Group Accounting & Consolidation Manager
- Recruiter
- Hays Accountancy and Finance
- Location
-
England, Oxfordshire
OxfordshireOxfordshire
- Salary
- £65000.00 - £73000.00 per annum + generous pension and 20% bonus
- Posted
- 08 Mar 2023
- Closes
- 06 Apr 2023
- Ref
- 4376447
- Job Title
- Accountant
- Category
- Accountancy
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
A qualified and technical leaning accountant is needed for this new permanent role in Central Oxford.
Your new company
My highly commercial and large client advances knowledge and learning who are a department of the University of Oxford and share the objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide.
Your new role
A unique opportunity has arisen for an experienced finance professional to lead the consolidation process for Group Trading Operations and the Delegates' Property and Reserve Fund (DPRF). This will be for management accounts, year-end, planning and budgeting including the preparation of the annual Group Financial Statements. This is a great opportunity to work across multiple areas within a complex finance environment with opportunities to take ownership and push for business and personal continuous growth.
Key responsibilities include:
We operate a hybrid working policy that requires a minimum of 2 days per week in the Oxford office. Flexibility to come in more during audit and year end is required. This is a full time role but we are open to applications from those looking to work 4 days per week also.
What you'll need to succeed
You'll be someone who thrives within a complex, busy environment, driven to find solutions and who always remains curious. You'll take pride in building excellent business relationships with the ability to successfully communicate with those at all levels. You'll value teamwork and be committed to continuous development. You will also have:
Essential:
Desirable:
What you'll get in return
Flexible working options available.
25 days' holiday that rises with service, plus bank holidays and Christmas closure (3-days)
35-hour working week.
My client is open to discussing flexibility in respect of working hours and the use of technology to support regular remote working, dependent on role. They also have a great variety of active employee networks and societies. Pension contribution of 12%, in addition to travel to work schemes and access to a wide range of local discounts.
This role comes with the added benefit of private medical insurance and a discretionary annual bonus or management bonus of 20%.
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.
Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays
Your new company
My highly commercial and large client advances knowledge and learning who are a department of the University of Oxford and share the objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide.
Your new role
A unique opportunity has arisen for an experienced finance professional to lead the consolidation process for Group Trading Operations and the Delegates' Property and Reserve Fund (DPRF). This will be for management accounts, year-end, planning and budgeting including the preparation of the annual Group Financial Statements. This is a great opportunity to work across multiple areas within a complex finance environment with opportunities to take ownership and push for business and personal continuous growth.
Key responsibilities include:
- Ensure accurate and timely completion of consolidated results in Tagetik
- Manage the preparation of the Group consolidated financial statements for Trading Ops and the DPRF
- Act as a key contact for the external auditors including addressing queries on financial statements
- Manage the UK and overseas subsidiary statutory accounts process
- Provide technical accounting advice on topics including revenue recognition, deals, projects and business restructuring
- Revise and improve group accounting policies to reflect the business and amendments in UK GAAP (and consider other major countries accounting rules i. IFRS if required)
- Liaise with Group Tax and Group Treasury teams on internal trading and hedge accounting
- Prepare papers for ExCo, Finance Committee and Audit Committee
- Ad-hoc consolidation reporting and analysis.
We operate a hybrid working policy that requires a minimum of 2 days per week in the Oxford office. Flexibility to come in more during audit and year end is required. This is a full time role but we are open to applications from those looking to work 4 days per week also.
What you'll need to succeed
You'll be someone who thrives within a complex, busy environment, driven to find solutions and who always remains curious. You'll take pride in building excellent business relationships with the ability to successfully communicate with those at all levels. You'll value teamwork and be committed to continuous development. You will also have:
Essential:
- Qualified financial accountant
- Technical knowledge of UK GAAP/FRS 102 and IFRS
- Experience of consolidation accounting
- Systems experience of Office, ERP and other management information systems, ideally including consolidation tools (e. Tagetik/ Hyperion/ Cognos).
Desirable:
- Experience of leading change
- Experience of working in a multi-site global organization
- Previous line management experience.
What you'll get in return
Flexible working options available.
25 days' holiday that rises with service, plus bank holidays and Christmas closure (3-days)
35-hour working week.
My client is open to discussing flexibility in respect of working hours and the use of technology to support regular remote working, dependent on role. They also have a great variety of active employee networks and societies. Pension contribution of 12%, in addition to travel to work schemes and access to a wide range of local discounts.
This role comes with the added benefit of private medical insurance and a discretionary annual bonus or management bonus of 20%.
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.
Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays
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