Gleeson Recruitment Group
Group Financial Accountant

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Group Financial Accountant
Location: Walsall
Salary: Up to £60,000 + Bonus
A well-established, multi-site business is seeking a qualified Group Financial Accountant to join its growing finance team. This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious accountant looking to gain broad exposure across group reporting, financial controls, statutory reporting, and business transformation projects within a dynamic environment.
Reporting into senior finance leadership, you will play a key role in ensuring the timely and accurate production of financial information across the group while supporting ongoing process improvement and finance transformation initiatives.
The Role
Key responsibilities will include:
- Preparation of monthly consolidated financial statements and reporting packs.
- Supporting the month-end close process, including journals, reconciliations, and variance analysis.
- Producing and reviewing balance sheet reconciliations and investigating reconciling items.
- Managing intercompany accounting, matching, and reconciliations across group entities.
- Assisting with statutory reporting and year-end financial statement preparation.
- Supporting the external audit process and responding to audit requests.
- Supporting tax and compliance reporting, including VAT and other statutory submissions.
- Assisting with budgeting and forecasting cycles across the business.
- Supporting cash flow and working capital processes.
- Identifying and implementing finance process improvements, automation initiatives, and control enhancements.
- Contributing to finance transformation projects, systems improvements, and ERP developments.
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About You
To be successful in this role, you will ideally have:
- ACA or ACCA qualification.
- Strong financial accounting and reporting experience within industry or practice.
- Working knowledge of UK GAAP, IFRS and statutory reporting requirements.
- Advanced Excel skills and strong analytical capabilities.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- A proactive approach with a continuous improvement mindset.
- The ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver to tight deadlines.
- Experience of SAP or complex multi-entity environments would be advantageous.


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What's On Offer?
- Salary up to £60,000.
- Annual bonus scheme.
- Opportunity to join a business undergoing significant growth and transformation.
- Exposure to senior stakeholders across the group.
- A varied role with genuine scope for progression and development.
- Supportive and collaborative finance team environment.
If you are a qualified accountant looking to take the next step in your career within a growing group environment, we would be delighted to hear from you.
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