Description
Group Reporting Accountant (ACCA/AAT) required for maternity cover with leading organisation based in Bedfordshire.
Responsibilities include:
External reporting
- Deliver a best-in-class, high quality external reporting - including interim and annual accounts (IFRS), subsidiary statutory accounts (UK GAAP, FRS101) and other presentations as needed.
- Help manage the external relationships with advisors such as the auditors.
- Accounting for more complex areas such as hedge accounting, share-based payments and pensions.
Internal reporting
- Good understanding of consolidation systems and processes
- Provide analytical support to the Group Reporting Manager and the corporate team and provide real value through the provision of quality, timely and accurate information, highlighting issues and trends.
- Develop good relationships with the business units to understand their systems, processes and business issues and to challenge the information they report to the Group.
- Participate in ad-hoc projects as required.
Compliance with accounting standards
- Monitor proposed changes to accounting standards, assess impact on group and communicate/action/train as necessary. Particular focus will be required in respect of FRS101, IFRS15, IFRS16.
- Experience
- Graduate calibre, qualified accountant with a substantial experience and a progressive record of success.
- Solid Consolidation experience
- Background in technical accounting (revenue recognition, pensions, goodwill, treasury instruments etc), including IFRS and UK GAAP and listing requirements.
- Must have strong Excel skills. Familiarity with Hyperion/Smart View would be useful.
Skills
- Good analytical/planning skills with the ability to get things done without direct authority.
- Technically and commercially able, with the ability to fit within a forward thinking and dynamic organisation.
- Energetic, positive/can do and sense of humour with the drive and ambition to succeed and drive change.
- Strong intellect: incisive, logical and analytical, and with a real eye for detail.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication (written and oral) skills.
- Self-starter, but committed team player.
- Maturity to interact effectively with a diverse set of stakeholders and the ability to communicate at all levels.