Group Financial Reporting Accountant

The Apex Group was established in Bermuda in 2003 and is now one of the world’s largest fund administration and middle office solutions providers.

Our business is unique in its ability to reach globally, service locally and provide cross-jurisdictional services. With our clients at the heart of everything we do, our hard-working team has successfully delivered on an unprecedented growth and transformation journey, and we are now represented by over circa 13,000 employees across 112 offices worldwide.Your career with us should reflect your energy and passion.

That’s why, at Apex Group, we will do more than simply ‘empower’ you. We will work to supercharge your unique skills and experience.

Take the lead and we’ll give you the support you need to be at the top of your game. And we offer you the freedom to be a positive disrupter and turn big ideas into bold, industry-changing realities.

For our business, for clients, and for you

Role: Group Financial Reporting Accountant

Department: Finance

Role Location: Aldersgate Street, London (UK)

Reports to: Global Head of Accounting and Reporting

Employment Type: Permanent

Role Summary

As an Group Financial Reporting Accountant at Apex Group, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality group financial reporting, statutory accounts, and investor reporting across a global organisation. Working closely with finance teams, auditors, lenders, and investors, you'll support group consolidations, manage audit processes, drive working capital improvements, and enhance reporting systems and processes, helping to ensure accurate financial insights and strong financial governance across the business.

Key responsibilities

Working capital management

• Drive working capital efficiency by tracking and managing receivables and payables across the group.
• Review monthly balance sheet reconciliations for Group entities with focus on working capital and cash
• Drive standardization of reconciliation processes across both group subsidiaries and the wider group

Group statutory accounts and reporting

• Lead the end-to-end production of group statutory accounts and ensure full compliance with IFRS
• Draft and compile disclosures and notes for the AGL group consolidated financial statements.
• Coordinate Group YE audit and delivery of the information required by the externa auditors
• Lead end-to-end production of group holding entity statutory accounts, liaising with operational teams and the auditors to drive efficient completion
• Assist in system and process improvements in Workday, including reporting enhancements and automation
• Assist with the quarterly, and annual multi-currency group consolidation process
• Assist with subsidiary sub-group consolidations as necessary

Investor relations and lender reporting

• Drafting investor and lender presentation materials
• Assist in production of debt compliance packages including leverage, interest cover and liquidity covenants
• Support answering queries from investors and lenders as appropriate

Skills required/needed

• Professional qualification required (ACA, ACCA, CPA or equivalent).
• 3 + years post qualification finance experience, ideally including exposure to Group consolidation and statutory reporting. Big 4 experience is preferred.
• Strong attention to detail and communication skills.
• Strong analytical ability to process through financial information in order to identify key drivers.
• Ability to work independently as well as within the wider finance group
• Workday experience desirable but not essential.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge (IFRS/UK GAAP) as relevant to group consolidation and statutory reporting (e.g. Revenue Recognition, Lease Accounting, Financial Instruments).
• Comfortable communicating financial information to senior management, lenders or investors.

What you will get in return

• Discretionary driven bonus based on company objectives
• 25 days annual leave + public holidays
• Private Medical Cover (Employee only)
• Income protection
• Life Assurance
• Pension plan included
• Opportunity to work with a diverse, agile and global team.
• Exposure to all aspects of the business and cross-jurisdiction.
• A genuinely unique opportunity to be part of an expanding large global business + more

Additional information

We are an equal opportunity employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, gender identity, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, socio-economic, responsibilities for dependants, physical or mental disability. Any hiring decision are made on the basis of skills, qualifications and experiences.

We measure our success as a business, not only by delivering great products and services and continually increasing our assets under administration and market share, but also by how we positively impact people, society and the planet.

For more information on our commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) please visit

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