Group Accountant

Established in 2006, Fluid One is an award-winning provider of Connected Cloud Solutions with a £104m turnover and focus on customer service, consistently achieving one of the highest Net Promoter Scores (NPS) in the industry, securing 85 for November 2023. Underlying its services is Fluid One’s national fibre network, Platform One, which is the most connected network in the UK. Fluid One has a strong company culture enjoyed by 470 staff and was ranked in the top 50 Best Companies to work for in the UK awards 2023 and in the top 25 Technology companies to work for in the UK.

Fluid One supports the needs of 2300 customers, including 200 channel resellers, with services covering connectivity, SD‑WAN, cyber security, IT managed services, mobile, IoT, UCaaS and CCaaS. Addressing the needs of SME, mid‑market and Enterprise, Fluid One consults with its customers to design solutions that complement their in‑house IT structures. Fluid One takes complex hybrid multi‑site environments and makes them simple and secure, so end‑users can access their business applications wherever they are.

Led by CEO Paul Kahn, co‑founder Chris Rogers (who started the business in 2006) and CFO Graham Dickie, the management team is backed by Livingbridge to support their ambitious long‑term strategy.

The Group Accountant will play a key role in the financial management and reporting of a group comprising with combined annual turnover in excess of £100m. The role is responsible for group consolidation, statutory reporting, technical accounting, and supporting the finance leadership team in ensuring strong financial control, compliance, and insight across the group.

• Support the Group FC in the annual group consolidation process, including intercompany eliminations and reconciliations
• Further develop and oversee the intercompany sales and purchase elimination process
• Assist in the preparation of group audited statutory accounts under UK GAAP
• Assist in the coordinate the year‑end audit process, acting as the main point of contact between Group, Divisional Finance and the external auditors
• Work with the divisional FC’s to review subsidiary submissions to ensure accuracy, consistency, and adherence to group accounting policies
• Lead ad‑hoc projects

• Support the Group FC in preparation of the unaudited subsidiary accounts

• Monitor and implement changes in accounting standards across the group e.g. to assess and implement the changes across the Group in the latest FRS
  102 updates for Fy27 including around leases and revenue recognition. Ensure compliance with Companies Act requirements and other relevant accounting standards.
• Develop, maintain, and enforce group accounting policies and procedures
• Support the ongoing improvement of financial controls and governance across the Group
• Ensure underlying accounting systems reconcile back to Group reporting within Access Dimensions.

• Partner with subsidiary finance teams to improve financial reporting quality and efficiency
• Assist with post‑acquisition integrations where necessary

• Manage the Groups monthly intercompany balances matrix and intercompany trading eliminations.
• Review all the bank reconciliations, both central and for all Divisions.
• Responsible for all Group payroll related reconciliations, both central and for all Divisions.
• Manage the Groups VAT submissions (UK & EU), working with the Divisions
• Assisting on Holdco accounting and budgeting and forecasting

• Build strong internal working relationships with senior management and Finance team acting as technical support for queries from Divisional Finance teams.
• Build and manage day‑to‑day relationships with PwC auditors, PwC tax advisors, and other external stakeholders such as BDO
• Support the Group FC in developing departmental reporting and analysis for central teams

• Provide guidance and mentoring to subsidiary finance teams

• Qualified accountant (preferably ACA / ACCA or equivalent)
• Strong experience in group…