HW Finance are partnering with a well-established international group to appoint an Interim Group Financial Accountant to support their financial reporting function on a minimum 6-month basis.


This role will play a key part in supporting the group finance function. While predominantly based within the UK finance team, the role will also require some travel to the German site.


This is a great opportunity to gain exposure to European and cross-border financial reporting, while making an immediate and tangible impact within a busy finance function.


What’s on offer
*Salary of £60,000 - £80,000 DOE
*Defined contribution pension (8% employer) and life assurance
*25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
*1 day per week working from home


Key responsibilities
*Preparation of statutory reporting for the German group entity
*Supporting and, where appropriate, leading the German statutory audit process
*Assisting with financial reporting across the wider European group
*Ownership of the month-end close process, including accruals, prepayments and fixed assets
*Producing monthly management accounts for central functions, including intercompany recharges
*Completion of monthly balance sheet reconciliations
*Payroll postings and review
*Supporting the tax team with VAT returns, submissions and queries
*Responding to information requests from tax authorities
*Providing financial insight and support to internal accounting and reporting teams
*Delivering general financial accounting support across the group
*Contributing to ad-hoc projects and financial analysis as required


For this role, we are ideally looking for a qualified accountant. A strong technical background would be advantageous, but is not essential.


If you’re interested in this opportunity and would like to find out more, please apply or get in touch for a confidential discussion.