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Group Financial Accountant
Posted 9 days 19 hours ago by Last Mile Group
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Monday-Thursday 08:30-17:00 and Friday 08:30-16:00
Up to £48,000 DOE
Working Hours: 37
Location: Fenick House
Closing Date: 06/03/2025
Job Category: Finance
Company: Last Mile Infrastructure
Contractual Base: Fenick House (Hamilton)
Job IntroductionGroup Financial Accountant - Glasgow
Step into a leading utilities company that champions innovation and service excellence. At Last Mile, we take pride in delivering top-notch solutions across the multi-utility sector. Our dedicated team in Hamilton, Glasgow is expanding, and we're excited to welcome a talented Group Financial Accountant to join us.
As a Group Financial Accountant at Last Mile, you will directly report to the Group Finance Senior Manager, Reporting and will also work closely with the Group Finance Senior Manager, Treasury & Compliance.
The role offers exposure to all elements of accounting with a focus on preparing and delivering the group's consolidated monthly financial results, treasury and cash flow management, analysing and reporting on group overhead expenditure to the Executive Management team and being a key point of contact in the annual external audit process.
This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic, qualified Accountant to play a key role in delivering high-quality financial reporting and improving operational efficiencies across the business.
What's in it for you as a Group Financial Accountant?
- 25 days holiday, increasing after 2 years by 1 day each year up to 30 days, plus 9 public holidays
- Discretionary bonus
- EV and ULEV salary sacrifice scheme (subject to minimum length of service)
- Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme
- Up to 7% employer pension contribution
- Life assurance (x4 annual basic salary)
- Refer a friend incentive
- Wagestream
- Employee assistance programme
- Hybrid working for eligible roles (3 days in the office, 2 from home)
- Flexible start and finish times for eligible roles
- Private medical insurance
- Company sick pay
Some of our benefits are only applicable when you have successfully completed your probation period
Your responsibilities as a Group Financial Accountant:
- Oversee the monthly consolidation process for 17 statutory entities and compile month-end reporting packs.
- Support year-end audits and prepare statutory accounts.
- Analyse Group overhead expenditure, monitor budgets, and report to the Executive team.
- Manage cash flow forecasting, intercompany transactions, and VAT submissions.
- Reconcile balance sheet accounts and process supplier payments.
- Participate in ad-hoc projects to support business development and improvement.
Experience / Knowledge:
- We will consider recently qualified accountants with relevant experience in a finance function.
Qualifications:
- Fully qualified accountant (e.g. ACCA, CIMA, ICAS).
Have you got the drive to go to the Last Mile as a Group Financial Accountant? Apply now!
We aim to keep candidates informed throughout the process and encourage you to apply promptly as we may close the vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.
About us:
Last Mile is one of the largest last-mile multi-utility businesses in the UK.
We understand construction and we know utilities. We take responsibility for the 'last mile' of infrastructure that connects developments to wider distribution networks.
Our strong history in gas and electricity connections, deep knowledge of the industry and secure investor backing means we can provide a comprehensive multi-utility solution that includes clean (ground source) heat networks, electricity, water and waste water.
Working through our operating companies UKPS (in South of England and Wales), Energetics (in Scotland, North Wales and the North of England) and our asset adoption business Last Mile Asset Management , we offer a 'one-stop shop' for new utility connections.
Last Mile Group
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