Domestic & General Group Limited
Location
Wimbledon, Greater London | United Kingdom
Job description
We are excited to announce that our Finance team have a great opportunity for a Group Accountant to join the team here at Domestic & General. Reporting into the Head of Group Reporting and Investor Relations this role will have a broad finance role with exposure and ownership over a variety of core accounting tasks outlined in the key responsibilities.
Domestic & General is a company with an ambitious future. We are expanding our horizons and entering new markets and we need your expertise to help make it happen. We are an international company who works with some of the worlds most respected and well-known brands of domestic appliances and electronic consumer goods. These opportunities don’t come around often, so this really is a position not to be missed.
Key responsibilities:
Monthly reporting
- Producing the monthly Group reporting including delivery of timely, accurate financial information
- Liaising with BU's to ensure timely delivery of BU packs for month-end and year-end reporting
- Build understanding of the Group IFRS17 calculations including production of results from the IFRS 17 calculation engine, review of outputs, reconciliation of IFRS 17 outputs to Workday (general ledger)
- Responsibility for certain inputs to the IFRS 17 reporting process
- Responsible for challenging the status quo of processes and improving the documentation of processes and controls where appropriate, particularly following the implementation of Workday including what can be automated through Workday reporting.
- Own the monthly Group results analysis to our PE owners and the Group CFO, ensuring that prior to sharing we have separately articulated drivers for variances to budget and key accounting judgements.
External reporting
- Production of the Group Annual Report & Accounts including the Strategic Report and subsidiary statutory accounts
- Production of the quarterly external results presentations and results statement in line with external debt obligations
- Production of technical papers for key judgement areas including production of papers for the Group Audit & Risk Committee and external auditor as required
- Support with analysis and insight for external investor queries
Other
- Building strong relationships with key stakeholders including the external audit team and across the business
- Key contact for external audit/responding to auditor queries
- Ensuring appropriate financial controls and processes are in place to ensure accurate and timely production of financial information
- Assist with ad hoc finance projects and provide support to Group Financial Controller and Director of Corporate Finance
Skills and experience required for this:
- Experience of Insurance accounting, IFRS 17 and group reporting and consolidation within a regulated environment would be desirable.
- Fully qualified ACA
- Engaging and capable of delivering clear objectives
- Able to work and communicate effectively at all levels of the business including Group Financial Controller and external investors or advisors
- Clear written and oral communication skills
- Confident, a self-starter, with the ability to operate in a dynamic environment
- Ability to demonstrate good attention to detail, good judgment showing logical decision making
- Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
We offer lots of great benefits! Some of which include:
- Competitive salary and annual discretionary bonus
- 25 days annual leave plus bank/public holidays, as well as an annual option to buy up to 5 additional days of annual leave
- Training opportunities as well as clearly defined career progression
- Health cash plan – employer funded cover to enable you to claim money back on essential healthcare costs, including dental, optical, physiotherapy and many more. Cover also includes unlimited access to a 24/7 virtual GP service
- Attractive company pension scheme
- Life assurance – employer funded cover of 4x basic salary
- Dedicated online benefit portal offering access to saving and lending facilities, financial wellbeing and support services:
- Salary Finance – access to savings and borrowing through payroll
- Car Leasing – access to a carbon neutral salary sacrifice car leasing scheme, with an all-inclusive monthly cost covering all charge, taxes, insurance, repairs and maintenance on a range of brand new vehicles
- Travel Loans – interest free loans to help spread the cost of annual travel tickets
- Cycle to Work – tax efficient bike and cycling equipment worth up to £1,000
- Health & Wellbeing – discounted gym membership, online virtual workout sessions, online culinary classes
- OnHand – Giving you the opportunity to be an Eco & Social volunteer via a handy app. Volunteer individually or in groups to get involved in Youth Mentoring, Food Poverty, Homelessness & Elderly help.
- Employee Assistance Programme – specialist advice and support on issues such as finance, relationships, illness and family issues
- Free Domestic & General protection plan – one free plan each year with access to discounted rates of up to 50% on additional plans, including referrals for family and friends
- Employee discounts – access to discounted Sky TV and broadband packages, together with a range of discounts for 100s of online and high street retailers
Domestic & General are an equal opportunities employer which means we treat people fairly. We welcome applications from all suitably skilled persons regardless of their gender, age, race, disability, ethnic background, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or marital/family status.
Please note that we have a thorough referencing process, which includes criminal record checks.
For over a hundred years, Domestic & General have been a trusted provider of aftercare for millions of domestic appliances. Today, we’re the UK’s leading provider of appliance breakdown protection, developing products and services to meet your needs.
We provide protection, maintenance and support for a broad range of domestic products and consumer electronics, ranging from televisions to washing machines to boilers.
We look after 23.9 million products and, through our expert service network, we repair or replace 2.9 million appliances every year*.
It’s our mission to keep your world running by delivering a service that never lets you down.
Pension
Attractive company pension scheme.
D&G Plan
Free Domestic & General protection plan - one free plan each year with access to discounted rates of up to 50% on additional plans, including referrals for family and friends.
Access to discounted Sky TV and mobile packages, together with a range of discounts for 100s of online and high street retailers.
Life Assurance
Employer funded cover of 4x basic salary.
Cycle to work scheme
Tax efficient bike and cycling equipment worth up to £1000.
Car Leasing
The carbon neutral Car Scheme is provided by Tusker and is the smarter way to run a car. A fixed monthly amount is taken directly from your gross salary and in return, you get to say hello to a brand new car, with no deposit.
Employee Assistance Programme
Our EAP provider ‘My Healthy Advantage App’ gives you access to support from qualified counsellors, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Holidays
The annual entitlement is 25 days holiday, with the opportunity to buy up to one additional week per year.
Travel Loans
Interest free loans to help spread the cost of annual travel tickets.
Discounted gym membership, online virtual workout sessions, online culinary classes.
Training opportunities as well as clearly defined career progression.
Health Cash Plan
D&G enrols all employees in a Health Shield health cash plan, paid for by D&G, which enables cashback (up to set limits) towards the cost of essential healthcare, including dental and optical.
Finance Loans & Savings
D&G have partnered with SalaryFinance to offer lending and saving facilities through payroll, together with financial wellbeing and support services through a dedicated online portal.
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