Group Financial Accounting – Milton Keynes

Financial Accountant, ACA/ACCA Qualified, great first step from the Profession, £55,000

Group Financial Accountant role. Ideal for newly qualified accountant leaving practice for first role in industry. Also suitable for accountant in industry looking to broaden their experience into group based project role. Seeking ACA/ ACCA Qualified Accountant.

You’ll be joining a small, collaborative team that supports both business-as-usual and strategic projects across several companies within the group.  This role offers exposure to group consolidation, budgeting, tax, reporting cycles, and governance and plenty of opportunity to learn, grow, and make an impact.

What you’ll be doing:

• Supporting group management reporting, budgeting, tax, treasury, and analysis
• Contributing to year-end and half-year reporting cycles
• Collaborating with finance teams within the Group
• Getting involved in financial reporting, audit preparation and system enhancements
• Helping deliver group-wide initiatives and process improvements

What we’re looking for:

• ACA or ACCA qualified, ideally with some post-qualification experience
• Strong understanding of financial reporting, governance, and audit processes
• Confident with Excel (Power BI is a bonus)
• A proactive, detail-oriented team player who’s eager to learn and grow
• Someone who enjoys the balance between the routine of monthly reporting, the annual cycle of financial accounting and reporting/governance and other ad hoc work
• Demonstrates taking initiative and is able to communicate well with a variety of people across the businesses
• Takes ownership and is keen to understand how and why we do things, with a continuous improvement mindset that focuses on streamlining our systems and processes