Senior Hedge Accountant (6m Contract)

The Role

• Leading monthly multi-currency consolidation and close activities across international entities.
• Managing foreign exchange accounting, CTA, remeasurement and intercompany transactions under IAS 21.
• Overseeing intercompany eliminations, equity movements and CTA reconciliations.
• Working closely with Treasury on FX exposure management and hedging strategies.
• Accounting for and monitoring a diverse portfolio of FX derivatives, including forwards, swaps and options.
• Applying IFRS 9 hedge accounting principles across balance sheet and cash flow hedging activities.
• Supporting international intercompany funding, capital structures and net investment hedging.
• Driving improvements across finance and treasury processes, systems and controls, including NetSuite and TMS environments.
• Providing clear FX, consolidation and treasury analysis to senior leadership, auditors and key stakeholders.
• Leading finance transformation and process improvement initiatives to increase automation, accuracy and efficiency.

Requirements

• Fully qualified accountant - ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA or equivalent.
• Immediately available to start the contract or on a short notice period (max 2 weeks)
• 7+ years' relevant experience within financial consolidation, FX accounting and/or treasury.
• Strong hands-on knowledge of IAS 21 and IFRS 9, particularly hedge accounting.
• Proven experience consolidating international, multi-currency entities.
• Practical experience with FX hedging and derivative accounting.
• Strong understanding of treasury risk management and foreign currency exposures.
• Experience working with ERP and Treasury Management Systems; NetSuite experience would be highly advantageous.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, international financial services, fintech, banking or Big 4 environment.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to communicate complex FX and accounting matters to senior audiences.