Interim Group Financial Accountant

A long-established, privately owned group that develops high-performance solutions. It has built its reputation on innovation, product quality, and long-term investment in research, technical capability, and customer-focused solutions.
This role will support the monthly, quarterly and annual group consolidation process, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting across multiple international entities, and you will work closely with regional finance teams to support budgeting, forecasting and planning cycles, providing insightful analysis and commentary on financial performance.
You will contribute to technical accounting activities, including the preparation of accounting papers and supporting compliance with UK GAAP and FRS 102 requirements and assist with tax reporting, corporation tax compliance, transfer pricing activities and R&D tax credit processes, liaising with external advisers where required. The position plays a key role in finance transformation projects, helping to enhance reporting processes, improve systems and support the ongoing optimisation of the Group's consolidation and forecasting platform.
You will be a qualified or part-qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with relevant post-qualification or industry experience and will have proven experience preparing group consolidations and financial reporting within a multi-entity organisation. You will possess strong budgeting, forecasting and financial planning experience, ideally across multiple business units or locations and have exposure to UK corporation tax compliance, tax reporting and liaising with external advisors.
A strong understanding of UK GAAP and ideally experience of FRS 102, including revenue recognition and lease accounting, confidence in preparing technical accounting papers and providing guidance on complex accounting matters.
You will have advanced Excel skills, including financial modelling, analysis and reporting, as well as be able to demonstrate excellent analytical skills with the ability to identify trends, investigate variances and provide meaningful commercial insight.
Competitive salary and benefits package, with opportunities for annual salary review and progression working arrangements provide flexibility and a healthy work-life balance.
The opportunity to work within a collaborative, supportive and highly experienced finance team.
Exposure to international operations, strategic projects and financial transformation initiatives that will enhance your career development.
A positive and inclusive working environment that values innovation, continuous improvement and professional growth.
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