Group Reporting Accountant

Group Reporting Accountant – London – Up to £70k

A fast-growing restaurant group based in central London are looking for a recently qualified (ACA) Group Reporting Accountant

This role would someone looking for their first role out of practice who has up to 3 years post qual experience. Any experience within hospitality / food and beverage would be advantageous but not essential.

Someone who loves getting in to the numbers would be well suited for this role.

Duties:

• Responsible for the preparation and consolidation of financial results across all business units
• Support the month-end close, cash flow reporting, board pack preparation, assist in budgeting and forecasting, and be a key point of contact for external auditors.
• Preparation and delivery of Group and entity annual financial statements and statutory audit, in coordination with wider finance team and external auditors
• Ensure accurate intercompany transactions and eliminations across the Group.
• Collaborate with operational finance team to gather financial data and understand performance drivers.
• Set up processes to monitor and maintain group consolidated cashflows, funding management and scenario planning.
• Support the preparation of annual budgets and midyear business reforecast in partnership with operational finance team.

Experience & Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA or equivalent), newly qualified or with up to three years’ experience.
• Experience in hospitality, leisure or multisite businesses preferred
• Solid understanding of UK GAAP, FRS102 and IFRS with experience of Going Concern papers.
• Experience in preparing Group Consolidations
• Strong commercial acumen with demonstrated experience of effective stakeholder management
• Strong excel skills including Pivot Tables

Group Reporting Accountant – London – Up to £70k