Coventry University
Group Financial Accountant
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Group Financial Accountant
Our Mission
Coventry University Group is a global education group with a mission of Creating Better Futures. We are driven by our passionate belief in the transformational power of education and research to enable and empower our students, colleagues and partners and to improve the world around them. Our people are key to our success and each role contributes to the Group’s ongoing progress in communities around the world.
The Role
We are recruiting a Group Financial Accountant to join the Group Accounting team of the finance department. In this role, you will be responsible for the following:
- Preparation of the group’s annual financial statements, including meeting audit and submission deadlines
- Reviewing the balance sheet control account reconciliations
- Provision of ad-hoc advice on financial accounting and control matters
- Identification of risks to be registered on the appropriate risk register
This role will involve taking ownership of the planning, delivering, monitoring, and reviewing of the completion of the annual financial statements for the University Group, including:
- Collaborating with the relevant directors to finalise the subsidiary companies’ draft financial statements for approval by the Subsidiary Companies’ Boards of Directors
You will:
- Produce year-end audit files and all supporting documentation for review, while working closely with the group’s external auditors
- Liaise with finance colleagues to ensure all audit queries are resolved and to meet statutory and regulatory deadlines
- Review and process all post-audit adjustments and amendments of the group’s accounts ahead of formal sign-off
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Key responsibilities will also include:
- Supporting the development of regular cash flow reporting and forecasting at the company level
- Enabling effective cash management and optimising where possible, investments of surplus funds
- Providing assurance over the going concern status of group entities
Our Successful Candidate
Qualifications and Experience
You will be a qualified accountant (e.g., ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with at least an associate-level membership; fellowship-level membership would be advantageous. Your experience should include:
- Substantial financial accounting experience relevant to this role
- Extensive working knowledge of financial accounting and statutory reporting requirements
- Experience preparing statutory accounts and liaising with external auditors
- Experience in cash flow planning and reporting, as well as reconciliation and management of balance sheet control accounts
- Experience leading external audits would be considered a major plus
Knowledge and Skills
- Accounting and reporting experience under FRS 102
- Familiarity with the SORP for Higher Education
- Experience in Financial Accounting within the Higher Education (HE) sector would be considered advantageous
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Soft Skills
- Excellent ICT literacy
- Strong planning and organisational skills
- Inquisitive nature that enables you to investigate problems and situations beyond routine questions, including digging deeper when needed
The Benefits
Alongside a competitive salary, we offer an industry-leading rewards and benefits package, including:
- Excellent employer pension contribution
- 30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
- New Holiday Purchase Scheme (up to 5 additional days)
- Life assurance providing 4 times salary coverage
- BUPA Cash Plan
- 50% discount on tuition fees for staff dependents
- CU Reward Scheme – discounts at a range of high-street and online retailers
- Cycle to Work scheme
Our Culture
As a global education group, equality, diversity, and inclusion are deeply embedded in our organisational values, shaping everything we do. We actively harness the diversity of cultures, backgrounds, abilities, and experiences our students, colleagues, and partners bring, creating opportunities for all.
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