Group Financial Accountant

Financial Accountant Live Events London Hybrid-(4 days in office) £60,000 - £68,000 + Bonus JRVB35441

Our client is one of the UK's largest events groups, spanning across hospitality, media and sports. They are looking for a Financial Accountant with strong group experience to come in on a permanent basis as they embark on a new period of growth.

This a great role which will give the opportunity for someone to contribute to the growth a forward-thinking business and gain high-profile exposure across group-level reporting, consolidation, board pack preparation and audit. This role is more focused towards reviewing and consolidation, you will not be preparing management accounts yourself, but rather reviewing, consolidating and adding commentary across the group's departments.

Key responsibilities:

• Preparing the monthly board pack which including reviewing and consolidating management accounts and reviewing event performances on a weekly basis with commentary
• Reviewing financial statements and journals prepared by Finance Controllers for each event
• Partnering with department heads across the business to chase deadlines and ensure timely submission of information
• Acting as the main point of contact for the audit of Head Office entities, including weekly meetings with auditors and co-ordinating across event FCs
• Preparing the weekly event report on summarising venue performance against prior weeks for board distribution
• Supporting the Group Finance Manager and wider Finance team on ad hoc projects and process improvements
• Reviewing VAT returns for the group, checking that exemptions are correctly applied
• Supporting the implementation of NetSuite and evolving the board pack and reporting processes as the system goes live
• Providing support with compliance matters including ONS surveys, ESOS, SECR and other HMRC correspondence

You will be:

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified is essential
• Experience working in a group environment across 10+ entities with consolidation experience
• Strong audit experience - either practice-based or industry-side, including direct liaison with auditors
• Experience with ERP systems; NetSuite experience is an advantage
• Strong attention to detail
• Confident communicator, comfortable engaging with senior stakeholders and pushing back where needed

Benefits

In addition to a salary of £60,000-£68,000, you will receive:

• Discretionary bonus
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Enhanced pension
• Free access to events
• Health Cash Plan
• Life assurance
• Discounts across the hospitality side of the business
• EAP
• Season ticket loan