Group Accounting Manager

About the Role

We are seeking an exceptional Group Accounting Manager to lead the accounting for the Group’s corporate entities.  The ideal candidate thrives in a dynamic environment where there is significant scope for improvement and automation in close processes and reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the processes for the monthly close of the Group’s corporate holding companies, reporting in line with Group timelines.
• Ensure income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statements for Group companies are correctly stated.
• Manage intercompany recharge process for Corporate costs.
• Manage coding of payroll for Corporate employees.
• Work with key stakeholders to deliver accurate budgets and forecasts for the Group’s corporate functions.
• Understand drivers of variances in actual performance against budget and prior year.
• Lead reporting of global shared services (Group and Regional Shared Services combined).
• Assist with cost initiatives in global shared services.
• Drive improvements in close processes and controls, improving the timeliness and accuracy of reporting to Group and key stakeholders.
• Support the management of the Group liquidity facilities, including short- and medium-term cash forecasting, currency management, and hedging.
• Work with the Group Consolidation Manager and Group Financial Reporting Manager to ensure accurate, timely lender reporting and compliance.
• Work with the Group Consolidation Manager to improve intercompany control processes and establish periodic intercompany settlement cycles.
• Support requirements for annual statutory audit.
• Assist with the Group’s transfer pricing calculations.
• Liaise with Group Tax as appropriate.
• Management of Group Accountant(s).
• Support continuous improvements in Finance processes.
• Support Group Finance initiatives as required.

Skills & Experience Required

Essential Skills

• Experience of a corporate accounting and close processes in a global and multi-currency organisation.
• Experience of multi-currency cash and liquidity management.
• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or international equivalent)
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint user.

Preferred Skills

• Experience of IBM Planning Analytics (TM1).
• Experience in a private equity–backed or fast‑growth environment is advantageous.

Behavioural Skills

• Comfortable working at pace, managing multiple priorities in an evolving environment.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Proactive, solutions‑focused mindset with a willingness to get hands‑on.

What We Offer

• Opportunity to drive meaningful change in a growing, mission‑driven environmental consultancy.
• Exposure to a PE-backed environment with high levels of senior leadership interaction.
• Hybrid working with flexibility during peak reporting periods.
• A dynamic, collaborative team where your contribution will have immediate impact

About us 

SLR are global leaders in Sustainability Solutions, helping our clients achieve their sustainability goals. We are a consultancy with 4000+ employees across 6 regions in over 125 countries. Our ‘one team’ culture is at the heart of our business, providing a collaborative and supportive environment for professional development.

Along with competitive salaries, our staff enjoy a comprehensive benefits package with a company pension plus excellent healthcare offering, travel and life insurance and a structured career framework with regular reviews offering outstanding opportunities for progression.

Alongside 25 day’s annual leave, with additional flexible bank holidays, we offer flexible, agile and hybrid working which enables staff to tailor hours worked around core hours, with family friendly policies help balance the needs of professional and home life.