Group Financial Accountant

Location: Northamptonshire - Hybrid (4 days in office)

Salary: £55k - £60k + Benefits

Are you an ambitious and detail-driven finance professional looking to take the next step in your career? We’re looking for a talented Group Financial Accountant to join our growing team. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in the financial operations of a dynamic, multi-currency, B2B business, working closely with senior leadership and contributing to ongoing improvements across the function.

Key Responsibilities

• Delivering timely and accurate month-end reporting, ensuring high-quality outputs.
• Acting as a key contact for external auditors, coordinating audit activities and providing appropriate documentation.
• Preparing year-end statutory accounts under FRS102.
• Liaising with third-party advisors, including managing corporation tax and compliance matters.
• Leading on VAT reporting and associated internal controls.
• Preparing and reviewing balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring integrity and understanding of ledger balances.
• Partnering with stakeholders across the business to ensure all transactions are recorded accurately and consistently.
• Providing support to the Group Financial Controller and Commercial Finance Director, including involvement in ad-hoc project work.
• Acting as a daily liaison for the Global Finance team, including supporting treasury management activities.
• Maintaining and enhancing group cashflow forecasting processes.
• Preparing and analysing senior management and Board-level reports.
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives and supporting the wider finance team in day-to-day activities.

About You

• Qualified or part-qualified (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) status.
• Strong proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience within a multi-currency, B2B environment (highly desirable).
• Ability to dive into the detail while also communicating the big-picture insights to senior stakeholders.
• A self-starter mindset — able to work autonomously, while contributing positively to a collaborative team environment.