Job Description

Responsibilities include the preparation and filing of the statutory accounts for the Group companies, and preparation and assistance during year-end audit, the role will have the opportunity to shape the group quarterly management account reporting, including exposure to group consolidation as well as build key relationships across the reporting structure to ensure accurate and informative reporting to assist in commercial decision making.
You will be responsible for the following duties:

• Preparation of audit packs, ensuring completeness and analysis of balances.
• Preparation of statutory accounts.
• Assisting auditors during the audit process.
• Preparation and filing of dormant accounts.
• Preparation of monthly management accounts for inclusion within Group consolidated reporting.
• Input into quarterly reporting pack including commentary and reporting of key variances.
• Liaising with internal Project Managers, Surveyors etc. to maintain accurate reporting records and explore and respond to queries.
• Financial Business Partnering with various stakeholders around the business to ensure information is accurate and up to date.

Benefits

• 24 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Life assurance
• Private healthcare
• Matching contribution pension scheme
• Discretionary salary and bonus review
• Employee assistance programme
• Discounted gym memberships
• Discount portal
• Cycle to work scheme
• Volunteering
• Sponsorship of professional qualifications and accreditations

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Must be ACCA/CIMA/ACA Qualified.
• Good communicator – able to approach stakeholders at any level on own initiative to aide understanding of results and to question any anomalies.
• Experience in preparing all aspects of statutory accounts including full disclosure notes and preparation of full audit file including balance sheet reconciliations is essential.
• Sound knowledge of accounting standards and an understanding of FRS 102.
• Preferable experience of IFRS.
• Team player.
• Dynamic work ethic with an ability to think outside the box and pick up new knowledge quickly.
• Advanced Excel user.
• Ability to assimilate new software quickly.