Financial Accountant - 9 month Fixed Term Contract
Financial Accountant - 9 month Fixed Term Contract
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Company Description
At S&W, we help our clients thrive by simplifying the complex, illuminating new paths, and shaping solutions that make a difference. As one of the UK’s top 10 fastest-growing accountancy firms, we have been a trusted partner since 1881—helping businesses and individuals meet challenges and seize opportunities across generations.
Company Description
At S&W, we help our clients thrive by simplifying the complex, illuminating new paths, and shaping solutions that make a difference. As one of the UK’s top 10 fastest-growing accountancy firms, we have been a trusted partner since 1881—helping businesses and individuals meet challenges and seize opportunities across generations.
Built on expertise and driven by ambition, we provide a comprehensive range of services, including tax and accountancy, advisory and assurance, corporate finance, and restructuring. We are defined by our purpose—to help navigate challenges, unlock potential, and achieve the extraordinary.
Job Description
What will you be doing?
To be part of the financial accounting team responsible for the provision of the group's financial reporting, including financial accounts, the group consolidation, reconciliations and statutory accounts. To ensure that the group reporting timetables are met and that the audit process is delivered on time and on budget.
As Financial Accountant, Your Responsibilities Will Include Among Others
Statutory accounts, audit and monthly reporting
* Responsible for the timely and accurate preparation of FRS101/102 statutory financial statements for legal entities, as allocated by the Group Financial Accountant (GFA), together with assisting the GFA in the timely and accurate preparation of the IFRS consolidated group accounts.
* Prepare comprehensive audit files and liaise with auditors for the entities managed.
* Assist the GFA with interim reporting and year-end audit, ensuring that the audit and reporting deadlines are met both in terms of timing and budget.
* Take full responsibility for legal entities assigned and act as the first point of contact for all queries and issues related to their entities.
* Provide commentary and analysis through the preparation of monthly legal entity reporting packs.
* To implement financial reporting process improvements on an ongoing basis, as necessary.
* Ensure financial reporting procedure notes for areas of responsibility are understood, documented in a clear and concise manner and kept up to date.
Reconciliations
* Undertake specific company reconciliations, ensuring that all reconciliations are up to date, all outstanding items are cleared and all corrective actions are undertaken.
* Take responsibility for all account balances for allocated entities and ensure they are included in the quarterly balance sheet review undertaken by the financial accountant - projects.
* Apprise the GFA of any issues that may materially affect the group (both financial and non-financial).
Tax
* Responsible for booking provisional tax numbers and working out the quarterly tax payments in conjunction with the tax manager.
Finance Department
* Work with colleagues in the Finance Department towards achieving optimal solutions to any issues in relation to the financial systems of the group.
* Provide technical support to the GFA regarding IFRS compliance. In particular, advise and implement upcoming standards in terms of accounting treatment and disclosure for both group and entity financial statements.
Other tasks
* Upload monthly foreign currency exchange rates, run the ledger revaluation processes and post base and reporting currency journals to maintain the accuracy of the ledgers.
* Prepare the annual budget for pension scheme costs, retirement annuity costs, audit fees, Employment Benefit Trust (EBT) income statement and share based payments.
* Account for the share-based payment charges and liaise with the share options team for the new awards and ensure that the monthly journals are booked correctly.
* Ensure that the expenses are allocated correctly among the entities through the monthly automated recharge process. Also make sure that the bonus provisions are allocated correctly amongst the various entities.
* Understand the inter company billing process / transfer pricing arrangements and post journals accordingly.
* Prepare quarterly reporting packs to be presented at CLA Evelyn Partners Limited and Evelyn Partners Trust Corporation board meetings.
Ad-hoc projects
* Plan and implement, or assist with, any projects in relation to the financial control of the entities. To be available for projects relating to financial control in the wider finance department.
Systems
* Make recommendations to improve systems and procedures that will increase efficiency and thereby benefit the group.
* Involvement in new system implementation as finance subject matter expert, as required.
Risk & Compliance
* Ensure that all matters raised by both the internal and external auditors, and the operational risk department are dealt with appropriately and in a timely manner.
Qualifications
To be successful in this role, you should
* Experienced in preparing statutory accounts in various formats.
* Experience and knowledge of IFRS.
* Financial or Professional services sector experience.
* Efficient in Microsoft office applications - word, excel, etc.
* Extensive experience of accounting programmes at GL level
Professional Qualifications And Education
* Qualified Accountant - ACA, ACCA or equivalent recognised foreign qualification.
Additional Information
As a colleague here at S&W you will have access to benefits that include
* Competitive salary
* Private medical insurance
* Life assurance
* Pension contribution
* Hybrid working model (role dependent)
* Generous holiday package
* Option to purchase additional holiday
* Shared parental leave
* Fully funded training towards professional qualifications
* Cycle to work scheme
* Season ticket loan
* Eye care support
We are proud to value the differences that a diverse workforce brings, representative of society and our clients. At S&W we have a wide range of highly active employee resource groups and we’re delivering multiple diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives across the organisation. It is our commitment to provide a workplace where all colleagues, regardless of identity, background, or circumstance, feel respected as individuals and feel that they can achieve their full potential and work in a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment.
We are happy to make any reasonable adjustments to accommodate for your needs throughout the application process. Please let your Recruiter know.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Contract
Job function
* Job function
Accounting/Auditing and Finance
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