Group Financial Accountant Finance · London ·

Overview

Job Level: Senior Associate

Reporting Line: Ahsan Altaf, Group Senior Finance Manager

Role Mission: Support the delivery of robust, accurate and timely group financial reporting across Kepler Interactive. This role is central to the day-to-day execution of the Group’s financial close, consolidation and statutory reporting processes, while contributing to continuous improvement of systems, controls and accounting policies across the Group.

Success Definition

• Execute a timely and accurate month‑end close process each month, working closely with studio finance teams to ensure group consolidation is completed with no disruption to business deliverables.
• Support the preparation and delivery of Group Financial Statements and Holding entity statutory accounts that are audit‑ready and signed off within agreed timelines.
• Act as a key point of contact for studio finance teams, building strong working relationships and ensuring consistent application of Group accounting policies.
• Play an active role in the implementation and continuous improvement of the Group’s consolidation system (Tagetik/ERP), enhancing efficiency and data integrity.
• Contribute to the drafting and maintenance of Group‑wide accounting policies and procedures, ensuring they are clearly documented, up to date and consistently applied.
• Support the Group Senior Finance Manager in delivering a high‑quality audit process, including preparation of audit schedules and responding to auditor queries.
• Be a reliable and responsive point of support for the UK holding entity, ensuring any ad‑hoc operational finance requests are handled accurately and efficiently, with minimal direction required from the Group Senior Finance Manager.

What You’ll Do

Key Deliverables

• Monthly consolidated financial results and associated reporting packs.
• Group Financial Statements and Holding entity statutory accounts at year‑end.
• Group‑wide accounting policies and procedure documentation.
• Audit support schedules and deliverables.
• Group controls documentation, process improvement recommendations and implementation updates.
• Ad‑hoc operational finance support and deliverables for the UK holding entity.
• System improvement deliverables as part of ERP/consolidation tool enhancements.

Areas of Accountability

• Month‑end close: Driving the day‑to‑day execution of the Group’s month‑end close process, including intercompany eliminations, consolidation adjustments and variance analysis.
• Studio liaison: Acting as the primary operational point of contact for studio finance teams, reviewing their submissions and supporting them with local reporting challenges.
• Statutory reporting: Drafting Group Financial Statements and Holding entity statutory accounts, ensuring compliance with IFRS and relevant regulatory requirements.
• Accounting policies: Assisting in the drafting and maintenance of Group‑wide accounting policies and procedures to ensure consistency across the Group.
• Controls & process improvement: Supporting the design, documentation and implementation of Group‑wide financial controls, identifying gaps or inefficiencies in existing processes and driving continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen the overall control environment across the Group.
• Systems process improvement: Supporting the implementation and optimisation of the Group’s consolidation system (ERP/Tagetik), identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and data integrity.
• Audit support: Preparing audit schedules, responding to auditor queries and supporting the Group Senior Finance Manager in managing the year‑end audit process.
• HQ support: Providing operational finance support to the UK HQ on an ad‑hoc basis, including assistance with various projects.

Who You Are

• Recently qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with 1‑2 years post‑qualified experience.
• Experience in group reporting or consolidation, ideally within a multi‑entity, multi‑currency environment.
• Solid technical accounting knowledge with working familiarity of IFRS.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple deadlines simultaneously.
• A proactive, hands‑on approach – comfortable with execution as well as problem‑solving.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to liaise confidently across finance teams and studios.
• Experience in the gaming or wider interactive entertainment industry is desirable but not essential.
• Experience with Oracle‑based consolidation tools such as Tagetik or similar ERP systems is a bonus.
• Comfortable operating in a fast‑moving, evolving environment where processes are still being built.

What We Can Offer You

• Competitive salary, 20% bonus and potential for stock option plans.
• 25 days holiday plus public holidays and end‑of‑year shutdown.
• Flexibility to manage working hours to best suit your needs.
• Personal training budget equivalent to £1,500 per year, as well as access to conferences and formal training.
• Up to 5 days paid volunteering leave per year and £100 to a charity of your choice on your birthday.
• A range of personalised wellbeing support systems including Spill, Mental Health First Aiders and more.

Other Benefits

• Medical and health insurance.
• Pension contributions.

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