Interim Group Consolidation Accountant - #2113989

Sheffield – Hybrid Working

Initial 3-Month Fixed-Term Contract

Potential Extension or Permanent Opportunity

Pratap Partnership is working with an established international business to recruit an experienced Group Consolidation Accountant for an initial three-month assignment.

The business is implementing a new group consolidation and reporting platform, supported by a team of external consultants. The successful candidate will provide the finance and consolidation expertise needed to ensure that information within the new system is complete, accurate and fully reconciled to the Group’s existing financial statements and consolidation records.

This is principally a hands-on group consolidation role rather than a systems implementation position. It would suit an experienced Group Accountant who understands the underlying accounting and can confidently investigate, reconcile and resolve differences across a complex international group structure.

The role will include:

• Supporting the consolidation of financial information across multiple international entities.
• Reviewing trial balances and ensuring information is accurately reflected within the Group consolidation.
• Completing and reviewing intercompany reconciliations and eliminations.
• Accounting for investments and completing the associated consolidation eliminations.
• Preparing and reviewing consolidation journals and adjustments.
• Reconciling consolidated outputs to historic financial statements, existing consolidation files and previous reporting packs.
• Investigating and resolving differences between the new system and legacy group reporting.
• Reviewing the integrity and completeness of data provided by overseas finance teams.
• Supporting the production of accurate consolidated month-end reporting.
• Assisting with the development and testing of Group reporting outputs and month-end packs.
• Working closely with Group Finance, overseas finance teams and the external implementation consultants.
• Documenting consolidation processes and helping establish robust reporting and reconciliation controls.
• Supporting audit requirements and maintaining a clear audit trail for consolidation adjustments.

The successful candidate will ideally have:

• Previous experience as a Group Accountant, Group Reporting Accountant, Consolidation Accountant or in a similar group finance role.
• Strong hands-on experience of preparing multi-entity group consolidations.
• Experience working with international subsidiaries and overseas finance teams.
• Detailed knowledge of intercompany reconciliations and eliminations.
• Experience of investment accounting, investment eliminations and consolidation adjustments.
• Strong financial reporting and month-end experience.
• Experience reconciling consolidated outputs to underlying financial information and historic accounts.
• Previous audit experience, either from practice or through managing and supporting group audits within industry.
• Exposure to a recognised group consolidation or reporting platform.
• Strong Excel, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• The ability to work independently and investigate complex reconciliation differences.
• An accounting qualification or equivalent relevant experience.

Direct experience of implementing a consolidation system is not essential, as specialist consultants are already supporting the technical implementation. The priority is someone with strong practical consolidation knowledge who can ensure that the accounting and reporting outputs are accurate and reliable.

The role will be based in Sheffield, with a minimum of three days each week in the office. It is initially offered as a three-month fixed-term contract, with the possibility of extension or a permanent opportunity. If the role becomes permanent, its remit is likely to broaden across Group reporting and accounting.