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Senior Group Accountant
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We have a fantastic opportunity in our Group Finance Team based in London, in the UK. This is a challenging role, reporting to the Group Reporting Manager, in which you will be involved in financial reporting and consolidation, analysis, process formalisation, and external reviews.
Financial Reporting and Analysis:Ensure timely and accurate closure of group financial reporting and consolidation, provide analyses and add value through participation in ad-hoc projects.
Process Formalisation:Contribute to formalising key internal processes within our Group Reporting team to establish robust control and high quality of the team’s output.
Team Capability Building:Aid in developing the in-house team’s capabilities to ensure successful quarterly external reviews and annual external audits for the Group.
New Consolidation System Improvements:Support testing improvements to the new Group consolidation system.
Responsibilities
Drive continuous process improvement in all areas of consolidated financial reporting, with a focus on efficiency and automation.
Review monthly results submitted by the Group’s subsidiaries and work with the region and entity financial controllers / managers and the shared service centre to understand, correct and explain irregularities to ensure integrity and accuracy.
Review intra group balances and transactions to ensure they eliminate on consolidation
Prepare and load monthly consolidation journals and eliminations that are not automatically done by the consolidation system
Prepare schedules and disclosure notes for the Group’s quarterly and annual financial statements under IFRS.
Prepare internal financial reports and reporting to private equity owners and bond holders.
Help develop the in-house reporting team’s capabilities to ensure successful quarterly and annual investors’ reporting and external audits for the Group.
Escalate accounting issues internally on a timely basis to ensure that they are cleared ahead of the quarterly reporting and year-end reporting dates.
Perform variance analysis and provide commentaries for senior management and for audit analytical reviews.
Support testing improvements to the new Group consolidation system.
Assist in the preparation of working papers for the external auditors.
Contribute to the development of the Group’s policies.
Provide financial ad hoc analyses for Senior Management and take part in projects as required.
Assist the Group Technical Accounting Manager in answering technical IFRS questions
Requirements
Qualified Accountant: Must hold ACA, ACCA or equivalent qualification gained in a Big 4 or mid-tier accountancy firm, with over two years of post-qualification experience.
Group Finance Expertise: Experience in a group finance environment, specifically in group consolidations within a multicurrency context for large international UK-based groups.
Consolidation and Statutory Accounts: Experience in preparing group consolidated statutory accounts, individual entity accounts and disclosure notes.
Consolidation Systems Proficiency: Familiarity with Oracle FCC or similar consolidation packages.
IFRS Knowledge: Strong understanding of IFRS, including providing accounting solutions to complex issues.
Audit Collaboration: Experience working closely with external Big 4 auditors for interim and annual audits.
Specialised Accounting Areas: Experience in pensions, group eliminations, IFRS16, hyperinflation, impairment testing and treasury-related accounting.
Software Skills: Proficiency in MS Office applications with at least intermediate Excel skills.
Process Improvement: Capable of driving process improvements and providing solutions.
Attention to Detail: Strong attention to detail and analytical mindset.
Communication: Excellent written and verbal English communication skills, able to engage with a range of stakeholders.
Deadlines: Used to working to tight deadlines, prioritising multiple tasks.
About UsCalderys is a leading global solution provider for industries operating in high temperature conditions . The Group specializes in thermal protection for industrial equipment with a wide range of refractory products, and advanced solutions to enhance steel casting, metallurgical fluxes and molding processes.
As an international business with a presence in more than 30 countries and a strong footprint in the Americas through the brand HWI, a member of Calderys, we offer our employees a world of opportunity.
With a legacy of over 150 years, and an unwavering commitment to excellence, we continue to shape our future through teamwork, customer-centricity and a proactive mindset. We are the vital partner of all high temperature industries and our purpose places sustainability and innovation at the heart of our business. It reflects our reason for existing: to support our customers building a better world through sustainable solutions.
Our values are a driving force in this purpose: We are tenacious, accountable, multicultural and authentic.
In our company, performance is recognized and learning is promoted. Our services and solutions depend upon the expertise and commitment of our employees. So we ensure that they have the scope and opportunities to develop their potential within a diverse, inclusive and collaborative setting. It is an environment for people to grow, where every day is a new day and more exciting than the last.
Calderys - Forged in legacy. Fueled by excellence.
For more information, please visit Calderys.com
Job Info- Job Identification 2729
- Job Category Consolidation
- Posting Date 08/07/2025, 03:11 PM
- Job Schedule Full time
- Locations 280 Bishopsgate, London, EC2M 4RB, GB (Hybrid)
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- Ability to deliver high-quality financial services and maintain professional relationships with senior stakeholders.
- Proven experience in financial forecasting and monitoring.
- Excellent communication skills to provide clear financial information to non-financial stakeholders.
- Ability to support and challenge senior colleagues effectively.
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