year-end external audit, being a key contact for Group audit team
  • Manage implementation of internal audit recommendations, liaising with and supporting Chief Accountants as required
  • Analysis of additional statutory reporting to ensure accurate and complete data for Interim and Annual Reports
  • Support the quarterly legal claims review to ensure completeness of provisions and relevant support for audit requirements
  • Involved in process improvement and system implementation projects, as required by Management
  • Deputise for and provide ad hoc support for Group Financial Accounting Manager
  • Ad hoc requests and support for Finance-related projects

Technical Competencies/Qualifications:

Part-qualified or Newly qualified ACA / ACCA / CIMA – experience in external audit would be beneficial



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