The Role

Our fantastic Finance Team is looking for an experienced Legal Entity Accountant to join our Group Reporting team in Bristol. This role focuses on statutory reporting and entity-level compliance across a large and complex group structure following the acquisition of Empiric Student Property PLC.

This is a great opportunity to join a collaborative finance team and gain exposure to complex reporting and technical accounting projects.

You`ll support the production of financial statements for 100+ entities, assist with month-end reporting, support corporate structure changes, and help improve finance processes and systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Producing statutory accounts for 100+ entities
• Supporting month-end reporting and reconciliations across 300+ entities
• Ensuring compliance with UK GAAP reporting standards
• Supporting JV accounting, reporting, and group recharges
• Assisting with finance system improvements and corporate structure projects
• Preparing reports for external bodies including the Office for National Statistics

What We`re Looking For

• ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualified
• 3+ years` experience in financial reporting or accounts production
• Strong UK GAAP knowledge
• Experience with complex group structures and multiple entities
• Advanced Excel skills
• Organised, proactive, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

What You`ll Get in Return

• A discretionary annual bonus so you can share in the company`s success
• 25 days` paid holiday and an annual holiday buying scheme, with 5 additional days awarded for long service
• A generous pension scheme - employer contributions between 5% and 11% depending on how much you save
• Various benefits to support your health and wellbeing including a Healthcare Cash Plan, an Employee Assistance Programme, a Wellbeing platform and a Gym benefit that you can share with your family and friends
• Enhanced Family Leave including 18 weeks full pay for birthing parents and 4 weeks for non-birthing parents
• Lots of other great benefits including an annual ShareSave scheme, Employee Life Assurance, a discounts portal and more!

About Unite Students

Founded in 1991, Unite Students is the UK`s leading provider of purpose-built student accommodation. You can find us in 23 leading university towns and cities, with 70,000 students calling US home! We are driven by our values, culture, and a commitment to develop diverse and inclusive teams, filled with positive energy and new ideas.

Instinctive inclusion. We know that to create and maintain a happy healthy organisation, we have to work hard to ensure inclusion isn`t just what we do but who we are.

People make Unite Students. Employees, students and neighbours all contribute to building environments where we can all thrive.

Room for Everyone

We`re proud to be an employer that embraces individuality, and we`re passionate about building inclusive teams. We focus on creating a collaborative culture where you can be you, where your voice is heard, and where you can truly belong. We take great pride in being rated Gold Investors in People and are constantly striving to provide the highest standard of learning and development opportunities and professional pathways for our people. Building a home for success, for both our employees and students, requires exceptional people with a passion for creating room for everyone, doing what`s right, keeping US safe, and raising the bar. Join us as we build better experiences for students that live with us.

We are US.