Group Accountant

Ellesmere Port, United Kingdom Posted on 26/10/2026

Beaufort Group is seekinga Group Accountant to join it's Finance team in Ellesmere Port.This broad, hands-on role offers varied exposure across Groupreporting and consolidation, treasury, audit, technicalaccounting, and the financial management of the Group's holdingcompanies.

Working closely with theGroup Financial Controller and finance teams across the business,you will play a key role in delivering accurate, timely andwell-controlled financial reporting, while helping to strengthenand develop the wider Group Finance function.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain theaccounting records for the Group's holding companies,including invoice processing, month-end journals, accruals,prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations
• Own the month-endclose process for holding company entities
• Prepare the budgetand forecasting for holding company
• Support monthlyGroup consolidation and management reporting
• Prepare balancesheet reconciliations and investigate aged or unusualbalances
• Maintain andreconcile intercompany balances and transactions
• Own Group cash flowforecast preparation
• Support preparationof statutory accounts and the external audit process
• Assist withtechnical accounting matters and the consistent applicationof IFRS and Group accounting policies
• Work with financeteams across the Group to improve reporting, financialcontrols and processes
• Support ad hocfinance, commercial and Group projects
• Support ad hocrequests
  

Requirements

• Qualified, recentlyqualified or finalist ACA or ACCA
• Strong financialaccounting, month-end reporting, and balance sheet controlexperience
• Comfortable takingownership of accounting records and working at a detailedlevel
• Confident using Exceland working with financial data
• Organised and able todeliver against demanding reporting deadlines
• Analytical, proactiveand motivated to improve existing processes
• A strong communicatorwho can build effective relationships across an internationalGroup

Experience of Groupconsolidation, multi-entity or multi-currency environments,manufacturing, treasury or external audit would be advantageous.

This is an opportunityto build your career in a broad Group Finance role that extendswell beyond traditional management accounting. Working directlywith the Group Financial Controller, you will gain valuableexperience across consolidation, financial control, treasury,technical accounting, audit and Group reporting, while takingownership of the accounting records for the Group's holdingcompanies.

For a high-performingindividual, the role offers clear opportunities to take on greaterownership and responsibility as Beaufort and the Group Financefunction continue to grow and evolve.

• 33 days holidaysinclusive of bank holidays
• Additional day off tocelebrate your birthday
  
• Cycle to Work Schemeand access to a range of online discounts
• Life Assurance up to4X salary
  
• Pension Scheme
• Continuedprofessional development and career progression withinGroup Finance