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1. Senior Accountant

Type:	Permanent
Location:	Northampton, Northamptonshire [East Midlands, England]
Rate:	From £39,727 to £48,555 per annum (DOE) + benefits
Qualification:	Qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA; PQE (or equivalent)
Reference:	GW 16858
Published:	07 February 2012

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Accountant to join the Accounting Development team for a 15 month fixed period to cover maternity. The position reports to the Head of Financial Reporting. The Accounting Development team provides technical accounting expertise to support the business and colleagues across the Finance community. The team is a centre of excellence and is pivotal in supporting the demands of a constantly changing business and external environment. In particular, the team is involved in the following key activities: technical accounting - the team provides input and advice on accounting for changes, whether driven internally (new products or transactions) or externally (new accounting standards, exposure drafts or other relevant publications including from Legal/EU/FSA and industry bodies). The team is responsible for monitoring, reviewing, and interpreting the impacts of changes to accounting standards or other changes impacting accounting and reporting and engaging with other areas to ensure appropriately implemented. The team provides high quality technical accounting support for key transactions and projects, which in the past has included, for example, business mergers and acquisitions by the Group; year end and half year – Accounting Development plays a key role in the planning, control and review processes for the production of year end and half year published accounts. The team is responsible for the set up of the accounts to ensure they...