Consolidations Accountant

Location/s: Croydon, United Kingdom
Recruiter contact: Nikki George

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices. 

We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual. 

Whether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you’re surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best. As a proudly employee-owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued. Whatever your ambition, Mott MacDonald is where people come to be brilliant.

About the business unit  

Mott MacDonald’s support services are the driving force behind our organisation enabling us to run efficiently and effectively. The team works collaboratively to offer specialist advice, best practice and technology to all areas of our business specifically designed for our global reach.

We are looking for a financial accountant with an understanding and practical experience of preparing consolidated financial statements to support our group financial accounts teams. We will require an individual to assist the team in preparing and reviewing consolidated quarterly and annual financial accounts, and in the monthly review of intercompany and other balance sheet account reconciliations. The individual will also assist the group reporting team in producing financial models and forecasts. Key responsibilities will include:

• Assisting in the preparation and review of quarterly and annual consolidated financial accounts for the Group which includes in excess of 50 subsidiary companies, many of which are overseas, and preparation/review of statutory notes and disclosures.
• Processing of consolidation journals for the quarterly and annual consolidated accounts.
• Assisting in the creation of appropriate schedules for quarterly reporting, for example cash flow statement workings, investments, goodwill, covenants and KPI’s.
• Assisting in producing the intercompany matrix and helping group financial accounting to monitor intercompany indebtedness between group entities and resolving any differences.
• Assisting in the preparation and review of commentaries, graphs and ratios in the quarterly and annual group consolidated accounts.
• Assisting in the preparation and review of statutory accounts for some centrally maintained companies.
• Assist in the final review of locally prepared statutory accounts for subsidiary entities across the group.
• Preparation and review of intercompany and other balance sheet account reconciliations on a monthly basis including processing of any currency revaluation journals.
• Assist in ensuring that entities in the group comply with group financial policies, principles and controls for financial reporting and financial management including preparation for implementation of the requirements of new financial reporting standards.
• Ensure compliance with group directives and procedures on financial matters.
• Providing guidance to group entity accountants on group quarterly reporting and consolidation.
• Supporting external audits, such as preparing information for audit queries.
• Providing support to the group reporting team on ad hoc tasks or projects as required eg. producing forecast financial statements/models based on agreed assumptions and supporting the building, testing and rolling out of new group consolidation software and maintenance thereafter including input and output reports.

Candidate Specification

To be successful in this role, you should have the following qualifications, skills and experience:

• An understanding and practical experience of consolidations.
• Be up to date with technical standards applicable for UK GAAP and UK Companies Act.
• Be a qualified accountant (ACCA, ACA or CIMA) (desirable).
• Must be a good communicator (both written and verbal).
• Strong Excel skills to an intermediate to high level.
• Strong analytical skills with a good eye for detail.
• Ability to see tasks through to conclusion.
• Ability to work well in a team.

We are actively recruiting a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve. We recognise that differences in ability, skills and experience are a strength and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. 

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UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

Agile working  

At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion 

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

Accessibility

We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

Health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.

Financial wellbeing

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.

Lifestyle

• A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.

 Enhanced family and carers leave

• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.

Learning and development

• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.

Networks, communities, and social outcomes

• Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
• Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.

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