Group Financial Accountant

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Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, GBR
Hybrid
Mid level
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The Role
The Group Financial Accountant will support financial reporting and control infrastructure across the UK, Ireland, Belgium, and Norway. Responsibilities include IFRS technical accounting, VAT returns, subsidiary statutory accounts using CCH, tax queries, audit support, consolidated financial statement notes, valuation documentation, and year-end reporting through OneStream. The role requires strong technical accounting, international tax and regulatory experience, process implementation skills, collaboration, and an ACA or similar professional qualification.
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Company Description

PortmanDentex is a leading dental group where your skills and ambitions make a real difference. We support over 370 practices across the UK and Ireland. We’re united by a passion for great dentistry, putting patients first and helping each other grow both at work and beyond.

Job Description

In our Group Financial Accountant role, you'll work closely with the Group Finance Director, Group Tax manager, and Group Consolidation accountant to develop a robust financial control infrastructure across the Group to facilitate appropriate financial management in a high growth business such as ours and work to ensure all statutory compliance is handled correctly.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

  • Working across the wider Group, including the UK, Ireland, Belgium and Norway, to support the delivery of the Group’s financial results.
  • Acting as the Group’s key IFRS technical accounting expert, supporting the Group Consolidation Accountant with technical accounting matters including IFRS 16, IFRS 3 and intangible asset valuations.
  • Preparing VAT returns for the UK.
  • Leading the preparation and filing of subsidiary statutory accounts using CCH.
  • Supporting on internal tax queries relating to corporation tax.
  • Supporting the Group audit process and working closely with the Group auditors in Luxembourg.
  • Preparing financial statement notes for the Group’s IFRS consolidated financial statements.
  • Assisting with the assessment and documentation of assumptions used in valuation processes across the Group.
  • Working with the consolidation system, OneStream, to support the production of year-end financial statements.

Qualifications

We welcome your application if you are/have the following:

  • Strong technical accounting skills and experience with IFRS.
  • Experience with VAT and other tax filings, both in the UK and internationally.
  • Experience supporting regulatory requirements.
  • An appropriate professional qualification, such as ACA, ideally with practice training.
  • A proven ability to implement processes, protocols and systems to support a rapidly growing organisation.
  • Excellent collaboration skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally and internationally with colleagues across the business.
  • Strong communication skills.
  • An energetic and motivated approach.
  • A pragmatic mindset, balancing the need for structure and process with speed and entrepreneurial agility.

Additional Information

In addition to a competitive basic salary, our benefits also include:

  • Wellbeing Support: 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and GP service plus an in-house Mental Health First Aider programme
  • Additional Reward: bonus scheme based on business performance
  • Extra Leave: Birthday off and option to buy 3 more days
  • Family Support: Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
  • Financial Security: Life assurance and pension scheme

Application process

When you click apply, we’ll need your CV and contact details, along with the answer to four quick questions and your application will be complete! You’ll get a response as quickly as we can, whatever the outcome of your application.

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We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity, equity and inclusion in our workplace. We are committed to creating an environment of mutual respect and are dedicated to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, marital or civil partner status, disability, age, or nationality.

Skills Required

  • Strong technical accounting skills and experience with IFRS
  • Experience with VAT and other tax filings in the UK and internationally
  • Experience supporting regulatory requirements
  • Appropriate professional qualification, such as ACA
  • Practice training
  • Ability to implement processes, protocols, and systems in a rapidly growing organization
  • Excellent cross-functional and international collaboration skills
  • Strong communication skills
  • Energetic and motivated approach
  • Pragmatic mindset balancing structure, process, speed, and agility
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