The Opportunity: Group Financial Accountant
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Contract: Permanent
Location: Cannock
The Briggs Equipment Group is a leading provider of asset management and maintenance solutions across the UK and Ireland. We are committed to attracting talented individuals and encourage applications from candidates who may not meet every requirement listed in the role profile.
As a Group Financial Accountant, you will play a key role in ensuring the business is accounted for accurately and in line with both internal controls and external reporting requirements. Your responsibilities will include preparing the UK Group and subsidiary statutory accounts, assisting with the consolidation of Group financial results, and producing key financial reports, including profit and loss statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements. You will also support the delivery of other financial and regulatory reporting requirements, helping to ensure accuracy, compliance, and timely reporting across the Group.
The Impact you will have:
- Review and analyse monthly management accounts for Group subsidiaries, ensuring accuracy and identifying key financial trends and variances.
- Assist in the quarterly balance sheet review process across subsidiary businesses, ensuring balances are accurate, supported, and compliant.
- Build strong relationships with subsidiary finance teams to enhance financial processes, improve reporting quality, and drive best practice.
- Support the preparation of Group and subsidiary statutory accounts in accordance with relevant reporting requirements.
- Ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards
- Manage and reconcile intercompany transactions, including raising settlement invoices, monitoring debt settlement between entities, and ensuring intercompany profits are eliminated as part of the Group consolidation process.
- Maintain accurate and organised financial records, adopting a methodical approach to support internal and external audit requirements.
- Assist with the preparation and calculation of Long Funding Lease tax adjustments and associated reporting requirements.
- Support the preparation and submission of UK Corporation Tax returns, ensuring accuracy and compliance with legislation.
- Assist with the financial integration and onboarding of newly acquired businesses, supporting a smooth transition into Group reporting processes. xwwtmva
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within the finance function, helping to strengthen controls, efficiencies, and reporting capabilities.
What will help you to excel in this role:
- Qualified Accountant – Newly Qualified /up to 2 years post qualified experience – ACCA / ACA
- Corporate Reporting
- Statutory Accounting
- Corporation Tax
- Intercompany Accounting
- Group Reporting
- Use of Excel i.e. vlookups, pivots, sumifs,
- Use of finance systems
- Understanding of Processes / Accounting Principles
- Worked as part of a busy finance environment
- Diligent, accurate and high level attention to detail
- Teamwork, ability to work independently but also as part of a team
What you can expect from us:
- Future development and career opportunities
- Contributory pension scheme with employer contributions up to 6%
- Profitshare bonus based on business performance
- Paycare and eyecare health scheme
- High street discounts
What’s next
If you are interested in joining the Briggs Group then please click on the apply now button and a member of the team will be in touch
Not sure if this is the right role for you? Please feel free to visit the careers page on our website and send us your CV speculatively for a member of the team to review
If you require any reasonable adjustments to assist you in the interview process, then please contact a member of the Recruitment team and inform them prior to attending so we can ensure these are met
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