Group Accountant

Group Accountant

Help Shape the Financial Reporting Backbone of a Global Consultancy

Are you a qualified accountant who enjoys bringing structure to complexity, improving financial processes, and partnering with stakeholders across the globe? This is a unique opportunity to join a world-leading sustainability consulting organization at a transformative moment, playing a key role in global reporting, financial governance, and major systems change initiatives.

As an Interim Group Accountant, you'll be at the center of global financial reporting, collaborating with teams across 40+ countries while helping drive improvements to reporting processes and supporting a significant ERP transformation program.

Why This Role Matters?

Accurate, timely, and insightful financial reporting is critical to informed decision-making across a global business. In this role, you'll help ensure the integrity of financial information used by senior leaders while supporting the evolution of reporting systems and processes that will shape the future of finance operations.

Your work will enable greater transparency, stronger financial controls, and more effective business performance management across the organization.

What Your Impact Is:

• Ensure the accuracy and reliability of global financial reporting and month-end submissions.
• Drive consistency and data integrity across multiple business units and regions.
• Support critical year-end reporting processes and financial governance activities.
• Enhance reporting capabilities through process improvements and system optimization.
• Play a key role in finance transformation initiatives linked to ERP and reporting system enhancements.
• Develop strong partnerships across Group Finance, FP&A, regional teams, and business units worldwide.
  

What You'll Bring:

Required

• Professional accounting qualification (ACCA, CIMA, ACA, or equivalent).
• Strong experience in financial reporting, management accounting, or group finance environments.
• Advanced Excel skills and confidence working with large volumes of financial data.
• Excellent analytical, reconciliation, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Strong attention to detail with a commitment to accuracy and process ownership.
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities and meet challenging deadlines.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within a global team environment.
  

Preferred

• Experience with OneStream or other financial consolidation and reporting platforms.
• Experience supporting finance transformation, ERP implementations, or systems enhancement projects.
• Previous exposure to multinational or multi-entity reporting environments.
• Experience supervising, coaching, or mentoring junior finance professionals.
• Knowledge of financial controls, data governance, and reporting best practices.
  

Key Responsibilities:

Global Financial Reporting

• Manage the monthly financial reporting submission process across global business units.
• Partner with business units and FP&A teams to ensure accurate and timely reporting of Flash and Actual results.
• Validate reported financial data and investigate anomalies or discrepancies.
• Perform reconciliations, variance analysis, and working capital reporting.
• Prepare management accounts and reporting packs for key stakeholders.

OneStream Administration & Reporting

• Act as a key user for the OneStream financial reporting platform.
• Monitor data quality, governance, and reporting controls.
• Maintain system structures, mappings, and hierarchies.
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting efficiency and user experience.
• Support testing, implementation, and enhancement activities.
• Provide training and support to global users.

Year-End Reporting & Financial Governance

• Support the planning and execution of year-end close activities.
• Coordinate with regional teams and finance stakeholders to ensure deadlines are met.
• Assist with reviews of business unit submissions and reporting requirements.
• Support annual system updates, data validation, and testing activities.

Finance Transformation & Process Improvement

• Partner with finance leadership and transformation teams on ERP-related initiatives.
• Help redesign reporting processes as systems and business requirements evolve.
• Contribute to improving financial controls, reporting efficiency, and process effectiveness.
• Support the implementation of reporting enhancements and best practices across the organization.

Team Leadership & Stakeholder Support

• Supervise and mentor the Assistant Accountant, providing guidance and development support.
• Respond to ad hoc reporting requests and business information needs.
• Support cross-functional initiatives, including annual insurance renewal and other corporate finance activities.

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ERM is committed tocreating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to thrive, it’s an essential part of what makes ERM a great place to build a career and helps us create better solutions for our clients.

We welcome talent from all backgrounds and provide equal opportunities for every candidate. If you have a disability, are neurodivergent, or need accommodations during the selection process, we’re here to support you. Our commitment doesn’t stop at hiring. Once you join us, we’ll ensure you have the tools, support, and adjustments needed to succeed and feel a true sense of belonging. Learn more about our Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging (DIB) efforts by visiting our website or exploring our2026 Sustainability Report.