Job Description

The team provides specialist accounting and financial reporting advice to clients across a range of complex accounting issues. You will have a client facing role and lead a diverse range of projects, varying in magnitude and complexity, focusing on the application of technical accounting, in particular: accounting policy conversions and GAAP analysis, preparation of financial statements or carve out accounts, merger and acquisition activity, implementation support for new standards, group restructurings, and training. You will often work as part of cross-functional teams including Transaction Services, Corporate Finance, Audit and Tax. You will also lead business development activities with clients and contribute to the team’s growth and success.

You will liaise directly with your clients responding to a range of technical queries, drawing on your own expertise and identifying when additional input is required from other colleagues and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) across the business. A member of the leadership team, you will be expected to promote and role model the departments cultural values to your staff. You will lead teams and supervise the work of employees based in the UK and offshore locations. You will also have performance management responsibilities for a small number of staff.

• Managing client accounting related engagements. This will include leading teams and, in some instances, leading input into larger, multi-disciplinary teams.
• Assessing the impact of new and existing accounting standards (e.g., IFRS, UKGAAP, Companies Act), advising clients on their application and the impact on the operation of an organization.
• Taking ownership for the delivery of quality, efficient and profitable engagements.
• Acting as an SME on technical accounting specific topics.
• Leading business development effort in a sector/AAS service line.
• Building and maintaining excellent relationships with senior client staff and colleagues across various departments.
• Developing and delivering accounting training to clients and internal= teams.
• Contributing to practice and risk management, including thought leadership.
• Performance managing junior team members, ensuring that you are having rich development conversations that supports their growth and career progression.
• Actively contributing to the AAS strategy, team management and other non-delivery aspects of the role.

Our Global Technical core competencies provide clarity and consistency of expectations to ensure the minimum technical requirements are being met by level to drive quality, which is fundamental to achieving our ambition to become the most trusted and trustworthy firm. The relevant competencies for this role are:

• Technical knowledge: Understands relevant technical accounting and financial reporting standards, regulations and accounting literature. Exhibits and stays current on appropriate industry and specialized knowledge.
• Technology skills: Uses firm-approved tools and innovative technology solutions to increase quality, productivity, and data insights.
• Engagement management: Manages and executes the engagement, including project management, team management and remediation of deviations from the plan and timeline.
• Documentation: Completes documentation demonstrating an unwavering focus on quality.
• Embrace and embed our culture ambition of high challenge, high support which is grounded in Our Values.
• Operate with a curious and skeptical mindset ensuring that this is embedded in your everyday work.
• Actively lead and embed a coaching culture to get the best out of others in an environment where everyone in the team feels empowered to speak up or challenge where appropriate.
• Be accountable, professional and act in the public interest, working for the benefit of shareholders and wider society.
• Be inclusive and embrace the opportunity to work with other teams across the firm in an integrated way. Have a sense of community, purpose and fun.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Experience of working within an accounting advisory function of a professional services firm / corporate business sector at Senior Manager Level.
• Detailed knowledge and experience of IFRS 9, 15 and 16, UK GAAP (FRS 101/102), and Companies Act. 
• Knowledge and experience of US GAAP.
• Experience of developing and presenting accounting training courses.
• Experience of managing teams, coaching and mentoring junior staff. 
• Proven track record of managing and delivering high quality, complex projects with stakeholder deliverables.
• Business development experience with new and existing clients within the corporate sector. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication, and presentation skills; able to communicate complex matters in a clear and compelling manner.
• Highly effective stakeholder management and relationship building skills; credible and confident with stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail; able to analyse and interpret complex technical information.
• Effective problem solver; makes pragmatic and logical decisions, drawing on own and others’ technical accounting expertise to provide high quality solutions.
• Self-driven and resilient; able to thrive in a high-pressure environment.
• Professional qualification from a recognized accountancy body.