Job description
A 12 Month FTC has arisen for a well known house hold name.
Financial Accountant
A leading organisation is seeking a qualified Financial Accountant to join its Financial Reporting team. This role supports the delivery of high-quality external reporting to stakeholders, ensuring professionalism, efficiency through automation, and strong governance practices.
Key Responsibilities:
* Prepare the Annual Report and Accounts (ARA) for multiple groups, ensuring quality and consistency across all entities.
* Compile and prepare sections within the Strategic and Governance Reports in the ARA.
* Prepare statutory accounts for subsidiary companies and provide supporting audit evidence.
* Prepare quarterly and year-end press release financial statements, including data for financial reviews, and review/sign off the full press release or trading statement.
* Act as a key contact for external auditors during half-year, year-end, and ad hoc audits.
* Prepare regulatory accounts and other required regulatory documentation.
* Draft accounting and reporting papers for the Audit Committee.
* Manage internal controls over financial reporting.
* Prepare and collate shareholder reporting.
* Lead projects to document and enhance reporting processes, controls, and governance, and resolve financial reporting issues as they arise.
Essential Skills and Experience:
* Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or equivalent).
* Strong knowledge and experience in Group/Financial Accounting and Financial Reporting.
* Excellent understanding of accounting standards including IFRS, UK GAAP, FRS 101, and FRS 102.
* Experience or exposure to external audit processes.
* Exceptional attention to detail.