Location: Irlam
Contract: Temporary – 3 months
Hours: Full-time
Hybrid Working: 3 days in the office / 2 days from home
Freedom Fibre is a UK full-fibre network provider, building and operating gigabit-capable broadband infrastructure across the UK. Following its merger with Truespeed in 2026, Freedom Fibre forms part of the Freedom Truespeed Group, which now serves more than 412,000 ready-for-service premises and around 70,000 customers across the North West, West Midlands, South West and East of England.
We’re looking for an experienced Group Accountant to join our Finance team on a 3-month FTC contract.
The Group Accountant will play a key role in supporting the smooth migration of our group companies from Xero and Business Central to Sage 200. You’ll help ensure business continuity throughout the transition, with a strong focus on data integrity, accurate reporting and financial governance.
You’ll also support in maximising the benefits of having all companies operating on one platform, enabling accurate and timely consolidation of accounts, consistent controls and reconciliations, and the ability to report divisionally.
The role will also involve developing work instructions and quick reference guides to help colleagues get up to speed with Sage 200.
Reporting to: Group Reporting and Finance Transformation Manager
Your responsibilities will include:
We’re looking for a qualified accountant with strong technical accounting experience and a solid background in group accounting and reporting.
You’ll be methodical, organised and highly detail-focused, with the confidence to work collaboratively and provide constructive challenge when needed. You’ll also be hands-on, adaptable and proactive, with the ability to work effectively in an evolving environment.
This is a 3-month temporary contract, so we’re particularly interested in hearing from candidates who are available immediately or at short notice.
The role is based in Irlam and operates on a hybrid basis, with 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home.
You must have the right to work in the UK, as we’re unable to offer sponsorship for this role.
No agencies, please.
If you’re a qualified accountant with strong group accounting experience, Sage 200 knowledge and are available for a 3-month temporary opportunity, we’d love to hear from you.
Freedom Truespeed Group recognise the service provided by recruitment agencies and as such have a Preferred 2nd tier Supplier List, with whom terms of business have been agreed. Only suppliers who have signed up to these terms can place candidates with Freedom Truespeed Group and will receive instruction directly from us to do so. Freedom Truespeed Group is therefore unable to consider speculative CV's or proposals from any other third party and any speculative CV's or proposals being sent into the organisation will be treated as gifts.
As such, Freedom Truespeed Group reserves the right to directly contact any candidates who have been speculatively submitted by a third party and shall therefore not be liable for any fees whatsoever should it choose to engage the candidate’s services. Furthermore, speculative submission of candidate CV's does not establish a right of representation should the same candidate’s details also be submitted by a Freedom Truespeed Group Preferred 2nd tier Supplier or independently by the candidate themselves.
Submission of any unsolicited CV's and proposals to Freedom Truespeed Group will be deemed evidence of full and unlimited acceptance of these terms and agreement that these terms are the totality of any commercial or contractual relationship whatsoever in respect of the candidate(s) whose unsolicited CV's were sent.
As a UK fibre network provider, we believe that high-speed broadband should be available for everyone. Our vision is to take fibre off the beaten track, providing fast, reliable connectivity with the best possible customer experience. So, we’re connecting homes and businesses in the cities and in the sticks – creating an affordable, optical fibre network which will last for generations.
Our aim is for our people, our partners and our suppliers to work together with the common purpose; to make full fibre, high-speed broadband available to everyone, at a price that is affordable.
We’re based in the North West of England and we’re dedicated to driving change across our local area and beyond. We partner with Internet Service Providers to optimise the UK’s fibre network. Together we deliver the best possible customer experience whilst driving down costs and improving the speed of roll-out. Our management team has extensive knowledge of the UK telecommunications industry. We’ve all got experience in rolling out high-speed fibre networks, both cost-effectively and at speed.
With our knowledge and expertise, we innovate and challenge conventional thinking to deliver an inclusive, high-speed fibre infrastructure. Our team are all encouraged to speak out and contribute wherever they feel they have something to offer. We value energy, ideas and we show care and consideration for everyone and everything we touch in our work. Most of all, we enjoy what we do and we are dedicated to making a difference.
