Title: Group Accountant
Location: Clevedon, North Somerset
Salary: £70,000 to £75,000 + package
Sector: Construction, Ltd company group structure
Start Date: ASAP
Group Accountant - The Company:
Our client is a very fast growing, ambitious and forward-thinking construction main contractor. The company has gone from strength to strength and is looking to create a group structure with multiple limited companies to continue growth and success in key specilaist areas.
Group Accountant - The Role:
A fantastic opportunity for an experienced qualified Accountant to work closely with the company directors across a Group Structure of 6 Ltd companies. You will be responosable for overseeing all aspects of finance across the group and must have well rounded and broad experience across accounting anf Finance functions. ERP Software experience is benefial and you will be ACCA or CIMA trained. You will have experience in dealing with Group structure and inter-company transfers. This is an exciting position for someone that wants to be part of a enthusiastic team during a sustained period of growth.
Typical duties & responsibilities:
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Develop the business plan (strategic plans and budgets) for thr Group with Board members
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Ownership of the budgets and monthly forecasts for the business ensuring that they are accurate and well managed
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Lead and manage the finance team ensuring accuracy, quality and efficiencies are maximised
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Manage the half and full year finance process
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Ensure that the key assumptions, risks and opportunities under – pinning the business’s and projects performance are robustly challenged, clearly understood and managed
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Design & Impliment relevent ERP software across Group structure
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Oversee all weekly and month end processes and reporting ensuring that all reporting is accurate and provided in accordance with the required deadlines
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Accurate and timely completion of returns to Group including, but not limited to, trading updates, budget packs, quarterly presentations, salary reviews, bonus calculations
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Management of the cash forecasts and working capital
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Attendance at Cost to Complete meetings ensuring appropriate challenge on forecasts and risks / opportunities
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Preparation / review of monthly finance board papers including attendance at Board meetings
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Preparation of quarterly review and budget presentations and attendance at the relevant meetings to present to the Board
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Financial management of all joint ventures and provision of reports to the agreed timescales including forecasting, board packs, year end reporting / audit and attendance at Board meetings
Group Accountant - The Person
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You will have extensive experience as company Accountant or Finance Manager within a growing SME
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Qualified Accountant
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Construction sector experience is advantageous but not essential
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Demonstrable experience of implimenting and working with ERP systems beneficial
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Experince working within a Group structure essential
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Innovative - ability to identify better ways of doing things
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A good team player, someone who wants to be part of a growing business to achieve common goals.
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