Interim Financial Reporting Accountant

£300 - £400 per day

Yorkshire

Join this innovative, leading organisation in a period of growth, in their Group Finance Team on an interim basis which may lead to a perm role. In the role you will lead on all aspects of Group accounting policy, technical accounting support for commercial projects and new standard implementation, in addition to playing a key role in internal and external financial reporting.

Duties

• Provides a range of accounting knowledge, insight and analysis across all of the Group's businesses, on a separate and consolidated basis
• Manage the Group's accounting team, addressing technical accounting queries and projects from Corporate and the business units
• Work with the wider Group Finance team to prepare external consolidated financial reporting under IFRS, with a particular focus on the preparation of disclosures
• Key point of contact with the auditors, drafting technical papers to support accounting treatment adopted
• Assist with the preparation of papers and reports for Audit Committee and Board
• A key role in the development of the Group's financial accounting and reporting capabilities, responding to senior stakeholder requirements
• Assist with month end reporting, reviewing management accounts and providing technical support to Corporate accountant
• Input to continuous improvement, driving improvements in the business's processes and procedures
• Supporting Tax & Treasury

Key skills and experience needed

• Qualified accountant (ACA, Big four background preferred) with excellent technical accounting skills, likely several years post-qualified experience
• Post-practice experience in industry
• Experience engaging at senior levels within an organisation
• Have a strong grasp of IFRS
• Be comfortable with complex accounting areas, including derivatives and hedge accounting
• Tax and treasury exposure
• Have strong analytical skills.
• Strong communication skills with an ability to adapt tone and style to a variety of audiences.