Financial Reporting IFRS - Senior Client Advisor (Qualified)

Mazars; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global professional services network seeks a qualified accountant in Birmingham to prepare statutory financial statements under IFRS and UK GAAP. The ideal candidate has experience with complex consolidations and the ability to manage multiple priorities. This role offers a hybrid working model and opportunities for career progression.

Benefits

Opportunity for career progression

Inclusive company culture

Hybrid working model

Qualifications

• Experience in preparing statutory financial statements under IFRS, FRS 101, and FRS 102.
• Ability to handle multiple sets of financial statements concurrently.
• Experience working in a practice accountancy environment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare statutory financial statements primarily under IFRS and UK GAAP.
• Focus on consolidated accounts and complex accounting disclosures.
• Hold discussions with clients about accounting standards.

Skills

Practical accounting experience

Preparation of IFRS and UK GAAP

Experience in complex consolidations

Agility to changing priorities

Coaching junior team members

Education

Qualified accountant

Tools

OneSource

CaseWare

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25.08.2025

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09.10.2025

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Job Description:

Forvis Mazars is an engine for rapid and consistent career progression, offering individually designed career paths that help you pursue your interests, match your changing needs, and explore your true potential. We work with diverse, prestigious clients across a range of sectors and geographies, giving you the opportunity to constantly update and grow your skills for lifelong professional development.

Are you looking to make an impact in our financial reporting team? Are you looking to grow our business as if it was your own? And are you looking for open, engaged and collaborative teams? Then apply to the role today!

About the team

Our Accounting, Advisory and Compliance Solutions team provide an outstanding quality of work and service to our clients, ensuring accurate and timely preparation of financial statements under IFRS and UK GAAP and the Companies Act as well as supporting them with additional accounting support. Our clients range from SME's, entrepreneurial and private clients to larger organisations based both in the UK and Internationally from a range of sectors including manufacturing, service industry, education sector and retail.

About the role

You will be focused on the preparation of statutory financial statements primarily under IFRS, FRS 101 and FRS102 for UK companies and complex groups.

There will be a focus on the preparation of statutory accounts for clients, particularly consolidated accounts, consolidation workings with business combinations, cash flow reporting and complex accounting disclosures. This will involve using our accounts preparation software OneSource and CaseWare.

What are we looking for?

• Qualified accountant with excellent broad practical accounting and statutory financial statements preparation experience – including an excellent understanding of journal entries and an ability to apply accounting principles to new scenarios.
• Proven expertise in the preparation of IFRS and UK GAAP FRS 101 and FRS 102 statutory accounts for a variety of businesses including large groups.
• Experience in preparing complex consolidations and cash flow statements.
• Proven experience in balancing multiple priorities (you are likely to be working on several sets of financial statements concurrently).
• Being agile and flexible to changing timelines and priorities.
• Hold discussions with clients regarding application of relevant IFRS and UK GAAP FRS 101 and FRS 102 standards.
• Relevant recent experience working in a practice accountancy environment.
• Experience of coaching and guiding junior team members.
• Experience of OneSource and CaseWare preferable but not essential.

About Forvis Mazars

Forvis Mazars is a leading global professional services network. The network operates under a single brand worldwide, with just two members: Forvis Mazars LLP in the United States and Forvis Mazars Group SC, an internationally integrated partnership operating in over 100 countries and territories.

Both member firms share a commitment to providing an unmatched client experience, delivering audit & assurance, tax and advisory services around the world. Together, our strategic vision strives to move our clients, people, industry and communities forward. Through our reach and areas of expertise, we help organisations respond to emerging sustainability issues in the global marketplace including human rights, climate change, environmental impacts and culture.

We are one diverse, multicultural, multi-generational team with a huge sense of connection and belonging. This is a place where you can take ownership of your career, get involved, believe in yourself and put your ideas into action.

At Forvis Mazars, we empower our people and celebrate individuality. We thrive on teamwork and are agile. We have bold foresight and give people the freedom to make a personal contribution to our shared purpose. We support one another to deliver quality, create change and have a deeper understanding, to help make an impact so that everyone can reach their full potential.

Central Milton Keynes / Birmingham / Leeds / Nottingham based office locationswith a hybrid working model!

Being inclusive is core to our culture at Forvis Mazars; we want to ensure everyone, whether in the recruitment process or beyond is fully supported to be their unique self. To read more about our approachclick here.

Our aim is to make the recruitment process as accessible and inclusive as possible - please contact us to discuss any changes you may require so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.