Group Accountant

Posted 23 January 2020
Salary £400 - £475 per day
LocationCity of London
Job type Permanent
ReferenceBBBH98477_1579802441
Contact NameLiam Stubbs

Job description

Investigo are recruiting a 4-6month Group Accountant role for a FTSE 250 business, based in central London. This is an excellent opportunity to advance your skills within a progressive business.

The daily rate on offer stretches from £400 - £475, commensurate with experience.

Responsibilities

  • Support the reporting team to prepare and produce accurate, timely and relevant external and internal reporting and to work on ad hoc projects as required
  • Preparation of the group's external reporting including annual report and accounts and half year statements
  • Required to extract relevant information from the group's consolidation system (SAP BPC) to prepare the necessary reports and notes to the accounts and review the submissions and disclosures to ensure that they are accurate and in line with IFRS and other reporting requirements
  • Supporting the financial reporting team by preparing, analysing and reviewing monthly reporting packs and analysis documents
  • Helping to maintain and update the group finance manual in line with IFRS and other requirements
  • Supporting the financial reporting team to monitor and challenge group-wide financial control procedures including reviewing internal finance reviews performed by the regions and ensuring local statutory accounts have been signed on a timely basis
  • Helping to research and draft accounting papers on a variety of subjects including goodwill impairment, discontinued operations and other IFRS issues for submission to senior group management

Role requirements

  • Qualified accountant (ACA with good pass record and big 4 training preferred)
  • Relevant experience of either auditing or preparing group consolidated accounts under IFRS
  • Experience of and interest in researching technical IFRS accounting issues ideally in a group (FTSE250) organisation
  • Good excel skills - ability to consolidate and analyse large amounts of data in multiple currencies
  • Attention to detail and ability to self-check work.
  • Process driven
  • Excellent organisation and communication skills.

If this role is of interest to you and you would like further information, then please send your CV to Liam Stubbs at Investigo on liam.stubbs@investigo.co.uk.