Technical Accounting Specialist in Hampshire

Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting-edge defence technology to ground-breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as a Technical Accounting Specialist for the Group Finance function of QinetiQ at our Farnborough site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

The Role

As a Technical Accounting Specialist, you will be the business partner of choice, delivering safely, responsibly and sustainably for the benefit of all our stakeholders and in support of the strategic growth of the business to deliver operational advantage. Day-to-day, you’ll support the Group in meeting its financial reporting requirements as a publicly listed company as well as supporting the UK based statutory accounts including relevant audits and iXBRL tagging.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Ensuring that the Group is appropriately prepared and set-up to be compliant with new accounting standards.
• Investigating and facilitating solutions to potentially complex accounting issues that arise both at a Group level and within the business.
• Liaising with business finance staff to provide technical advice and support e.g. how to account for the Group’s long-term contracts.
• Providing financial and accounting support to other Group functions including treasury, tax, business strategy, and investor relations on an ad-hoc basis.
• Monitoring changes in the Financial Reporting environment, producing assessments of the impact on QinetiQ of new accounting standards.

Essential experience of the Technical Accounting Specialist:

• Detailed experience of statutory financial reporting for listed companies and non-listed subsidiaries.
• Strong technical accounting skills with detailed and comprehensive knowledge of IFRS.

Essential qualifications for the Technical Accounting Specialist:

• Must hold a relevant accounting qualification for example ACA/ACCA.

We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education; provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you. This role is 37 hours per week based at our Farnborough site and this is a hybrid-based role with an average expectation of 3 days per week onsite.

Farnborough

At our Farnborough site exciting work takes place at our state-of-the-art facility, with high-energy laser technologies, our 5m pressurised wind tunnel which has a simulation capability that is unique in the UK and our large research and development projects is a real hub of creativity, research and innovation. Join our talented teams of Engineers, IT & Cyber Specialists, Project Managers, Group Functions Teams and many more to provide future defences in the UK.

Our Benefits:

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance.
• Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days.
• Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance.
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more.
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
• Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and local community.

Please note that all applicants for this role must be eligible for BPSS clearance, as a minimum.