Group Accountant

Group Accountant Hybrid - Gerrards Cross or Middlesbrough Do you want to help shape software that affects thousands of lives? Who are we?

We are ranked as the UK’s #1 construction specific software player and our mission is simple; to provide market leading end-to-end software solutions to the construction and construction like industries across the entire build life cycle.

If you are looking to build an exceptional career with an award-winning company you’ve come to the right place. Our teams are based in the UK, Europe, and India, working on products that are used on a global scale. We have a clear and defined road map to deliver over the next 3 years, which is centred around a large-scale digital transformation as well as continuing our growth and expansion.

We embrace diversity and equality and want our employees to be comfortable bringing their whole selves to work. We are committed to building a team with a variety of backgrounds, skills and views. Creating a culture of Equality isn’t just the right thing to do, it improves every aspect of our business.

The Group Accountant is responsible for delivering high-quality technical accounting support, statutory and tax reporting, and accurate and timely group consolidation.

The role will also lead our annual external audit process and support the broader finance function in ensuring there is robust financial control, compliance and reporting across the group.

• Provide specialist guidance on complex accounting matters, including revenue recognition, impairment, lease accounting, business combinations, provisions, and financial instruments as the Group transitions to the updated FRS
  102 (and in due course IFRS).

• Review new accounting standards and assess their impact on the group.

• Develop and maintain accounting policies, ensuring consistent application across all subsidiaries.

• Support the business with accounting treatments for M&A, new contracts, group structures and debt transactions.

• Prepare monthly and annual consolidated financial results for the group, including consolidated balance sheet and cashflow statements.

• Maintain and enhance the group consolidation on Net Suite, ensuring accuracy, alignment, and data integrity across all entities.

• Perform intercompany eliminations, foreign currency translations and consolidation adjustments.

• Assist in the preparation of the annual statutory accounts for the parent company and relevant subsidiaries, ensuring compliance with applicable accounting standards.

• Coordinate with our local finance teams (UK/US/Fr/Bel/Ind) to ensure the timely delivery of statutory financial information from all jurisdictions.

• Ensure appropriate documentation and audit trails are maintained for all statutory submissions.

• Assist the external advisors in the preparation of corporate tax computations, deferred tax calculations, and tax notes for statutory accounts.

• Support tax advisors in the preparation and submission of tax returns.

• Monitor changes in tax legislation affecting the group and work with internal and external stakeholders to ensure compliance.

• Assist in transfer pricing documentation and intercompany transaction review, and R&D tax credit filings.

• Act as the primary point of contact for the external auditors.

• Coordinate and lead the annual audit process across the group, ensuring all audit deliverables prepared and reviewed ahead of deadlines.

• Resolve audit queries and ensure smooth delivery of audited financial statements.

• Review audit findings and work with the finance team to implement process and control improvements.

• Strengthen internal controls across the group, ensuring risks are identified and mitigated.

• Develop and implement improvements to reporting processes, systems, and controls for increased efficiency and accuracy.

• Support ad hoc finance projects, including system implementations, M&A integrations, FRS
  102 transition, and finance transformation initiatives.

• Fully qualified accountant…