Accountant
Permanent,Full-time
Job Description
- Preparation of half year and full year financial statements
- Owning the preparation of subsidiaries statutory accounts
- Liaising with the Group’s external and internal auditors, taking ownership of prepared by client files, and responding to audit queries
- Internal reporting: preparation of the Group consolidated monthly management accounts with insight to performance for distribution to the Board
- Point of contact for key areas of reporting such as; business disposals and acquisitions, share based payments, goodwill impairment, lease accounting and non-trading costs
- Support Group finance projects, i.e. adoption of new accounting standards, audit driven change projects, and provide input into drafting associated technical papers
- Support the Group’s planning cycles for central P&L from Divisional Contribution to Profit After Tax, Balance sheet and Cashflow statements
- Maintain Group Accounting Policies and Procedures manual, and ensuring they kept up to date of new accounting standards and policy changes
- Involved in the ongoing maintenance of the current consolidation system
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Relevant professional qualifications ACA/ACCA qualified (or overseas equivalent)
- Strong proven financial capability with strong technical accounting knowledge and experience gained from working for a top mid tier accounting firm and or a Group Finance function in a public listed company
- Experienced in preparation and or audit of consolidated management and financial information for a UK listed group
Reference no: 110957