Group Financial Reporting Accountant

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Group month end process, including preparation of management and statutory consolidations, intercompany matrix, and group balance sheet reconciliations
• Prepare monthly management reporting, including the balance sheet and cashflow, with variance and trend analysis, and commentary for senior management
• Download and validate trial balance data from Dynamics 365 across entities, ensuring completeness and consistency of reporting inputs
• Review reporting dimensions and liaise with regional financial controllers to resolve data quality issues affecting management and statutory reporting
• Assist with the preparation of consolidated financial statements, balance sheet and cash flow reporting, ensuring outputs are accurate, auditable, and aligned across reporting packs

• Contribute to the preparation of financial information and analysis for Board, investor, and senior management reporting packs
• Provide analysis and commentary on performance, variances, and reporting movements to support senior stakeholder decision-making

• Prepare supporting schedules, reconciliations, and disclosures for Group and Holding Companies entity statutory reporting under FRS 102
• Apply Group accounting policies consistently across reporting outputs and assist with technical accounting analysis and documentation where required
• Prepare accounting papers to support reporting treatments for complex or non-routine transactions and help ensure accounting conclusions are appropriately documented
• Support the Group external audit by preparing working papers, audit schedules, and responses to auditor queries in a timely manner

• Identify opportunities to improve reporting processes, close timetables, and reporting tools, working with finance and systems teams as needed
• Support finance transformation initiatives and take on broader responsibilities over time as the role develops
• Undertake other ad hoc projects and analysis as agreed with the Head of Group Reporting

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or equivalent) with minimum 3 years PQE
• Experience in Group reporting within an international or multi-entity business
• Good technical accounting knowledge, including FRS 102 and UK GAAP
• Experience preparing consolidated financial statements within a multinational organisation
• Experience preparing and analysing management reporting and P&L statements
• Advanced Excel skills, including financial modelling, reconciliations, structured reporting, and data analysis
• Experience working with finance systems and reporting tools, including Dynamics 365
• Experience supporting external audits and preparing clear, well-organised audit deliverables
• A highly motivated individual with the ability to work proactively and independently
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with stakeholders across different regions and functions
• Strong attention to detail and a high level of accuracy in financial reporting and analysis
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment, with the ambition and potential to take on broader responsibilities over time

• Experience in a PE-backed, high-growth, or international business environment
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify reporting issues and propose practical solutions
• Knowledge of Power BI or other financial reporting tools would be beneficial

What we offer

• Private Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Parental Support
• Salary-Exchange Pension
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Local Oxford Discounts
• Cycle-to-work Scheme
• Flu Jabs