Group Financial Accountant

Group Financial Accountant

Location: Greater Manchester (Hybrid 4/1)

Salary: £55,000–£60,000

Sowena Group are exclusively partnered with a high-growth, private equity-backed international manufacturing group in their search for a Group Financial Accountant.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing and acquisitive business with an international footprint, playing a key role within Group Finance. Working closely with the Group Reporting Manager and finance teams across the wider business, you will support the consolidation and reporting of 15 entities, taking ownership of key group reporting processes and helping to strengthen financial controls as the business continues to grow.

The role offers broad exposure across group consolidations, cash flow forecasting, intercompany accounting, statutory reporting, audit and tax, making it particularly suited to an ACA or ACCA qualified accountant looking to develop their experience within a complex, multi-entity environment.

Key Responsibilities

Group Management Accounts & Consolidation

• Support the preparation of monthly consolidated Group management accounts, including P&L, balance sheet and cash flow reporting across 15 entities.

• Liaise with entity finance teams to understand and report on variances against budget and forecast at both entity and group segment level.

• Prepare and maintain the Group intercompany matrix, ensuring accurate reconciliation of trading and non-trading balances.

• Investigate intercompany differences, with detailed reconciliations of invoice and loan movements.

• Take ownership of Group costs and recharges across the wider business.

Group Cash Flow Forecasting

• Own the 13-week rolling cash flow forecasting process, consolidating forecasts across all entities on a weekly basis.

• Work closely with local finance teams to review and challenge forecasts before presenting updates to the CFO.

• Monitor intercompany balances and assess recoverability, identifying potential funding requirements and the impact of external loans or dividends.

Statutory Accounts, Audit & Tax

• Take ownership of the statutory accounts process for four UK entities.

• Support the preparation of Group statutory accounts, including relevant disclosure notes.

• Play a key role in the annual Group audit, preparing supporting schedules and liaising with relevant finance teams.

• Support Group tax computations, ensuring accurate analysis of tax-sensitive items across UK entities.

Group Financial Control & Reporting

• Ensure consistent application of Group accounting policies and compliance with UK FRS 102.

• Lead monthly and quarterly balance sheet reviews with finance teams across the Group.

• Maintain the accuracy and integrity of financial information and Group reporting.

• Work collaboratively with entity finance teams, providing guidance and supporting improvements in financial reporting and control.

Requirements

• ACA qualified accountant from Big 4 or Top 10.

• Experience within a group finance, financial reporting or audit environment.

• Strong technical understanding of financial reporting, consolidations and balance sheet reconciliations.

• Good knowledge of UK accounting standards, ideally FRS 102.

• Advanced Excel skills and confidence working with financial systems and reporting tools.

• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to investigate discrepancies and interpret complex financial information.

• Excellent communication skills, with the confidence to work with finance teams and non-financial stakeholders across the business.

Personal Attributes

• Detail-oriented, organised and comfortable working to tight reporting deadlines.

• Proactive approach to problem-solving, with the confidence to challenge and investigate financial information.

• Adaptable and comfortable operating within a fast-paced, evolving business.

• A collaborative approach, with the ability to build relationships across multiple entities and functions.

• Commercially aware, with an interest in understanding the wider business beyond the numbers.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an ambitious, PE-backed international group in a broad Group Finance position, offering exposure to senior stakeholders and the opportunity to make a genuine contribution to the development of the Group's financial reporting and control environment.