Financial Accountant

About Us:

Foster Denovo currently boast over 120 Financial Advisers supported by around 250 employees across eight offices throughout the UK. We have the scale and resource to provide exceptional advice and service to our clients, advisers and employees.

Our stakeholder community is an invisible bond that gives Foster Denovo its solid foundations. It also means that our people care about our reputation and brand. And as such, we aim to delight every client we come into contact with.

When you join the Foster Denovo family, you benefit from our enviable reputation and years of industry experience. In everything we do, we’re driven by a firm set of core values, and our friendly, stakeholder culture has been praised by employees, clients and partners alike.

Foster Denovo are also proud to hold the gold investors in people accreditation which shows a clear commitment to the people who make us an employee of choice..

Purpose of the job:

• Working alongside the Group Financial Controller and Senior Management Accountant this role will take the lead on financial reporting.
• The role will have direct ownership of certain high impact and high-risk accounts as well reviewing and providing guidance to the finance assistants on the BAU accounts.
• The role holder will report directly to the Group Financial Controller.
• The role will need good UK GAAP and IFRS knowledge.
• Will be a key part in preparing financial statements for audit and writing technical papers on accounting treatment.

Job Summary:

• Drive improvement to controls and reporting of the balance sheets for the Group.
• Establish a monthly review and reporting process which provides details movements on the balance sheets.
• Develop a review process whereby each GL accounts is monitored and risks identified for action review.
• Oversee a review of the balance sheet reconciliations in place and coach understanding of each account they are responsible for if gaps identified.
• Build a clear and robust cash flow and working capital report.
• Contribute to the accounting standards knowledge of the wider team. Set up learning updates for self and the wider team. Establish self as go-to team members for accounting standards queries.
• Key contact during the audit of the financial statements.

• To participate in appropriate company and departmental training, competence and development initiatives.

Key skills and personal attributes:

• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Highly numerate
• Able to convey points clearly to both finance and non-finance colleagues.
• Keen eye for detail
• Organised with ability to multi-task and prioritise tasks.
• Flexible "cando" attitude
• Able to self-motivate and thrive as part of a team.

What we offer you:

Foster Denovo has an open, mutually supportive, knowledge-sharing culture. It’s a culture that has created the space to think differently for the benefit of our clients.

Our benefits package includes:

• 25 days holiday (increasing by an additional day per annum up to 30 days)
• Foster Denovo will match your personal pension contribution up to a maximum of 7.5%
• Life assurance of up to 4 x your salary;
• Income protection of 75% of your basic salary in the event of long term sickness
• Employees can use our financial advisers within the company for any financial advice or knowledge
• Interest free season tickets loans, eye care and childcare vouchers.
• Shopping discounts benefits portal (discounts on holiday, gym and high street retailers)