About this role
Marc Daniels Specialist Recruitment is recruiting an experienced Interim Senior Group Accountant for a well-established and growing organisation in Guildford. This temporary role supports the Group Finance function, ensuring timely and accurate delivery of consolidated financial reporting, statutory accounts and technical accounting requirements. Responsibilities include owning the monthly group consolidation and reporting process across multiple entities, preparing and reviewing monthly management accounts with variance analysis and commentary, overseeing intercompany reconciliations, maintaining balance sheet controls, preparing statutory accounts under IFRS and/or UK GAAP, and managing the year-end audit process as primary contact for external auditors. The role offers £400 - £500/day.
Job Description
Marc Daniels Specialist Recruitment is working with a well-established and growing organisation to recruit an experienced Interim Senior Group Accountant. This role will play a key part in supporting the Group Finance function, ensuring the timely and accurate delivery of consolidated financial reporting, statutory accounts, and technical accounting requirements. The successful candidate will be a hands-on, commercially aware finance professional with strong group reporting experience and the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
- Own the monthly group consolidation and reporting process across multiple entities.
- Prepare and review monthly management accounts, including variance analysis and commentary.
- Ensure the timely and accurate completion of month-end and year-end close processes.
- Oversee intercompany reconciliations and maintain strong balance sheet controls.
- Prepare statutory accounts in accordance with IFRS and/or UK GAAP.
- Manage the year-end audit process and act as the primary contact for external auditors.
- Provide technical accounting support on complex transactions and new accounting standards.
- Review and improve financial controls, processes and reporting procedures.
- Partner with finance teams and senior stakeholders across the business to ensure consistency of financial reporting.
- Support finance transformation projects, systems implementations and process improvement initiatives.
- Assist with acquisitions, integrations and other corporate activities where required.
- Produce ad hoc analysis and reporting to support business decision-making.
Essential Experience
- Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
- Proven experience in a Senior Group Accountant, Group Accountant or Financial Reporting role.
- Strong group consolidation experience within a multi-entity environment.
- Excellent working knowledge of IFRS and/or UK GAAP.
- Experience preparing statutory accounts and managing external audits.
- Strong technical accounting expertise with the ability to interpret and apply accounting standards.
- Advanced Excel skills and experience working with large and complex datasets.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Previous experience in an interim or contract role would be advantageous.