Group Accountant at Kontak Recruitment

• Join a multi-entity operation in the manufacturing and agricultural supply chain environment where you will take ownership of group-level finance across multiple businesses.
• This is a strong opportunity for an experienced accountant to step into a broad, hands-on role with exposure to reporting, controls, forecasting, compliance and commercial finance support.

Minimum Requirements:

• Finance related degree (Ideally working towards CA)
• Minimum 4 years’ financial accounting experience with 2 years group accounting experience
• Xero Accounting experience
• Strong experience in cash flow forecasting, budgeting, financial reporting and governance
• Experience preparing monthly and annual financial reports
• Experience with bank reporting, compliance and covenant monitoring
• Experience with fixed asset registers and financial controls
• Experience leading or overseeing finance team members
• Experience with payroll and related HR systems preferred

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prepare consolidated monthly and annual financial reports, including financial statements, variance analysis and work-in-progress reporting
• Manage cash flow forecasts, annual budgets, quarterly reforecasts and financial modelling to support business planning
• Oversee contract income, invoicing, disbursements, receivables, payables, profitability and margin performance
• Ensure compliance with statutory, tax, banking, covenant and governance requirements
• Support directors with financial oversight, strategic decision-making, solvency considerations and risk management
• Maintain finance systems, reporting accuracy, fixed asset records and ongoing process improvements
• Lead and support the finance team while driving accountability and service standards