Job Description

• Support for the co-ordination of year-end process of the annual financial statements for the Group
• Prepare annual financial statements ensuring they are in compliance with IFRS and legal requirements
• Maintain a good working relationship with external auditors and tax advisers
• Prepare regulatory, tax and other external reports and associated supporting documents
• Oversee legal entity life cycle activities during the corporate expansion plans
• Provide technical accounting, regulatory reporting and tax insight including horizon scanning
• Ensure activities align to the established control framework
• Provide appropriate information to external audit in efficient timescales to ensure year-end timetables are met
• Work collaboratively with other Finance Teams to ensure auditor requests are met in an efficient and effective manner
• Produce consolidation and disclosure models for the Group
• Deliver/support Finance change initiatives to ensure continuous improvements.

Benefits:

• Competitive salaries
• Health cash plan
• Life cover
• Free fresh fruit
• Critical illness cover/income protection
• Pension
• Quarterly company socials including a fantastic Christmas party!
• Eye care voucher scheme
• Company sick pay
• 26 days holiday a year plus bank holidays

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Good experience of working in an external reporting environment
• Excellent hands-on experience of producing complex consolidations and consolidated financial statements
• Good working knowledge of chart of accounts, accounting ledgers and reporting systems
• Extensive working knowledge of IFRS accounting standards and statutory financial statements requirements
• Understanding of corporation tax computations and processes
• Excellent problem solving skills with the ability to resolve issues
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft office including advanced excel
• Good planning skills and focus on delivery to tight deadlines
• Ability to manage a number of competing priorities as well as key stakeholders
• Good track record of challenging current process, identify and deliver efficiencies
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both verbal and written)
• Team player with flexible attitude
• Collaborative working style
• Professional, energetic, enthusiastic; and persistent and adaptable
• Professional accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA)
• Degree, preferably in business or accountancy related discipline
• Big 4 trained