Financial Reporting Accountant
Salary: £55,000 - £63,000
Location: Cheshire
Duration: Permanent
Sellick Partnership has been engaged to recruit a permanent Financial Reporting Accountant for a leading reputable and long established financial services organisation based in Cheshire.
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a pivotal role within the team due to an internal promotion. You will be responsible for the provision of financial reporting services for the Group and its subsidiaries, including involvement in Group and subsidiary statutory reporting, the UK GAAP monthly consolidation, committee reporting and working with stakeholders across Finance.
In joining the Financial & Reporting team, you will form part of a team of technically skilled and experienced accountants whose remit covers a broad range of statutory, regulatory, and other external reporting for the Group and its subsidiaries. It is a great opportunity to be part of a dynamic team where there are significant opportunities to challenge and develop your existing skillset.
The successful candidate will gain excellent exposure to a variety of different business areas and the opportunity to gain an understanding of the whole business with regular exposure to senior stakeholders. The team member will also help the team develop its current offering to add further value to the business and Group Finance.
Key responsibilities
- Responsible for understanding and challenging the reported results of the Group in order to articulate a clear story in all aspects of reporting - both in Audit Committee and Board reporting as well supporting the external messaging in the Group Annual Report & Accounts and press releases
- Prepare Board, Audit Committee, and other reports of an appropriate standard, taking ownership during the production and review process through to final submission
- Support the production of the UK GAAP consolidation on a monthly basis working with stakeholders across Finance to ensure it meets all external standards and is produced on time
- Prepare the subsidiary statutory accounts working closely with teams across Finance and the wider business to deliver timely and accurate financial statements
- Support the Head of Financial & Regulatory Reporting in continually reviewing and challenging the financial reporting processes within your control to identify efficiencies and control improvements
The successful applicant will be a fully qualified ACA/ ACCA/CIMA Accountant making their first move from practice or coming from a similar role with experience in financial services.
It is essential the candidates applying for this role have financial reporting experience, in particular preparation and/or audit of financial statements; knowledge and experience of UK GAAP and/or IFRS and excellent analytical and numerical skills, attention to detail and ability to critically evaluate own and other's work.
You will have excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and build working relationships; coupled with strong presentation and communication skills with the ability to communicate complex issues simply and effectively.
You must be able to work well under pressure and manage priorities and have good interpersonal skills with a confident ability to communicate results to senior managers and directors.
You will be able articulate complex or topical subject matter, possess excellent written and verbal communication skills, and have vast experience in developing and maintaining strong stakeholder relationships, as well as a team player attitude.
If you consider yourself to be a committed, career driven professional who can demonstrate the above experience and who would welcome the stimulus of this finance post then we would be pleased to hear from you.
If you would like to apply for this role or would like to find out more, please apply online.
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