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Group Finance Systems & Consolidation Accountant @ Halma

AmershamOnsiteFull-timePosted 3 days ago

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Help grow a safer, cleaner, healthier future for everyone, every day. Role Responsibilities

• Work with FP&A, Technology team and external consultants to enhance the Tagetik EPM system, continually improving and scaling up the Group reporting process to support the growing business and faster close timelines. • Embed Tagetik further into the Annual Report process, helping to improve control, consistency and efficiency across financial statement preparation. • Support Finance Digital Transformation initiatives, including implementation of new Group finance systems such as the Head Office ERP and updates to bonus provisioning software. • Update Tagetik reporting processes for new and evolving accounting requirements, including IFRS 18 and other relevant changes to external reporting presentation and disclosure. • Support the Group’s IFRS 16 lease accounting processes in Tagetik, providing guidance to users on lease accounting treatment and how balances flow through into group reporting. • Responsible for the statutory consolidated cash flow in Tagetik for half-year and year-end reporting, improving automation and reducing manual adjustments. • Partner with Sector finance teams, Operational Company finance teams and Head Office stakeholders to resolve reporting issues, improve data quality and maintain strong reporting discipline. • Contribute to ad hoc Group Finance priorities across group finance where technical accounting, consolidation or systems knowledge is required. Technical prerequisites

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent). • Excellent technical accounting skills, with strong knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards and practical experience applying new or evolving standards. • Experience working within, or auditing, a large multinational listed group, including consolidation of reporting units with multiple functional currencies. • Strong systems capability, with confidence using MS Office packages and an appetite to develop deeper expertise in Tagetik and finance transformation tools.

Success behaviours

• Question long-standing assumptions, challenge process design, and quickly build the systems understanding needed to support effective system design and implementation. • Build strong relationships across Group Finance, Sector teams, Technology, Operational Company CFOs, the Executive, Company Secretariat and other Head Office functions. • Use credibility and influence to achieve outcomes across an autonomous operating company environment. • Work independently with sound judgement, taking ownership of tasks and driving progress while knowing when to seek input or escalate issues. • Combine strong attention to detail with the ability to see the broader reporting and control implications. • Use AI tools responsibly and proactively to improve productivity, insight generation and process efficiency, while maintaining strong judgement, data quality and appropriate controls. • Take a positive, hands-on approach and remain flexible in supporting ad hoc priorities across management reporting, tax and treasury. Not the right fit? Let us know you're interested in a future opportunity by clicking Introduce Yourself in the top-right corner of the page or create an account to set up email alerts as new job postings become available that meet your interest!

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