Interim Statutory Accountant

Your new company

Hays are working with a large global business who require an Interim Statutory Accountant on a 2-month contract basis.

Your new role

• Produce statutory accounts for holding companies, ensuring accuracy and compliance with reporting requirements.
• Deliver draft and final statutory accounts to external auditors in line with agreed deadlines.
• Review statutory accounts prepared by the offshore finance team, providing guidance on amendments and ensuring the final output is accurate and complete.
• Act as the primary liaison with external auditors, responding to queries and implementing agreed adjustments to statutory accounts.
• Collaborate with the internal tax team to prepare tax packs and provide supporting information required for corporation tax return completion.
• Perform reconciliations between statutory financial statements and underlying accounting records.
• Partner with finance teams to identify and process adjustments required to align underlying records with final statutory accounts.
• Review and approve journals in support of the Record-to-Report (R2R) process.
• Support the R2R team by reviewing and approving balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring accuracy, completeness and adherence to control requirements.

What you'll need to succeed

• Previous statutory accounts experience is required
• Qualified Accountant, ACCA/ACA/CIMA

What you'll get in return

• Hybrid working