Group Financial Accountant

fdu is recruiting a Group Financial Accountant (12-month fixed term maternity contract) for a rapidly scaling technology business (currently c£200m t/o) who are backed by a highly successful private equity firm.

Overview

The role will include involvement in a wide range of tasks including consolidated reporting for a group of approximately 20 entities, working with external auditors on interim and year-end audit programmes to achieve timely preparation, review and filing of statutory accounts, and review of period end fixed asset process such as additions, transfers, disposals and depreciation.

Key responsibilities

• Preparation of annual statutory accounts under IFRS and UK GAAP (FRS 101).
• Periodic review of accounting policies and procedures including internal controls.
• Provide in-house technical accounting advice on both IFRS and UK GAAP (FRS 101).
• Assisting the management accounting team in aspects of the month-end close (balance sheet reconciliations, month-end journal entries such as depreciation, etc).
• Review of period end fixed asset processes.
• Assisting in the preparation of Board Packs.
• Working with the Cost Manager to monitor and review fixed asset additions, transfers, disposals and depreciation.
• Working with the parent company group finance function for any other reporting requirements and ad hoc requests. Liaison and coordination with the external auditors, tax advisors and internal auditors.

Candidate profile

• Qualified Accountant – preferably ACA or ACCA (PQE minimum 3 years) with previous experience in a similar Financial (Technical) Accounting role.
• Sound technical knowledge – of IFRS both in theory and practical application.
• Good communication skills and comfortable with regular exposure to senior management.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, ability to think out of the box and work well under pressure and to demanding timelines.
• Experience of working with SAGE 200 and SAP S/4 Hana accounting systems beneficial as is a familiarity with technology/capital intensive businesses advantageous.

Ideally you will need to start by the beginning of August. Our client operates a hybrid working model: 1-2 days in the office per week.