Group Financial Accountant

Your new company
An international business based in Bath is looking for a Group Financial Accountant to join the team on a permanent basis.

Your new role
Join a high-performing Group Finance team driving accurate reporting across a global organisation. You’ll lead key consolidation cycles, challenge and support international finance teams, and elevate IFRS compliance across the Group. The role will include:

• Review and challenge subsidiary finance submissions across multiple jurisdictions
• Oversee intercompany activity, ensuring clean eliminations and accurate consolidation
• Strengthen IFRS compliance, supporting local teams to embed Group level standards
• Produce technical accounting papers on complex IFRS topics
• Act as a key contact for external auditors, managing queries and coordinating audits
• Contribute to evolving ESG reporting, helping shape long-term sustainability insights
• Support statutory accounts and corporation tax filings across the Group
• Champion process improvement, control enhancement and consolidation system optimisation
• Collaborate closely with Group Finance and international subsidiaries on wider projects

• Professionally qualified (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with strong industry grounding
• Background in practice beneficial
• Proven ability to build strong working relationships, including occasional international travel
• Clear, confident communication skills
• Strong analytical mindset and high-quality reporting capability
• Advanced Excel skills and solid experience with modern accounting systems