About this Financial Accountant role at Universal Business Team
Senior Financial Accountant (Management Accounts & Group Reporting)
Universal Business Team (UBT)
Warwick | £70,000 - £80,000 + Company Car + Bonus
Join Universal Business Team
Universal Business Team (UBT) supports and partners with ambitious businesses around the world, providing specialist expertise and services that enable organisations to grow, improve performance and achieve long-term success.
As part of our continued growth, we are looking to appoint an experienced Senior Financial Accountant to join our finance team in Warwick.
This is a key position within a complex, multi-entity environment, offering the opportunity to take ownership of management accounting, month-end reporting and financial control across multiple businesses. The role will also play a significant part in driving finance process improvements and supporting the continued development of our NetSuite ERP platform.
We are particularly interested in speaking with qualified accountants who began their careers within practice and have subsequently built their experience within a group finance environment.
The Role
Reporting to senior finance leadership, you will be responsible for ensuring the timely and accurate delivery of financial reporting across a portfolio of businesses.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead month-end close activities across multiple entities
- Prepare and review monthly management accounts
- Produce consolidated financial reporting and analysis
- Manage intercompany transactions, reconciliations and eliminations
- Ensure balance sheet integrity through detailed reconciliations and controls
- Support budgeting, forecasting and business planning processes
- Assist with statutory reporting and year-end audit requirements
- Maintain compliance with accounting standards and internal controls
- Act as a key NetSuite subject matter expert within the finance function
- Support ongoing ERP optimisation and process improvement initiatives
- Work closely with operational and finance stakeholders across the group
Requirements
- ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified
- Trained within an accountancy practice environment
- Experience working within a multi-entity or group finance structure
- Strong management accounting and month-end reporting experience
- Experience producing consolidated financial information
- Strong understanding of intercompany accounting
- Advanced NetSuite experience (essential)
- Excellent analytical, organisational and communication skills
- Ability to work effectively within a fast-paced and evolving environment
Desirable Experience
- Exposure to complex business groups with multiple trading entities
- Experience supporting ERP implementations or system enhancements
- Knowledge of IFRS reporting requirements
- Experience driving finance process improvements and efficiencies
Benefits
- Salary of £70,000 - £80,000
- Company Car
- Performance Bonus
- Exposure to a diverse and complex business environment
- Opportunity to influence finance systems and processes
- A highly visible role with regular interaction across the wider business
- Long-term career development within a growing international organisation
Why Join UBT?
At UBT, we are committed to helping businesses and people achieve their potential. We value individuals who take ownership, strive for excellence, embrace continuous improvement and work collaboratively to deliver outstanding results.
This is an opportunity to join a business where your expertise will be valued, your contribution will be visible, and your work will have a direct impact on the success of the wider group.
If you have the technical accounting expertise, group reporting experience and NetSuite knowledge to succeed in this role, we would welcome your application.
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