Group Accounting Manager

Group Accounting Manager – Leicester (hybrid working)

Lead the Group Management Accounting team and take responsibility for the balance sheet of Bellrock Group and its subsidiaries. You will ensure the financial control framework and systems are followed in line with company policies and challenge the business partners to maintain compliance. You will own the month end actuals close process, ensure all tasks are completed and drive process improvements to improve efficiency and accuracy.

• Reviewing reconciliations of Bellrock Balance Sheet accounts completed by the central team and business‑specific teams. Complete the reconciliations on more complex accounting areas, including investments.
• Take ownership over resolving reconciling items and highlight to the Head of group accounting and reporting, all risks and opportunities highlighted in the reconciliations.
• Ensure compliance with accounting policy and standards, including complex areas such as IFRS 15 revenue recognition and IFRS 16 leases.
• Ensure no financial surprises due to unsupported balances on the balance sheet.
• Review month‑end journals for group consolidation entries.
• Support in the preparation of statutory financial statements (SPC and other non‑audited companies) and other external reporting (e.g. ONS).
• Oversee the CIS tax process, including resolving supplier queries.
• Ad‑hoc queries as required by the Head of group accounting and reporting.
• Highlight and deliver process improvements to improve the team’s efficiency and impact.
• Support the development of the management accountants in the team, including through their accounting qualifications and work development.

• The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant (ACA, CIMA or ACCA) or have significant finance experience.
• Comfortable leading and motivating a small finance team, being hands‑on and balancing workload across the team.
• Enthusiastic, driven and self‑motivated. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential.
• Resilient and cash‑focussed. Confident and comfortable dealing with multiple stakeholders.
• Reliability – responsible and dependable. Take ownership of your work and the work of your team.
• Good time‑management skills with the ability to prioritise the team’s workload.
• Team player – works as part of a team to achieve a common goal.
• Attention to detail – job requires being accurate in interpreting and challenging data.
• Good communication skills – gives timely updates to Manager and the team.
• Possess energy and enthusiasm with a ‘can do’ positive attitude.
• Open mindset – will try new things and be open to change.
• Continuous improvement – always looking for better ways and create an environment that empowers the team to challenge the status quo.
• Passionate about your own and the team’s development.

AI fluency & learning mindset:
We are looking for people who actively use AI in their day‑to‑day work, demonstrate strong curiosity about new technologies, and take ownership for continuously improving how they think, work, and deliver.

We embrace smarter working practices which offer our employees the opportunity to work their hours flexibly and remotely where their roles and business needs allow. In this role, the successful candidate would be required to work from the Leicester office two days per week whilst the rest can be worked from home.

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays + 1 additional day as a thank you
• Salary exchange pension scheme
• Life cover
• Paid sick leave
• Health Assured employee assistance and wellness program
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Salary sacrifice schemes:
  Cycle to work
• Holiday purchase scheme of additional 5 days per year
• Offers and discount scheme designed to save money on everyday shopping and essentials
• Healthcare Cashplan
• Motor Save Scheme
• Refer a friend
• Liftshare
• Virtual GP