Group Accountant (Maternity Cover)
Posted 1 week ago by Team17
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
United Kingdom
Summary: The Group Accountant (Maternity Cover) role at Everplay group plc involves providing accurate management accounts and strategic insights to enhance financial performance. The position requires maintaining reconciliations, managing intercompany ledgers, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate will demonstrate a proactive approach to problem-solving and process improvement within the finance team. This role can be performed in a hybrid or remote working arrangement.
Key Responsibilities:
- Preparation of journals and accurate and timely monthly management accounts
- Reviewing and investigating variances between actual results and budgeted/forecasted results
- Management of the supplier payments process with support from finance assistants
- Reviewing monthly payroll workings and ensuring timely payment
- Ensuring accuracy of invoice general ledger coding for overheads and balance sheet items
- Reconciliation of all relevant entities' balance sheets with timely investigation and resolution of reconciling items
- Preparation of monthly reporting to key stakeholders within the business
- Management and maintenance of share options reconciliations and associated share-based payment charges
- Support statutory audits for relevant entities
- Assisting in tax computations for relevant entities
- Identifying and implementing improvements within the financial control team
- Evolving and improving Group company controls and processes in line with Group policies and procedures
- Project work and continual improvement of Group finance systems and processes
Key Skills:
- Qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA
- Excellent IT system skills, particularly in MS Excel
- Experience of NetSuite would be an advantage
- Ability to work in a fast-growing, entrepreneurial, and agile environment
- Experience in a flexible, employee-empowering work environment
- A proactive, solution-focused mindset
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Group Accountant (Maternity Cover) Nottingham (Hybrid) or Remote
About the Company
Everplay group plc (formerly Team17 Group plc) is an award-winning and leading global indie games label developer and publisher of premium video games and apps, comprising three distinct divisions: Team17, astragon and StoryToys. Team17 is a games developer, publisher and creative partner for indie developers around the world, known for iconic IP's such as Hell Let Loose, Worms and Overcooked!. astragon is a leading games publisher, developer and distributor of sophisticated working simulation games, including Construction Simulator and Police Simulator, targeting a broad audience from young enthusiasts to technical experts and casual gamers. StoryToys is a world-class developer and publisher of educational entertainment apps, bringing the world's most popular characters, worlds and stories to life for children under the age of eight, with apps including Disney Colouring World and LEGO® Bluey™.
What you will be working on as a Group Accountant
We are seeking a dynamic and solution-focused Group Accountant to join our finance team as maternity cover. The ideal candidate will play a crucial role in providing accurate management accounts, strategic insights, and decision support to enhance the overall financial performance of the business. As a Group Accountant, you will be responsible for maintaining accurate reconciliations, monitoring costs, managing intercompany ledgers, managing company share schemes and the associated accounting and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive business success.
Your Day-To-Day
- Preparation of journals and accurate and timely monthly management accounts
- Reviewing and investigating variances between the actual results and budgeted/forecasted results
- Management of the supplier payments process with support from the finance assistants
- Reviewing the monthly payroll workings and ensuring payment is made on time
- Ensuring the accuracy of invoice general ledger coding for overheads and balance sheet items.
- Reconciliation of all relevant entities balance sheets with reconciling items investigated and resolved on a timely basis
- Preparation of monthly reporting to key stakeholders within the business
- Management and maintenance of share options reconciliations and associated share-based payment charges.
- Support Statutory audits for relevant entities
- Assisting in the Tax Computations for relevant entities
- Identify and implement improvements within the financial control team
- Evolve and improve the Group company controls and processes in line with Group policies and procedures.
- Project work and continual improvement of the Group finance systems and processes
What You’ll Need
We are seeking a proactive and solution-focused individual who demonstrates a proactive approach to problem-solving and actively seeks opportunities to enhance and streamline processes within our dynamic team. Technical experience required includes:
- Qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA
- Excellent IT system skills, in particular MS Excel
- Experience of NetSuite would be an advantage
- Ability to work in a fast growing, entrepreneurial and agile environment
- Experience working in a flexible, employee empowering work environment
- A proactive, solution-focused mindset