Interim Statutory Accountant

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Hays are working with a large global business seeking an Interim Statutory Accountant on a 2-month contract based in Sheffield, UK. You will produce statutory accounts for holding companies and act as the main liaison with external auditors to meet deadlines.

You'll review accounts prepared by the offshore finance team, collaborate with the tax team on tax packs, and ensure balance sheet reconciliations and R2R controls are robust throughout the engagement.

Qualifications

• Previous statutory accounts experience is required.
• Qualified Accountant, ACCA/ACA/CIMA

Responsibilities

• Produce statutory accounts for holding companies, ensuring accuracy and compliance with reporting requirements.
• Deliver draft and final statutory accounts to external auditors in line with agreed deadlines.
• Review statutory accounts prepared by the offshore finance team, providing guidance on amendments and ensuring the final output is accurate and complete.
• Act as the primary liaison with external auditors, responding to queries and implementing agreed adjustments to statutory accounts.
• Collaborate with the internal tax team to prepare tax packs and provide supporting information required for corporation tax return completion.
• Perform reconciliations between statutory financial statements and underlying accounting records.
• Partner with finance teams to identify and process adjustments required to align underlying records with final statutory accounts.
• Review and approve journals in support of the Record-to-Report (R2R) process.
• Support the R2R team by reviewing and approving balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring accuracy, completeness and adherence to control requirements.

Skills

Statutory accounts

Liaising with auditors

R2R process

Balance sheet reconciliations

Education

ACCA/ACA/CIMA

Job description

Hays are working with a large global business who require an Interim Statutory Accountant on a 2-month contract basis.

Your new role

• Produce statutory accounts for holding companies, ensuring accuracy and compliance with reporting requirements.


• Deliver draft and final statutory accounts to external auditors in line with agreed deadlines.


• Review statutory accounts prepared by the offshore finance team, providing guidance on amendments and ensuring the final output is accurate and complete.


• Act as the primary liaison with external auditors, responding to queries and implementing agreed adjustments to statutory accounts.


• Collaborate with the internal tax team to prepare tax packs and provide supporting information required for corporation tax return completion.


• Perform reconciliations between statutory financial statements and underlying accounting records.


• Partner with finance teams to identify and process adjustments required to align underlying records with final statutory accounts.


• Review and approve journals in support of the Record-to-Report (R2R) process.


• Support the R2R team by reviewing and approving balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring accuracy, completeness and adherence to control requirements.

What you'll need to succeed

• Previous statutory accounts experience is required


• Qualified Accountant, ACCA/ACA/CIMA