Group Accountant Location: Cheshire (Hybrid working available) Salary: Up to £65,000 + benefits The Opportunity An established, private equity-backed group based in Cheshire is seeking a Group Accountant to join its growing finance function. This is a high-impact role offering broad exposure across group reporting, consolidation, audit, and stakeholder engagement within a fast-paced, evolving environment. The position goes beyond traditional financial reporting, offering the chance to influence processes, support commercial decision-making, and partner with senior non-finance stakeholders across the business. Key Responsibilities Ownership of the month-end close process across the group Preparation of group consolidations and statutory reporting Leading the external audit process, acting as the key point of contact Ensuring strong financial controls and compliance across group entities Driving process improvements to enhance reporting efficiency and accuracy Acting as a trusted business partner to operational and senior leadership teams Supporting ad-hoc projects aligned to business growth and transformation About You Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA) with a strong financial accounting background Trained in practice, ideally with some post-qualification experience in industry Strong first-time movers from practice will also be considered Exposure to, or a strong interest in, group consolidat...