Financial Consolidation Manager

The role:

We are seeking a Group Consolidation Accountant to join our small but impactful team. This is a fantastic opportunity for a highly ambitious qualified accountant who is seeking to rapidly progress their skill-set and career in a high performing, meritocratic environment. You will use your excellent technical accounting knowledge to reviewing financial and non-financial data relating to the group consolidation, which forms the basis for internal and external reporting. You'll provide assistance during the monthly Group consolidation process, reconciliations and dispute resolution, and preparation of various notes to the financial statements. You will also support the management accounting team with forecasting analysis relating to central support cost centres and projects. You will be a key role model to more junior members of staff.

Key accountabilities:

Manage the process for consolidating the submissions entities across the Group, to produce a single set of consolidated financial results for the Group, by:

• Overseeing the elimination of transactions and balances

• Eliminating investments in subsidiaries

• Ensuring entities complete their submissions accurately and on time

• Dealing with any issues that arise during the month-end process

• Liaising with entities around the world to provide guidance and advice on technical accounting and Group policy requirements

• Owning and managing the Intangibles Model
• Maintaining a high-level overview of costs and provisions being booked to Restructuring, and support the Cost & Cash team as required

• Reviewing Step Plan documents and liaise with Group Tax to ensure accuracy of the financial data

• Producing UK GAAP accounting records for subsidiary companies in an accurate, compliant and timely manner

• Acting as key contact for external auditors on Half Year and Year End audits

Skills & experience:

• Qualified accountant with at least one year post qualification experience

• Experience with a large and complex IFRS consolidation process

• Ability to liaise and enforce compliance across large geographically and culturally disparate groups

• Ability to deliver results through other team members while maintaining control and quality

• Close attention to detail where required

• Drive and enthusiasm to ensure team succeeds in achieving fixed and demanding deadlines

• Commitment and flexibility to work to tight and demanding deadlines

• IFRS & local GAAP

• P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow management