Financial Reporting Accountant

Randstad; Watford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment consultancy is looking for a Financial Reporting Accountant in Watford. The ideal candidate will be a recently qualified ACA or ACCA accountant with strong UK GAAP and IFRS skills. Responsibilities include delivering high-quality external reporting and preparing consolidated financial information. This role offers a chance to grow within a dynamic finance function with exposure to senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Practice trained and looking to move into first role in industry.
• Experience: 1 year PQE plus.
• Skills: accruals, audit, Excel, and financial accounting.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality external reporting including interim and annual accounts.
• Responsible for preparation and presentation of consolidated financial information.
• IFRS 16 reporting.

Skills

Strong technical accounting skills - UK GAAP and IFRS

Excellent influencing skills

Strong Excel skills

Education

ACA or ACCA recently qualified accountant

Tools

ERP Systems (SAP, Oracle, JDE)

Job description

Our client is looking for driven individuals that have recently qualified to join this expanding organisation as Financial Reporting Accountant. This opportunity will allow the ideal candidate to grow within a continuously developing finance function with great exposure to senior stakeholders.

The ideal candidate will be practice trained and looking to move into their first role in industry. You will deliver high quality external reporting - including interim and annual accounts (IFRS), subsidiary statutory accounts and other presentations as needed.

This role will be responsible for the preparation, presentation and development of the Group's consolidated financial information and statutory accounts, including IFRS 16 reporting.

The ideal Financial Accountant will possess the following attributes/skills:

• Preferably ACA or ACCA recently qualified accountant
• Strong technical accounting skills - UK GAAP and IFRS
• Excellent influencing skills
• Experience of group consolidations, either within role or as external auditor
• Must have strong Excel skills

If you are interested in the role of Financial Reporting Accountant please do not hesitate to apply today.

Randstad Financial & Professional encourage applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK.

Requirements:

• Experience: 1 year PQE plus
• Skills: accruals, audit, ERPs (SAP, Oracle, JDE), Excel, financial accounting, IFRS
• Qualifications: ACCA, ICAEW - ACA