Group Finance Systems & Consolidation Accountant

Group Finance Systems & Consolidation Accountant

Function:
Administration, Facilities & Secretarial

Job Type: Regular / Permanent

Role Type:
Full time

Location:

Amersham, Buckinghamshire

Help grow a safer, cleaner, healthier future for everyone, every day.

• Work with FP&A, Technology team and external consultants to enhance the Tagetik EPM system, continually improving and scaling up the Group reporting process to support the growing business and faster close timelines.
• Embed Tagetik further into the Annual Report process, helping to improve control, consistency and efficiency across financial statement preparation.
• Support Finance Digital Transformation initiatives, including implementation of new Group finance systems such as the Head Office ERP and updates to bonus provisioning software.
• Update Tagetik reporting processes for new and evolving accounting requirements, including IFRS 18 and other relevant changes to external reporting presentation and disclosure.
• Support the Group’s IFRS 16 lease accounting processes in Tagetik, providing guidance to users on lease accounting treatment and how balances flow through into group reporting.
• Responsible for the statutory consolidated cash flow in Tagetik for half-year and year-end reporting, improving automation and reducing manual adjustments.
• Partner with Sector finance teams, Operational Company finance teams and Head Office stakeholders to resolve reporting issues, improve data quality and maintain strong reporting discipline.
• Contribute to ad hoc Group Finance priorities across group finance where technical accounting, consolidation or systems knowledge is required.

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Excellent technical accounting skills, with strong knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards and practical experience applying new or evolving standards.
• Experience working within, or auditing, a large multinational listed group, including consolidation of reporting units with multiple functional currencies.
• Strong systems capability, with confidence using MS Office packages and an appetite to develop deeper expertise in Tagetik and finance transformation tools.

• Question long-standing assumptions, challenge process design, and quickly build the systems understanding needed to support effective system design and implementation.
• Build strong relationships across Group Finance, Sector teams, Technology, Operational Company CFOs, the Executive, Company Secretariat and other Head Office functions.
• Use credibility and influence to achieve outcomes across an autonomous operating company environment.
• Work independently with sound judgement, taking ownership of tasks and driving progress while knowing when to seek input or elevate issues.
• Combine strong attention to detail with the ability to see the broader reporting and control implications.
• Use AI tools responsibly and proactively to improve productivity, insight generation and process efficiency, while maintaining strong judgement, data quality and appropriate controls.
• Take a positive, hands‑on approach and remain flexible in supporting ad hoc priorities across management reporting, tax and treasury.