Financial Reporting Manager

An opportunity has arisen for a fully qualified or finalist ACA/ACCA or equivalent to join our client, an award-winning Accounting, Tax and Corporate Finance firm, recognised in 2023 as 'Outstanding to work for’ by Best Companies.

They work with ambitious SMEs, their owners and Private Equity houses combining the financial expertise, experience and accessibility of their talented team to help them achieve their goals. Like their clients, they’re ambitious too, wanting to be a top 25 accounting firm by 2026, which they will achieve by investing in their people and continuing to provide innovative and value added accounting, tax and corporate finance solutions that empower clients to make better decisions.

This is an excellent opportunity within an exciting and growing team, where you will be working on a variety of clients requiring technical expertise.

You will be required to work well within a team environment, including liaising with the audit and tax team as well as external auditors on assignments to ensure deadlines and clients’ expectations are met.

Your role will consist of assignments with technical accounting requirements for larger entities and ad hoc projects of a complex nature. This will include assisting the wider team with technical queries, with the long-term goal of growing the technical capabilities of the company.

Main duties:

• Preparing Accounts, Business Tax Computations and managing projects of larger assignments, alongside the audit team, to significantly contribute to the final client offering.

Detailed duties are:

• Undertake the day-to-day communications with clients to obtain the necessary information and resolve queries on a timely basis.
• Preparation of period end financial statements for medium sized companies, consolidated financial statements and LLPs using the firm’s preferred software applications with minimal review points arising.
• Preparation of business tax computations including adjustments for enhanced expenditure, loans to participators.
• Assist junior team members with the completion of period end assignments that form part of the consolidated financial statements.
• Work to a timetable agreed by the audit team. Ensure regular communication of progress to the audit team to ensure both internal and external deliverables are met.

Knowledge & Experience required:

• A 'can do’ attitude with a high attention to detail.
• Good communication skills - both verbal and written
• Commitment to learning
• Confidence
• Able to work as part of a team but also individually.
• Good organisation skills
• Good at managing deadlines and workload prioritisation ('multi-tasking’)

Full Job Description available on application.

Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications for this role from candidates that do not have the right to work in the UK, or require visa sponsorship, either currently or in the future. This includes those currently on a graduate visa.

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job.