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Financial Reporting Accountant

Reading, Berkshire

Financial Reporting Accountant

  1. Permanent
£48,000 - £50,000 per annum
BBBH183119

Reading, Berkshire

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Financial Reporting Accountant - Reading - £50,000

We are helping our Practice clients find a newly qualified individual that may want to step out of Audit but remain within a Practice setting.

This role would suit a newly qualified individual or a finalist will be considered if they hold the relevent experience.

These guys pride themselves of a collaborative, transparent work environment, have an extremely high staff retention rate and have seen their headcount double over the past 4 years.

A bit more about the role....

You will be joining the newly created Financial Reporting team, the purpose of this team, historically the Audit team have previously provided this service to their clients, but the portfolio has now grown to such a size that it demands a more focused attention.

Therefore, this is a unique opportunity for someone to add instant value to the company - producing work that will rapidly make a positive difference to clients and colleagues alike.

The primary scope of the role will be to take full ownership of providing a best-in-class accounts preparation & financial reporting service for our varied portfolio of Audit clients which include multinational groups, PLCs, listed companies, owner-managed businesses and leading charities, large academies and schools.

As a key part of one of the largest Audit teams in the Thames Valley region, and that has been named the UK's leading charity auditor for the last 14 years running, your role will involve:

  • Preparation of statutory accounts, financial reports, consolidations and disclosures under a range of reporting and accounting standards (IFRS, UK GAAP, Charities SORP, FRS 102, etc.)
  • Supporting the Audit team with client queries regarding clients' accounts.
  • Supporting the audit team in finalising statutory financial statement production as part of the audit process.
  • Liaising with departments across the firm to ensure client requirements are met and clients are provided with the highest level of service.
  • Act as a key contact with clients to identify client-specific areas of judgement, provisioning and risks
  • Understanding the regulatory requirements of each client and maintaining your CPD in relation to any regulator updates to relevant standards.

The technical skills, experience and background we'd expect to see from candidates suitable for this opportunity include:

  • Experience of preparing full sets of statutory accounts in a professional services environment. Experience of different accounting standards to include IFRS, UK GAAP, Charity SORP, FRS 102, etc.).
  • Some audit experience would also be preferable, though not essential.
  • An appetite for professional self-development and providing exemplary levels of client service.
  • Excellent relationship-building and communication skills, being able to quickly and confidently build lasting relationships with clients and colleagues alike; shaping a proactive, responsive and value-adding service to our clients.
  • An accountancy qualification (such as ACA or ACCA or equivalent) would be preferred.

Financial Reporting Accountant - Reading - £50,000

**SPONSERSHIP IS NOT OFFERED WITH THIS ROLE **

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