Financial Reporting Manager

My client is looking for a senior technical accountant to join their team. Working primarily with the Finance Director, Financial Controller and our contract management team as well as our parent company's US group corporate department while they restructure under their new parent company. This is a contract role but will go permanent for the right candidate.

Role & responsibilities:

• Conversion from UK GAAP to IFRS
• Develop and implement revised processes
• Undertake calculations and necessary amendments to reflect IFRS valuations (e.g. Stock, IR&D, leases)
• Various tasks associated with producing financial year end accounts including balance sheet reconciliation and analysis - this represents a change of financial year end from 31/3 to 30/9.
• Participate in implementing Oracle / J D Edwards
• Participate in the annual budget process (again needing to convert into a presentation / format compliant with the parent company)
• Able to deliver financial reporting at senior management level

Required skills & experience:

• ACA/ACCA Qualified
• Knowledge of a UK company owned by a US parent
• Strong knowledge of multiple IFRS
• Strong Excel skill levels including pivot tables and tools to data mine from large spreadsheets
• Working with Multi-company and group consolidation
• FEX - conversion and revaluing between GBP and USD.
• Ability to communicate with and articulate financial impacts to the wider business (i.e. non-accountant