Temporary Corporate Accountant

About the role

The role involves supporting the implementation and stabilization of Tagetik as the Group management consolidation and reporting solution.

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation and practical rollout of Tagetik as the Group management consolidation solution.
• Reconcile data loaded into Tagetik back to existing financial statements, consolidation files and legacy reporting outputs.
• Validate the integrity and completeness of trial balance, intercompany, investment and consolidation adjustment data within the system.
• Investigate and resolve reconciliation differences between Tagetik outputs and historic Group reporting.
• Consolidate Group financial information, including trial balances, intercompany balances, investments and consolidation adjustments.
• Ensure the system supports accurate and consistent Group reporting across all entities.
• Aid in producing reliable consolidated outputs for management reporting and month-end review.
• Work closely with Group Finance to ensure reporting requirements are correctly reflected in the consolidation model.
• Design and build the required financial reports within Tagetik for inclusion in the month-end reporting packs.
• Test report outputs to ensure consistency, accuracy and usability.
• Refined report layouts and logic so that month-end reporting can be delivered efficiently through the new system.
• Create clear processes, procedures and supporting documentation for the ongoing use of Tagetik.
• Establish robust controls around data input, reconciliation, consolidation and reporting.
• Support the transition from legacy consolidation processes to the new system-based approach.
• Work alongside the external consultancy partner supporting the Tagetik implementation.
• Support the training of finance teams across global locations in the use of the new system and reporting processes.
• Act as a key point of contact between Group Finance, local finance teams and implementation partners during the stabilisation period.

Requirements

• Strong practical understanding of group consolidation processes, including: trial balance integration, intercompany reconciliations and eliminations, investment accounting/eliminations, consolidation adjustments, Group reporting.
• Experience using Tagetik; experience with a similar consolidation/reporting system would also be considered.
• Proven experience reconciling system outputs back to historic financial statements and consolidation reports.
• Experience designing or supporting management reporting and month-end reporting packs within a finance system.
• Strong analytical and reconciliation skills, with high attention to detail.
• Ability to document processes clearly and support implementation of improved finance controls.
• Confident working with multiple stakeholders, including external consultants and international finance teams.
• Strong Excel skills and confidence working with large volumes of financial data.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a Corporate Accountant, Group Accountant or similar role.
• Professional accounting qualification or equivalent relevant experience preferred (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).