Group Development Accountant

Job title Group Development Accountant

Job type Full time 40 hours per week

Contract type Fixed-Term for 12 months

Hybrid working Five days in the office (if 3-month probation successful then two days office three days remote)

Location Guildford UK

Closing Date - Friday 5 December

About us

K2 Corporate Mobility is a leading B2B provider of comprehensive global mobility services to multi-national companies relocating their most valued employees. We manage and broker services through our global partner network and operate as a true business partner an extension of our clients HR functions. We uniquely provide genuine single point of contact accountability for HR teams and assignees throughout the international relocation process.

Headquartered in Guildford UK K2 serves every location worldwide via our regional hubs located in North America Europe Scandinavia Middle East Africa Asia and Australia. Managing a global network of over 1000 specialist approved partners worldwide K2 specialises in delivering an extraordinarily high standard of service on every assignment. Our skilled teams deliver international mobility support to blue chip clients across all continents supporting HR teams in over 15 industries- from financial services to global retailers.

Were independent ambitious entrepreneurial diligent go-getters and we believe in delivering only the best for our customers. What sets us apart is our people. We employ the best and allow them to be the best they can be.

K2 has the unique family feel and the successful candidate will not just be joining a company but also the K2 Family.

Therefore if you possess the K2 family spirit and ethics and has the necessary skills to perform the above role as detailed in the experience section please apply submitting a CV and covering letter.

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The Role

The Group Development Accountant will act as the delivery lead for finance transformation activities within the region supporting the Group Regional Accounting Controller to modernise and standardise financial processes across month-end close audit readiness compliance reporting and forecasting.

The role bridges operational finance and project execution ensuring that group priorities are delivered in alignment with the global transformation roadmap. It combines process improvement data integrity system enhancement and change adoption into a single hands-on role.

Reporting to the Group Regional Accounting Controller the Group Development Accountant will work and support various key stakeholders to ensure service delivery is being met. Providing reports and updates on a regular basis.

Hours of work

Monday to Friday 8.30am 5.30pm. Hybrid working applies (after successful probation) two days based in our Guildford office as needed to perform the role and build relationships which is an integral part of the K2 culture within the business.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

1. Transformation Delivery

• Translate the Project Basecamp roadmap into an actionable delivery plan for the group covering operational inputs compliance processes controls and reporting.
• Coordinate regional inputs for process design testing and adoption of new systems and tools.
• Map as-is regional finance processes and lead workshops to design to-be workflows that enhance accuracy control and speed.
• Identify opportunities to automate manual activities or streamline hand-offs between teams.
• Consolidation of monthly processes to streamline monthly reporting focusing initially on fixed assets cost of sales analysis bank reconciliations and passthrough
• Support pilot implementations and post-go-live issue resolution.

2. Change & Communication

• Act as change champion for the group embedding new ways of working and driving engagement within finance teams.
• Prepare and deliver local training sessions how-to guides and comms updates in partnership with the Change & Adoption Lead.
• Establishment of an accounting manual to ensure consistent reporting throughout the group
• Gather feedback from regional users to inform continuous improvement and lessons learned.

3. Data Controls & Reporting

• Support regional data cleansing and mapping between legacy and target systems.
• Ensure master data reporting hierarchies and control frameworks remain aligned to group standards.
• Monitor progress against transformation KPIs (e.g. close days reconciliation quality audit findings) and report status into the Finance Transformation Controller.

4. Governance & Stakeholder Engagement

• Provide transparent status reporting to the Finance Transformation Controller and Group Finance Accounting Controller on milestones risks and dependencies.
• Engage with auditors tax advisers and cross-functional teams to ensure compliance considerations are embedded in design.
• Represent the regional finance perspective in global design or testing sessions.

Experience: Skills /Abilities & Knowledge

• Strong understanding of month-end close reporting compliance and forecasting processes.
• Experience participating in system or process improvement projects within finance.
• High proficiency in Excel ERP systems (Sage X3 or similar) and BI/reporting tools.
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to manage concurrent priorities.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills able to engage stakeholders across regions and functions.
• Working knowledge of VAT statutory reporting and regional compliance requirements.

Training and Education

• Qualified (ACCA / CIMA / equivalent) with 5 years post qualification experience

Benefits

25 days annual leave increasing with years of service

Birthday leave

Enhanced Maternity & Paternity pay

Remote working policy

Private Medical Insurance after 1 years service

Death Inservice (x4 times salary)

Electric Car scheme

Role related Bonus

Company Cash Plan

Great Place To Work Boilerplate

At the beginning of 2025 K2 was recertified globally as a Great Place To Work.

Great Place To Work is the global authority on workplace culture. To obtain the Great Place To Work accreditation a company must show that everyone who works for them has a consistently positive experience. They must prove that their leaders are caring and foster an environment in which everyone has a purpose can contribute new ideas and is able to access the resources that they need to thrive in their role.

As part of the Great Place To Work certification companies are scored within areas including trust values and leadership. K2s Trust Index score is 90% our Values score is 88% and our Leadership Effectiveness score is 92%. These scores provide us with further proof that we have built a business which nurtures inspires and challenges our people giving them everything they need to perform at the highest level. The result A passionate team perfectly positioned to deliver an exceptional customer experience.

K2 are a Disability Confident Committed Employer.

Equal Opportunities: K2 has a strong commitment to achieving equality of opportunity and expects all employees to implement and promote this in their own work.

All candidates require proof that they have the right to work. Satisfactory references will be required and undertake a pre-employment health check.

Please contact the HR team atif you need reasonable adjustments to participate in the recruitment process.

We look forward to hearing from you.