Group Financial Accountant

Lorien; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is seeking a highly skilled Group Financial Accountant for an initial 4-month contract based in Greater London. The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant with strong analytical skills and experience in IFRS financial statements. Responsibilities include producing high-quality financial information, reviewing submissions, and working collaboratively with other teams. This role requires immediate availability to start at the beginning of January.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with auditing or financial accounting background.
• Experience of consolidations under IFRS in large organizations.
• Strong analytical ability and time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead production of high-quality financial information for the Group.
• Review and challenge divisional submissions and reporting.
• Provide insight into the Group's externally reporting results.
• Assist with changes affecting the Group's financial reporting processes.
• Collaborate with finance teams across multiple locations.
• Maintain the Group's reporting systems.

Skills

Analytical ability

Time management

Stakeholder management

Education

Qualified accountant

Experience with IFRS financial statements

Tools

IBM Cognos Controller

CCH Tagetik

Job description

Group Financial Accountant

Our L+P client is looking for a highly skilled Group Financial Accountant to join their team on a 4 months initial contract.

CANDIDATES MUST BE AVAILABLE TO START BEGINNING OF JANUARY

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading on certain aspects of the production of high-quality financial information for the Group (including IFRS financial statements at half year and year end, quarterly production of the Solvency II results and regulatory returns, annual narrative reporting etc)
• Review and challenge of divisional submissions, developing and applying expertise in areas such as consolidations, insurance accounting, Solvency II and investments reporting.
• Preparing analysis of, and providing insight into, the Group's externally reporting results, such as the movement in the group's regulatory capital position, movements in the group's balance sheet and IFRS results.
• Assist with dealing with the impacts of change as it affects the Group's financial reporting processes. This will include the implementation of developments in financial and regulatory reporting requirements, on-going finance change initiatives, and changes to the Group as a result of corporate activity (eg integration of acquisitions, accounting for disposals, re-organisations etc.).
• Collaborative working with other group functions and finance team across multiple locations.
• Development and maintenance of the Group's reporting systems (IBM Cognos Controller and CCH Tagetik).

What are we looking for?

• Qualified accountant
• An auditing or financial accounting background, with experience of consolidations (preferably under IFRS) within a large and complex organisation
• Possess strong analytical ability and time management skills in order to effectively meet challenging deadlines
• Have a demonstrable understanding of the technical aspects of financial and regulatory reporting within a group context
• Possess strong stakeholder management skills to effectively deal with management and other finance teams across the group