Financial Reporting Accountant - Part Time

Together; Cheadle; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A financial services company in Cheadle is looking for a part-time Financial Reporting Accountant. You will prepare external financial reporting and manage audit processes, ensuring accurate documentation and governance. The ideal candidate has strong IFRS reporting experience and can effectively communicate with stakeholders. The role includes competitive benefits like annual bonuses and gym access.

Benefits

26 days holiday

Discretionary annual bonus

Health cash plan

Free local gym access

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in reporting under IFRS.
• Statutory accounting, audit or management accounting experience.
• Highly organised and efficient with an ability to work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Prepare the Group annual report and accounts.
• Coordinate external audit requests.
• Produce statutory accounts work papers to a high standard.
• Ensure all areas of work involved are well controlled.
• Produce ad-hoc financial information and analysis.

Skills

Relevant experience in reporting under IFRS

Statutory accounting or audit experience

Strong focus on quality of work

Effective communication with senior stakeholders

Highly organised with ability to work under pressure

Job description

Financial Reporting Accountant - Part Time

• 26 days holiday, and a day off for your birthday (increasing with service to 29 days), plus bank holidays
• Free access to company holiday homes
• Buy & sell holidays
• Discretionary annual bonus plus an additional Shared Reward Bonus
• Life assurance and Critical illness cover
• Travel season ticket loans and Ride to work scheme
• Free local gym access
• Local bar / restaurant discounts

Company Description

Benefits of working at Together

• 26 days holiday, and a day off for your birthday (increasing with service to 29 days), plus bank holidays
• Free access to company holiday homes
• Buy & sell holidays
• Discretionary annual bonus plus an additional Shared Reward Bonus
• Matched pension contribution
• Health cash plan plus Private medical insurance
• Life assurance and Critical illness cover
• Travel season ticket loans and Ride to work scheme
• Free local gym access
• Local bar / restaurant discounts

Company Description

We're Together. For over 50 years, we've helped thousands of people, businesses and professionals unlock their property ambitions with our common-sense approach to mortgages and secured loans.

We take the time to understand our customers and our door is always open, so we can often help when other lenders can't or won't. Based in Cheadle, Cheshire, our 750 colleagues help our customers throughout the UK, backed by the power of a £7 billion loan book.

Job Description

As a Financial Reporting Accountant you will be preparing the Group's external financial reporting, including the Group Annual report and accounts, quarterly interim reporting and subsidiary statutory accounts and related work papers. You will have involvement in assisting in other areas such as accounting queries, day to day management of external auditors, process improvements and ad hoc projects.

As a Financial Reporting Accountant, we are looking for someone to:

• Prepare the Group annual report and accounts, subsidiary annual statutory accounts and quarterly external reporting to agreed deadlines.
• Coordinate external audit requests ensuring requests are responded to on a timely basis and accurate documentation is provided
• Produce statutory accounts work papers to a high standard and in a timely manner in accordance with reporting timetables, whilst also appropriately addressing review comments
• Ensure all areas of work involved in are well controlled, accurately prepared, documented and in line with the Financial Reporting Framework.
• Produce ad-hoc financial information and analysis as and when required
• Effectively communicate with key stakeholders across Group Finance to ensure the correct financial information is obtained
• Draft quarterly and annual timetables to ensure key delivery dates are met, updating on progress and managing stakeholders across the projects.

Qualifications

Essential:

• Relevant experience in reporting under IFRS
• Statutory accounting, audit or management accounting experience
• Highly organised and efficient with an ability to work under pressure and deliver to agreed deadlines
• Effectively communicating and managing senior stakeholders
• Strong focus on quality of work with attention to detail

Desirable:

• Financial services industry experience
• Experience with producing statutory reporting for listed companies, within a bank or financial services business
• IFRS9 financial instruments experience

If you feel you have some of the skills mentioned above, but not all, please do still apply and we would be happy to have a further discussion with you in regards to your suitability for the role.

Additional Information

Together embraces diversity and inclusion, and are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Not only do we welcome difference - we celebrate it, support it and really value our colleagues for who they are. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills.

If you feel you'd benefit from any support or reasonable adjustments during any stage of the recruitment process, please don't hesitate to let us know when completing your application. This information will be picked up by our team, so we can try and put steps in place to help you be at your best through this process.

Please note that all successful applicants will undergo relevant employment reference, financial and criminal record checks.

• We prioritise your well-being with a comprehensive range of benefits designed to support you both personally and professionally.
• We prioritise your well-being with a comprehensive range of benefits designed to support you both personally and professionally.