Group Accountant

Group Accountant

Part-Time Listed Manufacturing Business Reports to Group Finance Manager

The Business

Our client is a listed UK manufacturing business with a complex group structure. The finance function sits at the centre of a multi-entity organisation and plays a critical role in maintaining the integrity of consolidated reporting across the group. This is a high-quality business with strong financial governance and a collaborative senior finance team.

The Role

This is a newly created part-time position, working directly with the Group Finance Manager. The business is looking for a technically capable accountant who can take ownership of group-level accounting activity - in particular, the management and reconciliation of intercompany transactions across the group structure.

The hours and working pattern are flexible and will be agreed with the right candidate.

Key Responsibilities

• Preparation and ownership of intercompany accounting, including reconciliations and elimination entries at month-end
• Monthly consolidation support, working closely with the Group Finance Manager to ensure accurate group reporting
• Management of intercompany loan balances, accrued interest, and associated disclosures
• Balance sheet ownership across a number of group entities, with regular review and sign-off
• Assisting with statutory accounts preparation across group entities
• Supporting the year-end audit process, acting as a key point of contact for auditor queries
• Identifying and implementing improvements to intercompany processes and controls
• Providing technical accounting support on group transactions as required

Candidate Profile

The role suits a qualified accountant who is confident working in a group environment and comfortable with the technical demands of intercompany accounting and consolidation.

Qualifications

• ACA or ACCA qualified

Experience

• Demonstrable experience in a group or multi-entity finance environment
• Strong technical grounding in intercompany accounting, eliminations, and consolidation
• Exposure to listed or regulated businesses would be advantageous
• Manufacturing sector experience is useful but not essential

Skills & Attributes

• High attention to detail with a methodical approach to reconciliations and reporting
• Able to work independently and manage competing priorities within a part-time structure
• Strong communicator - confident engaging with senior stakeholders and presenting findings clearly
• Commercially aware with an understanding of how group accounting decisions feed into reported results

What's on Offer

• Flexible part-time working pattern - open to discussion on days and hours
• Direct exposure to the Group Finance Manager with genuine scope to add value
• Opportunity to work within a well-structured listed business with real technical depth