Group Financial Accountant in Slough

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a recently qualified accountant (ACA or equivalent) looking to make their first move to industry and further their career with financial accounting expertise.

As Group Financial Accountant, you will play a key role in the year-end reporting process, ensuring accurate preparation of financial statements and supporting commercial decision making.

You will gain exposure to financial accounting as well as opportunities to get involved in process improvement projects, control implementation and business partnering with the wider business.

Key Responsibilities

• Group consolidation and statutory accounts process
• Taking ownership for significant areas of the year-end audit and creation of the Group consolidated and subsidiary financial statements.
• Liaising with the subsidiaries both in the UK and overseas to obtain the financial information used to prepare the yearly accounts and facilitate the analysis of this information to ensure accuracy and timeliness of the data.
• Lease accounting process
• Preparation and analysis, including applicable accounting papers, of intercompany, IFRS 16, IAS 36, IFRS 15 and exceptional costs/income information, including resolving complex technical accounting issues and disclosure requirements
• Liaising with external auditors on subject matters.

Requirements:

• Qualified ACA / ACCA from practice ideally
• Good communication skills: ability to communicate financial information effectively to finance and non-finance staff.
• Attention to detail: meticulous in ensuring information is accurately presented and consolidated.
• Problem solving skills: methodical approach to tackling problems as and when they arise.
• Efficient: proactive, organised and comfortable working to tight deadlines.

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