Group Accountant

SRM Recruitment are delighted to be supporting a leading international real estate business — one of the pre-eminent players in their sector — on the search for a Group Accountant to join their Group Finance team in London. This is a great opportunity for a newly/recently qualified accountant (ACA, CA, or ACCA) with a background in a major accountancy firm (likely big 4, but they are open to a candidate working in a Top 10 firm to move into industry), with real scope to develop through exposure to Group financial close and reporting, business finance transformation projects, and regional stakeholder partnering. Main Responsibilities:

• Ownership of monthly Group financial close and consolidated reporting
• Running analytical reviews to ensure the accuracy and integrity of financial information
• Identifying and driving improvements to financial processes, enhancing efficiency across the finance function
• Producing internal reporting for senior management across multiple regional business units
• Involvement in wider Finance transformation initiatives
• Ad-hoc reporting and analysis to support business decision-making The successful candidate will likely be/look like:
• Most likely a candidate working in a Big 4 (or larger firm) at Senior Associate / Audit Assistant Manager level looking for their first industry move.
• You'll be a qualified accountant (ACA, CA, ACCA, ACA) ideally first-time passes, minimum 1 year PQE
• Technically strong, with excellent Excel skills and experience handling large, complex data sets with demonstrable experience of auditing complex large, multi-national organisations
• Exposure to organisations within the real estate or adjacent sectors would be a distinct advantage.
• We're also looking for someone highly organised, with the highest standards of accuracy and precision
• Energetic and driven, comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment
• Creative thinker, highly self-motivated with a strong sense of ownership
• Self-starter, comfortable building own processes and working across multiple/new data Our client is central London based, and operates a three days (3) a week in the office setup.