Interim Senior Statutory Technical Accountant - 12 Month FTC
Posted Today by JSS Search
£150,000 Per year
Fixed-Term
Undetermined
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Interim Senior Statutory Technical Accountant involves managing the full cycle of statutory audits and preparing financial statements for a leading hospitality business. The position requires oversight of compliance with FRS 102 and collaboration with various teams to ensure accurate financial reporting. The successful candidate will also provide training and implement improvements in financial processes. This is a 12-month fixed-term contract based in London.
Key Responsibilities:
- Plan, manage, and execute the full cycle of statutory audits, from initial planning through to completion and sign-off in accordance with FRS 102
- Oversee or prepare annual and consolidated financial statements and supporting documentation for review by the audit committee and external auditors
- Stay updated on new and changing laws/regulations and assess their impact on the business
- Training finance teams and sharing best practices, identifying and implementing improvements around systems and processes to enhance efficiency and reporting quality
- Provide answers and technical memos to queries from external auditors in connection with the Project work
- Liaise with tax and other specialist teams to ensure the statutory accounts provide information required for other dependencies of these financials
- Assist in special one-off projects as needed
Key Skills:
- Must be a professionally qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA)
- Advanced excel skills
- Strong technical accounting knowledge in UK GAAP and IFRS
- Strong attention to detail, analytical ability, problem-solving skills and capacity to work independently to meet deadlines
- Experience in technical accounting papers and financial reporting
- US GAAP experience is advantageous
Salary (Rate): £150,000.00 yearly
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: fixed-term
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
JSS Finance are exclusively supporting a leading hospitality business who are looking for an Interim Senior Statutory Technical Accountant to join their team on an initial 12-month FTC.
Key Responsibilities
- Plan, manage, and execute the full cycle of statutory audits, from initial planning through to completion and sign-off in accordance with FRS 102
- Oversee or prepare annual and consolidated financial statements and supporting documentation for review by the audit committee and external auditors
- Stay updated on new and changing laws/regulations and assess their impact on the business
- Training finance teams and sharing best practices, identifying and implementing improvements around systems and processes to enhance efficiency and reporting quality
- Provide answers and technical memos to queries from external auditors in connection with the Project work
- Liaise with tax and other specialist teams to ensure the statutory accounts provide information required for other dependencies of these financials
- Assist in special one-off projects as needed.
Key Skills/Experience
- Must be a professionally qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA)
- Advanced excel skills
- Strong technical accounting knowledge in UK GAAP and IFRS
- Strong attention to detail, analytical ability, problem-solving skills and capacity to work independently to meet deadlines
- Experience in technical accounting papers and financial reporting
- US GAAP experience is advantageous