GBP £57,000.00/Yr.



Location:
Manchester Head Office (Hybrid working)

Working Hours: 37.5 (Monday- Friday)



Salary:
£49,000- £57,000; plus bonus

Tim Brooks (Head of Financial Reporting) is on the hunt for a ‘Group Financial Accountant’ to come and join his talented and well-established team.

In role you will be assisting in the production of statutory and non-statutory financial reporting deliverables for the inclusion in external and internal publications. These publications include; statutory AR&A for the group, subsidiary financial statements, quarterly interim financial information, and other internal management information.

You will play a core role within the financial reporting arm of our Finance team, working closely with the wider team as well as autonomously. Furthermore, you will also work closely with colleagues throughout both financial and non-financial roles throughout the business.

Could you be the person we’re looking for?

Are you ready to take a leap into the Automotive industry and make a lasting impact within our Financial Reporting team?

• Coordinating and day-to-day involvement in the statutory audit which incorporates:

• Working closely with external auditors to devise an effective and efficient audit approach across the group
• Delivering against reporting timetables
• Coordinating and resolving outstanding audit matters
• Preparing status reports of progress against timetables

• The end-to-end production of Group and Subsidiary financial statements which involves:

• The full preparation of period 13 adjustments to management accounts including: IFRS 16, IFRS 9, IAS 19 and tax
• Formalising additional statutory disclosure notes
• Liaising with other internal and external stakeholders regarding other front-end disclosure information in the group AR&A and subsidiary financial statements

• Quarterly reporting

• Preparation of condensed consolidated interim financial statements at quarter ends
• Facilitating the external auditor’s interim reviews, including provision of analytical review commentary and review of divisional commentary submissions

Non-statutory reporting requirements including:

• Providing an insight and input into the Group’s continuous evolutionary improvement of systems, controls, and governance
• Involvement in annual budgeting process
• Involvement in monthly Board reporting
• Involvement with other ad-hoc finance-related projects

This is a fantastic opportunity for a 2-3 years post-qualified individual, either as a first move from practice, or as a first move into the automotive industry.

We are on the hunt for a qualified chartered accountant (ACA/CA/ACCA) to come and join our Head Office team. Are you currently working within, or qualified from, a large accountancy firm? You could be our perfect match as we are ideally looking for an individual from an audit background. Do you also possess good technical knowledge and have experience of statutory accounts prep and consolidation?

From a behavioral perspective we would love to welcome an individual to the team who is hard-working and organised as well as can flex their personal and communicational styles. Working within the automotive industry it is also essential you’re able to adapt to changing environments very quickly! From a performance measure side, you must be able to deliver against internally agreed timetables and welcome feedback from both internal and external parties.

We would love to hear from you if you’re excited by Lookers latest opportunity!

Are you the ‘Group Financial Accountant’ we’re looking for?

About us:

Lookers are proud to be one of the top three motor vehicle retailers in the UK, representing 32 vehicle manufacturers, selling and servicing a huge range of cars at over 150 franchised dealerships across hundreds of locations throughout the UK & Ireland. We recognise the hard work, flexibility and commitment of our people so we offer an industry leading benefits package.

This includes competitive basic salaries plus;

• Enhanced holidays that increase with service
• Eligibility to join one of our car schemes
• Critical illness cover after 2 years and Life Assurance
• Smart Health - free access to support 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Enhanced paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Additional earning potential through bonus

We strongly believe in nurturing and providing our people with management training to enhance career development opportunities. We have a great bunch of people, and we like to celebrate and encourage success at all levels. So, what are you waiting for?

Lookers are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to a working environment that is free from all types of discrimination, is inclusive, and empowers our people to bring their whole self to work and reach their full potential.

If your application is successful we will conduct relevant employment checks prior to you starting with us. Depending on the role and responsibilities, these could include us verifying your recent employment, address and credit history. We may also conduct a criminal record check and a driving licence check.