Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Group Accountant to join our Finance Team based in Coventry. You will report into one of our Senior Group Accountant and working closely with other Finance Staff from the UK & Ireland, assisting in monthly, quarterly and annual consolidation and financial reporting for the actual, forecasting and budgeting processes. You will be required to build knowledge and relationships with key stakeholders across various businesses and divisions in the UK & Ireland as well as our parent company in Paris.

What you’ll be doing as a Group Accountant:

• Preparation of consolidated reports and Group management accounts on a monthly basis
• Critical review and investigation of information received from subsidiaries
• Preparation of trading and dormant UK & Ireland company statutory accounts
• Preparation of consolidated UK & Ireland Group budget and quarterly forecasts alongside assisting with preparation of presentation to Paris
• Critical review, query and consolidation of brand reports on Adhoc analysis and projects when required
• Offer technical understanding and guidance to brands

What will I get in return?

As part of the wider Saint-Gobain group, we are able to offer a competitive starting salary and benefits package. In addition, you will have access to a career without boundaries - this could see you progressing within the Saint-Gobain group or in one of the other 30+ businesses in the UK. Progression in Saint-Gobain isn’t always upwards; talented employees also move into new and exciting functions or indeed overseas, to one of the 67 countries in which we operate. The one thing you can be sure of is that you can have an exciting and varied career at Saint-Gobain, where only you set the boundaries to your success.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

What we’re looking for in a Group Accountant: Qualified Chartered Accountant. Experience of reporting under a group reporting tool or experience of preparing consolidations. Experience of preparing full trading company statutory accounts under IFRS or UK GAAP. Good technical accounting ability with a commercial awareness. Knowledge of IFRS and current issues. Good communication skills, both written and verbal. Strong excel skills.