Project Accountant - US GAAP to IFRS Conversion Proeject
£450 – £650 per day dependant on experience (Outside IR35)
Central London – (Remote working model)
Contract: 3 months
THE COMPANY
Our client is a management consultancy who work with a wide array of clients including house-hold names, FTSE 100 listed companies financial services companies and international groups. They combine extensive technical, practical and commercial advisory expertise with pragmatic experience and solutions. They currently have a contract for a person who has proven experience and has previous experience of working on US GAAP to IFRS conversion projects within the financial service industry. This role is offered on a remote basis and you can be based anywhere in the UK.. Strong communication skills are necessary.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
The project is already underway and implement accounting standards for the conversion. You will join a team. Your role will be but not confined to:
£450 – £650 per day dependant on experience (Outside IR35)
Central London – (Remote working model)
Contract: 3 months
THE COMPANY
Our client is a management consultancy who work with a wide array of clients including house-hold names, FTSE 100 listed companies financial services companies and international groups. They combine extensive technical, practical and commercial advisory expertise with pragmatic experience and solutions. They currently have a contract for a person who has proven experience and has previous experience of working on US GAAP to IFRS conversion projects within the financial service industry. This role is offered on a remote basis and you can be based anywhere in the UK.. Strong communication skills are necessary.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
- Experience of working on US GAAP to IFRS conversion projects.
- Technical Accounting knowledge in relevant accounting areas under IFRS and US GAAP and IFRS 9 within the financial services industry
- US CPA qualified or equivalent qualification
- Experience of reviewing statutory accounts and/ or managing audit services to financial services businesses
- Experience of delivering reports to deadlines
- Strong project management skills with the ability to manage time, prioritise tasks, use initiative and produce deliverables of a high standard.
- Ability to build and maintain business relationships and work in a team.
- Good understanding of the workings of a finance function
The project is already underway and implement accounting standards for the conversion. You will join a team. Your role will be but not confined to:
- Writing technical accounting memos and calculate accounting differences on topics, for example, such as:
- Impairment
- Different classification models
- Loan modifications, restructuring and derecognition
- Presentation, covenants and KPIs
- Systems and data
- Income Taxes
- Currency Translations
- Commitment to project timelines
- Own the areas assigned and lead the work in the area.
- Engage with internal and external stakeholders to close open points and conclude the conversion work- i.e. in a client facing role
