Group Financial Reporting Accountant

Job Summary

We're looking for a Group Financial Reporting Accountant to join our team in High Wycombe, on a fixed-term contract for 15 months. This is a full-time role, working on a hybrid basis. You will work from our office in High Wycombe 2 days per week. You will lead on the external reporting requirements of the Group, preparing annual statutory accounts (including consolidations). You will own the accounting and reporting of centrally owned balance sheet items, assisting the Group Financial Controller External Compliance & Reporting with the provision of reporting and analysis.

Main Duties of the Job

• Work in conjunction with Financial Controller External Reporting & Compliance to provide clear, accurate, and timely financial reporting, ensuring external financial reporting compliance.
• Responsible for preparing the Statutory Accounts, leading the audit process, and being the key contact for coordinating audit deliverables.
• Liaise with external pension, accounting, and tax advisers, as well as the Tax Accountant to support statutory notes disclosures.
• Prepare the pension scheme accounts.
• Have responsibility for the fixed asset register and related capital expenditure procedures across the Group, ensuring the accuracy and reliability of our fixed asset reporting.
• Review Balance Sheet reconciliations performed by more junior members of the team.
• Prepare and review reporting schedule for consolidated monthly balance sheet for the CFO.
• Work within a framework of financial controllership and reporting, ensuring that company policies and procedures are followed and that reporting timeframes are adhered to.
• Facilitate the development of the Group Finance Analyst and Fixed Asset Assistant by providing coaching.
• Maintain and reconcile a number of key balance sheet accounts on a monthly basis, including hire purchase liabilities and IFRS 16 leases.
• Own the intercompany reconciliation process, ensuring balances are reconciled on a monthly basis and actions identified and processed where required.
• Assist with the completion of investment portfolio valuations requests and provide analytical support on other ad hoc tasks.

What People See in You

• Commitment to complete tasks accurately and on time.
• High standard of written, verbal, and electronic communication skills.
• Proven ability to communicate effectively & build relationships at all levels.
• Proven level of accuracy and strong attention to detail.
• Good organisational skills and proactive.
• Must be able to demonstrate a high level of understanding and enthusiasm about the business.
• Computer literate (MS Office), especially Excel, confident with vlookups/pivot tables.

You Have Experience Of

• Essential knowledge of Microsoft Office to an intermediate level.
• Undertaken general accounting duties (e.g. month-end transaction processing, reconciliations).
• High standard of written and spoken English.
• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA).
• The preparation of or Audit of Statutory accounts.
• An understanding of IFRS and fixed assets.
• Improving processes to drive efficiency.
• Interacting with non-financial staff and managers.

Employer Details

Employer Name: InHealth Group

Address: Kingsmead Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 1JL

Employer's Website: InHealth Group