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We're looking for a Performance Reporting Accountant to join our Finance Planning, Analysis and Reporting team — someone who thrives on turning data into insight and insight into action.
In this role, you'll take ownership of the Group's month-end close process, ensuring deadlines are met and data is complete, accurate, and ready for review. You'll be responsible for producing high-quality reporting packs that inform Executive and Board-level decision-making, translating complex financial data into clear, actionable insights. Your work will be central to how performance is understood across the organisation.
You'll also play a key role in supporting wider business initiatives, providing ad hoc financial reporting and analysis that helps drive strategic outcomes. Collaboration will be a big part of your day-to-day, as you build strong relationships across finance and non-finance teams to ensure reporting is aligned, timely, and relevant.
Beyond the numbers, you'll be a champion for smarter ways of working — identifying opportunities to automate and improve reporting processes, and helping the team stay ahead of the curve in how we deliver value through data.
More about the team
In addition to Performance Reporting, the Financial Planning, Analysis and Reporting team are responsible for the Groups annual budgeted process, strategic financial planning, stress testing, cash flow forecasting, investor analysis and regulatory reporting. We work closely with finance teams across all business area's and alongside the Treasury team monitor our covenants and provide financial information to our lenders.
This role will lead on Performance Reporting, as well as draw from and support on other areas of the team's responsibilities.
Essential criteria:
1. Solid technical accounting expertise with a recognised accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent).
2. Extensive experience in accounting and financial reporting for complex group structures, including the consolidation of multi-entity month-end accounts and preparation of Executive and Board reports providing insight on performance and forecasts.
3. Strong IT proficiency, particularly with Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.
4. To be considered for this role you will need to be within a commutable distance of our Preston office.
The benefits
We are a large diverse and ambitious business, which will give you all the challenge you could wish for.
We know that there's always more we can do to make you smile, that's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package with each role, yours will include:
5. Competitive salary, with a salary review yearly
6. Pension with matched contributions up to 7%
7. Excellent holiday package – up to 35 days (including bank holidays) annual leave with the option to buy or sell leave
8. Overtime as and when required
9. Cashback plan for healthcare costs – up to £500 saving per year
10. A bonus scheme for all colleagues at 2%
11. Training and development
12. Extra perks including huge discounts and offers from shops, cinemas and much more.
For more Information, please download the attached Job Profile.