Financial Accountant
- Recruiter
- Talent Forte
- Location
- England, Berkshire, Slough
- Salary
- Up to £460 per day
- Posted
- 22 Oct 2018
- Closes
- 29 Oct 2018
- Ref
- BBBH113
- Contact
- Sunny Bakshi
- Job Title
- Financial Accountant
- Experience Levels
- Qualified Accountant
- Contract Type
- Temporary
- Hours
- Full Time
An immediate vacancy exists for a Qualified Financial Accountant to join out FTSE 50 client on a 6-12 month interim basis. Our client is a household FMCG client that is currently undergoing a Legal Entity Restructure, globally.
Responsibilities:
- Be up to speed with the different methods and ways in which legal entity restructures are structured (demerger, sale, contribution etc).
- Provide expert accounting advice on each different structuring model.
- Preparation of accounting entries, balance sheets bridge analysis and judgement papers, detailing how the legal entity restructures are to be implemented.
- Manage the auditors relationship, resolving their accounting queries before obtaining their clearance on the proposed accounting methodology.
- Manage key deliverables from local markets, build strong relationships with local FDs and FCs to ensure deadline are met.
- Impairment reviews and analysis at statutory level.
- Ensure that there are sufficient distributable reserves to affect the legal entity restructures.
- Set up templates which will enable effective review, and best practice documentation of deliverables.
- Provide status updates to the senior team members.
- Coordinate sign offs with stakeholders.
- Accumulate and document the knowledge and learnings obtained in the role and current processes, analyse and continuously improve.
Qualifications:
- Qualified ACA with minimum 2 years PQE - first time passes essential.
- Must be a graduate with a 2 degree from a reputable university.
- Very strong knowledge of IFRS essential.
- Strong knowledge of UK GAAP.
- Proven experience of providing technical accounting advice to international organisations.
- The most relevant experience for this role will be either commercial or practice-based analysis and interpretation of accounting standards and the provision of technical accounting advice to commercial organisations, ideally large and / UK listed corporations.
Apply now for an immediate response, if you match the qualifications required.