Accountant General Ledger (m/f/d)
hace 7 horas
Weston-super-Mare
As our Accountant General Ledger (m/f/d), you play a key role in ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and compliance of our financial accounting across multiple UK entities. Reporting to the Finance Integration Manager, you take ownership of the month-end and year-end close, statutory reporting, and audit coordination. This is a hands-on accounting role where you combine strong technical accounting expertise with experience in guiding and supporting colleagues. As a key contact person within the General Ledger team, you provide expertise, share knowledge, and support the team during an ongoing transition towards a more digitalised and efficient accounting organisation. In addition to your core General Ledger responsibilities, you will initially support selected tax and treasury-related activities during a transition phase. Over time, these responsibilities will gradually move to our central Group functions, allowing you to focus fully on General Ledger excellence, IFRS reporting, and continuous process improvement. • Lead Financial Closing: You take ownership of the month-end and year-end close for multiple UK entities, ensuring accurate, timely, and audit-ready financial statements. You prepare reporting under local GAAP and support the monthly conversion and reporting to Group under IFRS., • Ensure Accounting Excellence: You review and approve journals, accruals, provisions, balance sheet reconciliations, and fixed asset accounting while making sound technical accounting decisions., • Manage Statutory Reporting & Audits: You prepare statutory financial statements under UK GAAP (FRS 102), support IFRS Group reporting, and act as a key contact for external auditors., • Support & Guide the Accounting Team: You act as a knowledgeable point of contact for colleagues, provide guidance on accounting topics, share your expertise, and support an effective and smooth closing process., • Drive Process Improvement & Digitalisation: You identify opportunities to simplify and automate accounting processes, reduce manual efforts, and support the transition towards digital accounting solutions using tools such as Excel, Power Query, and Power Automate., • Support Business Continuity: During an initial transition phase, you coordinate selected tax and treasury-related activities before these responsibilities are transferred to central Group functions., • Professional Qualification: Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA)., • Accounting Expertise: Several years of experience in financial accounting, including ownership of multi-entity financial closes and experience supporting or guiding colleagues., • Technical Knowledge: Strong expertise in UK GAAP (FRS 102), IFRS reporting, General Ledger accounting, and the conversion of local GAAP figures into IFRS reporting., • Audit Experience: Solid experience coordinating external audits and working with auditors., • Digital Mindset & Systems Knowledge: Strong IT affinity and a proactive approach to improving accounting processes. Experience with Excel, Power Query, Power Automate, ERP systems, or finance transformation projects is an advantage., • Language Skills: Fluent English, both written and spoken., • Hands-on & Accountable: You take ownership, make sound decisions, and deliver reliable results even under tight deadlines., • Analytical & Detail-Oriented: You combine strong technical accounting expertise with a structured and quality-focused way of working., • Collaborative & Supportive: You enjoy sharing your knowledge, supporting colleagues, and acting as a trusted contact person within the team., • Continuous Improvement Mindset: You are passionate about digitalisation, simplifying processes, and creating efficient financial operations. #J-18808-Ljbffr