Senior Reporting Accountant

Overview

In this role you will lead external reporting for the Group, coordinating group consolidation, statutory financial statements, and the year-end audit. You will work with divisional finance teams and external auditors to ensure timely, IFRS-compliant reporting and a smooth audit process. You’ll support new accounting standards adoption and maintain the Group Accounting Manual, contributing to a simplified group structure. This position offers a meaningful impact on financial governance within a large, purpose-driven organisation.

Responsibilities

• Perform group consolidation and produce consolidated financial statements at year end
• Produce technical accounting papers to support complex judgements and management papers for the year end audit
• Liaise with divisional finance teams to resolve accounting queries
• Manage external auditors to ensure a smooth year end audit process
• Assist with implementation of new accounting standards to ensure IFRS compliance
• Maintain Group Accounting Manual reflecting accounting policies throughout the group
• Support ongoing entity rationalisation project to simplify group structure
• Prepare subsidiary financial statements in compliance with Companies Act 2006 and UK GAAP

Key requirements

• Recognised accountancy qualification (ACA or ACCA)
• Recent experience auditing or preparing financial statements for a large group
• Sound understanding of IFRS and statutory reporting requirements

• strong communication
• stakeholder management
• attention to detail
• IFRS
• statutory reporting
• UK GAAP

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