Financial Reporting Accountant

Title: Financial Reporting Accountant

Type: Permanent

Location: London, 2/3 days WFH

Salary: £70,000 - £75,000 + bonus and benefits

The company:

Our client, a multinational construction group headquartered in London, is seeking a qualified and technical adept Financial Reporting Accountant to join their high performing finance team in London.

Responsibilities:

• Subject matter expert on all technical accounting matters
• Responsible for production of all company and consolidation accounts
• Responsibility for corporation tax compliance, sales tax/VAT
• Responsibility for all other non-tax compliance reporting
• Responsibility for the company balance sheet
• Maintain appropriate accounting policies, making recommendations for changes to the Head of Financial Reporting
• Key contributor to all audit and tax related matters
• Liaise with third parties and advisors including banks, suppliers, and accountants as required
• Constant process improvement, reducing reporting time frames and increasing the quality of financial information
• Key stakeholder in change projects, driving design and implementation
• Monitor ongoing accounting updates and analyse and implement newly issued accounting updates

Role Requirements

• Fully qualified accountant (ACCA or ACA, ideally practice trained)
• A keen eye for detail and experience working for a medium / large corporate business
• Display deep expertise in technical accounting (revenue recognition, consolidations, purchase accounting and debt/equity)
• Strong working knowledge of tax / VAT compliance
• Previously worked in a business of scale, with a track record of developing and improving systems and processes