Senior Accountant- Financial Reporting-6 month contract (11397)

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Investec is a distinctive Specialist Bank serving clients principally in the UK and South Africa. Our culture gives us our edge: we work hard to find colleagues who\’ll think out of the ordinary and we put them in environments where they\’ll flourish. We combine a flat structure with a focus on internal mobility. If you can bring an entrepreneurial spirit and a desire to learn and collaborate to your work, this could be the boost your career deserves.

6 month contract – day rate inside IR35

This role is in the financial reporting team, which has principal responsibility for all external reporting and technical accounting. We are looking to expand the capacity and skills needed to enable delivery of the increasingly complex demands of financial reporting from accounting standard setters, regulators and other stakeholders. This opportunity is for an immediately available Senior Accountant looking for a contractor position for 6 months.

The key contacts for the role will be diverse and will include the external auditors, business areas and other finance teams.

To be a senior member of the team responsible for satisfying the statutory financial reporting requirements of the group – specifically covering the consolidated reporting for Investec plc and Investec Bank plc. This will typically include:

1. Preparing/reviewing the group annual statutory accounts and working with external auditors
2. Preparation of key disclosure notes, including with respect to financial instruments
3. Liaison with Investor Relations, risk and other finance teams
4. Key contact and driver of the external audit process
5. Periodic reporting to satisfy the needs of a variety of internal and external customers including the regulators
6. Assisting in preparing the quarterly financial returns to the regulators, including investigating and documenting variances
7. Develop and deliver technical training sessions
8. Participation in projects to drive implementation of new accounting standards and financial reporting requirements and continue the drive for increased automation in production of the financial statements
9. Ensuring the integrity of the group\’s general ledger on a monthly basis by reviewing and challenging the ledger entries
10. Responding to ad hoc requests
11. Involvement in improvement and ad hoc projects

What are we looking for in the successful candidate?

1. Qualified accountant with in-depth knowledge and experience of the below areas
2. Financial services experience
3. Technical understanding of IFRS
4. Experience of consolidations
5. Experience of providing training and knowledge sharing
6. Familiarity with the JDE and Essbase would be beneficial
7. Systematic approach in analysing and solving problems with good attention to detail
8. Immediately available and comfortable to be on a day rate contract

Other skills and personal attributes

1. Self-motivated, enthusiastic and able to work without close supervision
2. Ability to manage projects with multiple stakeholders
3. Team player with experience of leading teams/projects
4. Personable and confident manner
5. Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
6. Good Excel working knowledge
7. Experience of FINREP reporting

If this contractor role is the role for you, click apply today and the team will be in touch shortly!

As part of our collaborative & agile culture, our working week is 4 days in the office and one day remote.

Embedded in our culture is a sense of belonging and inclusion. This creates an environment in which everyone is free to be themselves which helps to drive innovation, creativity and ultimately business performance. At Investec we want everyone to find it easy to be themselves, and to feel they belong. It\’s a responsibility we all share and is integral to our purpose and values as an organisation.

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