Description
We are seeking an ACA-qualified Accountant to join the team as a Group Financial Accountant supporting external statutory reporting, IFRS technical accounting, tax and treasury issues within the Group Finance team.
The ideal candidate will be ACA qualified, having trained in practice, possess a strong grounding in IFRS technical accounting, have experience of working in, or with, a multi-national or listed company, and demonstrate excellent attention to detail and analytical capability.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
- Financial Accounting: Take responsibility over the Group’s annual and half year reports processes and lead the projects, including preparing consolidated IFRS statutory accounts and disclosures.
- Ensure that the Group’s financial statements and annual report is delivered to a high standard with relevant disclosures in a timely manner.
- Act as a key contact for external auditors and assist in the co-ordination of the annual and interim audit and ensuring that all auditor queries are satisfactorily addressed.
- Prepare technical accounting memos for Audit Committee in line with IFRS.
- Production of Group wide accounting policies and maintenance of the Group Finance Manual.
- Act as the Group’s technical accounting expert and assist the Management Accounting team in operating entities with any queries on accounting treatment in line with IFRS.
- Management of the Group’s internal control programme including the internal control declaration process.
- Be responsible for the preparation of all UK based entities financial statements and to ensure that these are filed in advance of the deadline.
- Support of outsourced tax providers, accounting for current and deferred tax across the group, and completion of tax packs for external tax adviser.
- Treasury: Maintain relevant hedge documentation and understand impact of FX on group reporting and provide recommendations for management of relevant risks.
- Stakeholder Management: Collaborate effectively with senior finance leaders, regional finance teams, tax, treasury, and external advisors.
Benefits: Flexible/hybrid working, company pension, life insurance, private healthcare, Health Cash Plan, enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay, employee purchase scheme, group bonus scheme, company music events, offsite company parties and free lunch in the canteen.