Average Group Accountant salary in City of London

A listed business based in Central London is looking for a Group Reporting Manager to join their high performing team. Measures of Success: · Timely and accurate delivery of the internal and external accounts · Seen as a key part of the finance team · Ability to deal with ad hoc financial accounting queries · Communicating articulately with senior management · Good relationship with local accounting teams and external auditors Key Areas of Responsibility: · Preparation of annual and half-yearly statutory consolidated group financial statements under IFRS, key contact point for external auditors. Also including liaison with other departments such as tax, treasury, company secretariat, and business unit heads · Preparation of head office stand-alone financial statements under FRS101 · Preparation of consolidated group cashflow · Review and challenge of working capital and related provisions · Monitoring and analysing variances in group performance against budget · Preparation of accounting entries for incentive plans (including share -based payments) · Preparation of group annual impairment review · Assistance in the preparation and analysis of group monthly management accounts · Preparing high quality papers including analysis and interpretation of accounting standards · Providing clear and relevant recommendations to business stakeholders on accounting related queries · Support of initiatives to standardise and strengthen financial control across the group including that to support UK Corporate Reform · Assistance with acquisition and disposal accounting and intangible valuation work · Assistance with group quarterly forecasting and annual budgeting process · Ad hoc project work Person specification and key skills: · Qualified (ACA or equivalent) · Previous experience with plc group accounts and consolidations · Good technical accounting knowledge and previous IFRS experience is essential · Knowledge of statutory reporting requirements · Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, team player · Excellent excel skills and previous experience of group reporting packages · Ability to work under pressure during key times · Good project management skills

Group Accountant - £50,000 - £60,000 - Brentwood, Essex (Hybrid 2 days/wk from home) This privately-owned real estate company based in Brentwood, Essex, is seeking to recruit a recently qualified accountant seeking a first move into Industry. The Role: Reporting to the Group FC, you'll be responsible for delivering accurate, timely, and insightful financial reporting to support decision-making across the business. Working closely with operational and central teams, you'll play a vital role in strengthening financial control and ensuring regulatory compliance. Main responsibilities: Preparation of group consolidated financial statements and annual statutory accountsLeading the year-end audit process and liaising with external auditorsMonthly management accounts preparation for central functionsSupporting corporation tax submissions alongside external advisorsPreparation of VAT returns and ONS/statutory reportingPartnering with central departments to support financial planning, reporting and forecastingDriving process improvement and strengthening internal reporting Your background: ACA/ACCA qualified accountantStrong experience preparing statutory accounts and/or managing external auditsComfortable working across multi-entity or group structuresAdvanced Excel skills and confident using reporting toolsClear communication skills, with the ability to engage both finance and non-finance stakeholdersAn interest in working in a values-led, purpose-driven environment with commercial ambition Broadstone Resourcing Ltd acts as an Employment Agency and an Employment Business and all appointments will be made on merit alone.

Group Consolidation Accountant Head Office - Wonderfield Group Contract: Full Time Salary: 65,000-70,000 Contracted Hours: 40 The Wonderfield Group has recently been purchased by Zensho Holdings, the leading food service company in Japan with a market cap of $5.5b and whose aim is to become the worlds largest food company, a position from which we can eradicate hunger and poverty from around the globe. We operate restaurants, factories, and thousands of sushi kiosks and have recently built a successful cut fruit business, Snowfruit. Combining this with the three businesses previously owned by Zensho, AFC, Sushi Circle and Sushi Take, results in annual sales of $2.5b and Ebitda in excess of $140m a year with an ambitious growth trajectory. We are looking for dynamic individuals with a love and passion for food to join us on our exciting journey Our people are at the heart of what we do:• You will be a role model, have an appetite for success and a real thirst for delivering exceptional results.• You will be ambitious and hungry to learn.• You will always strive to do your best.• You will be enthusiastic and have a positive disposition.• You will embrace challenges head on, with a willing can-do attitude.• You will want to be part of our success story. thers and to celebrate the good stuffOverview of the role:As Group Consolidation Accountant you are responsible for maintaining the financial reporting within our group of companies. Your role will require you to consolidate the financial statements of a number of subsidiary companies within the Wonderfield Group. You are responsible for preparing the group's consolidated accounts, supporting the audit process and working with the external auditors to ensure that accounts are filed with the relevant authorities3 Best Things about the job• To help shape the future of the Wonderfield Group• To start something new, with the opportunity to input your own ideas and processes• Endless opportunities for internal promotion in a dynamic and agile environmentKey Accountabilities:• Close month end in line in accordance with our timetable.• Preparing timely and accurate monthly management accounts for group companies.• Prepare matrix of all intra group movements.• Consolidate all companies to a high standard in accordance with IFRS• Deliver high quality accounting services so that the reporting results are robust and reliable.• Responsible for timely and accurate delivery of monthly group management accounts for the board.• Review the balance sheets of various entities across the Group and ensure accurate and up-to-date balance sheet reconciliations are produced and maintained.• Governance and calculation of global accounting policies and standards, and transfer pricing.• Support the UK teams in delivering audit requests, and assist with auditors’ queries and deliverables for the group.• Assistance with preparation of high quality statutory accounts for submission to Companies House.Key Measures of success:• Timely and accurate delivery of Group consolidation month over month• Successful relationships built with divisional finance teams• Full understanding of Group balance sheet and profit and loss account• Clean audit opinions in respect of Group mattersWhat you’ll need:• To be appropriately qualified&bul