Group Accountant
- Recruiter
- Simplify Group
- Location
- St Ives, Cambridgeshire
- Salary
- Upto £50,000
- Posted
- 05 Apr 2017
- Closes
- 03 May 2017
- Ref
- 001
- Job Title
- Financial Accountant
- Category
- Business Services, Law, Property / Housing
- Experience Levels
- Qualified Accountant
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Group Accountant
St Ives, Cambridgeshire
Up to £50,000 DOE
Our Role:
We are currently recruiting for a Group Accountant to join our existing team. With primary responsibility for managing the external reporting requirements of the group, this role will ensure that strong internal controls are in place, balance sheet integrity is maintained, as well as supporting the Group Financial Controller in treasury management and cash flow modelling.
What We’re Looking For:
- You’ll be an ACA or ACCA qualified accountant (or equivalent)
- You’ll have experience of handling management information, external reporting and implementing best practice financial controls
- You’ll have experience of acquisition accounting and producing statutory accounts, with associated supporting audit information, for example, impairment and going concern reviews
- You’ll have excellent communications skills and be an expert user of Excel
- You’ll have excellent knowledge of IFRS and consolidations
- You’ll be well organised and have good attention to detail
- Use or knowledge of consolidation systems such as Hyperion and Cognos are desirable but not essential
Who We Are:
The Simplify Group was formed in Sep 2014 following the acquisition by Palamon Capital Partners, a private equity firm. It is a property legal services group, and consists of three main divisions; Move with Us, Chorus Law and DC Law. The group has offices in St Ives (Cambs), Stratford upon Avon, Southport and Market Harborough. This role will be based in St Ives (where group finance is based) but may involve occasional travel to other sites.
What we can offer:
- Salary: initially up to £50,000
- Office hours Monday- Friday 9.00am-5.30pm
- An excellent range of benefits
- The chance to join an exciting and growing company