Group Reporting Manager
- Recruiter
- The Consultancy Group
- Location
- England, Hertfordshire, Hemel Hempstead
- Salary
- £350 - £400 per day
- Posted
- 25 Apr 2018
- Closes
- 02 May 2018
- Ref
- SB24896
- Contact
- Sam Banks
- Job Title
- Financial Accountant
- Category
- Technology
- Contract Type
- Temporary
- Hours
- Full Time
The Consultancy Group are currently recruiting for an interim Group Accountant to join a global consumer business. This role will support the completion of the group financial statements and the year end reporting.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Help drive year-end planning and audit planning
- Liaise with auditors pre and post year-end to ensure all issues are managed and the audit process is as smooth as possible
- Coordinate year-end process across the regional finance teams
- Ensure quality of work from all stakeholders
- Reviewing accuracy of legal entity reporting packs, providing feedback and ensuring all issues are resolved
- Provide technical accounting support to the country controllers as required
- Document the adoption of new or revised IFRS accounting standards
- Assist with ad-hoc projects as and when required
- Participating or leading system, operational or process changes as required
- Propose, train and then transition elements of statutory reports production to the SSC
- Automate processes wherever possible
Person specification
- Minimum of 5 years of post-qualified work experience in a Financial Accounting role
- Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
- A good working knowledge of ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle or MS Dynamics
- Expert in excel, proficient in pivot tables & look ups
- Strong local GAAP & IFRS knowledge, including solid experience of producing financial statements