Group Management Accountant

Group Management Accountant

Part-time (30 hours per week)

Derby – Hybrid

High Growth Manufacturing

£50 - £54k FTE + benefits

Head Office Finance | Group Exposure

We’re partnering with a hugely successful, internationally focused manufacturing organisation to appoint a Part Time Group Management Accountant into its Head Office finance team.

This is a varied Group finance role with a good mix of reporting, control, cash management and intercompany activity, audit, tax and Group reporting. It would suit someone who enjoys taking ownership of a varied remit and working closely with senior stakeholders across a complex Group structure.

You’ll play a key role in maintaining the integrity of the Head Office accounts, supporting Group reporting and helping ensure strong financial control across a number of legal entities.

The role

You’ll take ownership of a wide range of financial accounting and control activities, including:

Month-end and Group reporting

A key part of the role will be ownership of the Group Head Office accounts and trial balance, including completion of the monthly Group reporting package.

You’ll also be responsible for:

Preparing and posting monthly journals, including accruals, prepayments, interest and loan amounts

Completing intercompany reconciliations

Producing monthly reports covering Head Office overheads and key KPIs

Taking ownership of three holding companies, maintaining trial balances and accounting for intercompany transactions, dividends and loan interest

Completing balance sheet reconciliations across all Group Head Office entities

Financial Accounting & Control

Perform bank reconciliations and maintain accurate cash book postings

Preparation of VAT, P11

Ds and PSA returns including ensuring best practice/compliance across the Group

Preparation of quarterly Group management recharges to the Global Business Units, ensuring Transfer Pricing requirements are met

Ownership of Head Office accounts payable for small amount of Group service providers

Completion of payroll reconciliations and ensuring compliance with payroll regulations

Budgets and forecasts

You’ll also take responsibility for the annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting process for the Head Office entity, alongside regular monthly reviews of performance.

This will include:

Preparing annual budgets and quarterly forecasts

Reviewing costs against budget, prior year and latest forecast

Investigating and explaining key variances

Presenting key financial information to senior leadership, including the CEO and CFO

Head Office accounting and governance

The role also carries responsibility for a number of important Head Office finance and governance activities, including:

Administering Head Office pension schemes, liaising with providers and processing monthly payments

Maintaining Group documentation for loans and dividends

Completing and maintaining the Group intercompany loan matrix

Maintaining statutory registers and supporting annual company secretarial requirements

Processing employee expenses and acting as a key point of control for HMRC compliance

Cash management and treasury

There is also good exposure to wider Group cash management and treasury activity.

You’ll be responsible for:

Preparing weekly 13-week cash flow forecasts for Head Office entities

Supporting the consolidation of Group cash forecasts

Contributing to Group cash repatriation strategy

Supporting wider cash planning and treasury discussions

Wider responsibilities

The role will also provide exposure across year-end reporting, audit, tax and banking, including:

Supporting the year-end audit process

Assisting with tax compliance requirements

Supporting the preparation of company financial statements

Contributing to Group tax returns at year-end

Acting as administrator for Head Office…