Accountant: Group Finance (Fixed-Term Contract)

Preparation of Management accounts and reports, reconciliations, group consolidation (where applicable) and financial statements in line with IFRS for certain entities managed by Group Finance including preparation of consolidation reporting packs required as input in the consolidation process.
In addition, assist in various Group Finance projects including systems implementation, audit readiness, monitoring of controls and other related finance projects and reporting.  Reporting to the Finance Manager: Group Finance, the incumbent is responsible for preparing monthly management accounts (includes preparation of monthly journals), monthly reconciliations and preparation of monthly management reports submitted to the Group Executive Committee (Exco).
This role spreads across subsidiaries under the Group Finance responsibility from a reporting perspective.
Year-end preparation activities include preparation of workings for audit purposes at interim and year end, roll forward of annual financial statements and preparation of workings to support the relevant notes to the financial statements.
Assisting in various ongoing projects within Group finance including supporting certain business units from a finance business partner perspective, investigating and resolving queries and implementation of various automation projects including accounting reporting tool.