Senior Accountant

BMC Recruitment Group Ltd; Tees Valley; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus 8%

Hybrid working

Enhanced benefits package

Leadership opportunity

Global finance function access

Job summary

BMC Recruitment Group Ltd is collaborating with a large international organisation to recruit a Senior Statutory Accountant for its Global Finance team. This role focuses on US GAAP to UK GAAP conversions, UK statutory accounts, and external audits, with responsibility for one direct report and ongoing team growth.

You will lead statutory accounting across multiple entities, drive governance, and partner with tax, legal, and operations to improve processes and technical excellence.

Qualifications

• Experience converting US GAAP to UK GAAP for statutory reporting.
• Strong UK statutory accounting and financial reporting background.
• Auditing experience across practice or industry is essential.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead statutory accounting and reporting across multiple entities.
• Prepare and review UK statutory accounts ensuring compliance.
• Manage US GAAP to UK GAAP adjustments and conversions.
• Provide technical accounting expertise on complex matters.
• Support external audits and liaison with auditors.
• Drive process improvements, controls and governance.

Skills

US GAAP to UK GAAP Conversions

Statutory Accounting

Audit Experience

Stakeholder Management

Financial Reporting

Education

ACA/ACCA (preferred)

Qualified Accountant

Job description

We’re working with a large international organisation to recruit a newly created Senior Statutory Accountant position within its Global Finance team.

This is a highly specialised opportunity that will suit a technically strong accountant with proven experience of US GAAP to UK GAAP conversions, statutory reporting and audit. Due to the niche skillset required, opportunities like this do not come to market very often.

Reporting into senior finance leadership, you'll play a key role in statutory accounting and compliance activities across multiple legal entities, while helping to drive best practice, process improvement and technical excellence across the wider finance function. The role will also have responsibility for one direct report initially, with further team growth planned.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead statutory accounting and reporting activities across multiple entities
• Prepare and review UK statutory accounts, ensuring full compliance with reporting requirements
• Manage and oversee US GAAP to UK GAAP adjustments and conversions
• Provide technical accounting expertise on complex reporting and compliance matters
• Support external audits and act as a key point of contact for auditors
• Drive improvements to accounting processes, controls and governance frameworks
• Partner with stakeholders across finance, tax, legal and operational teams
• Contribute to finance transformation and continuous improvement initiatives

To be considered, you'll ideally bring:

• Proven hands-on experience of US GAAP to UK GAAP conversions (essential)
• Strong UK statutory accounting and financial reporting experience
• A solid audit background, either from practice or industry
• Experience working within a medium to large-sized organisation
• Strong technical accounting knowledge and attention to detail
• The ability to influence and work effectively with senior stakeholders
• ACA, ACCA or equivalent qualification preferred, although not essential
• Big 4 experience would be advantageous but is by no means a requirement

Ideal Background

This role is likely to suit an accountant with approximately 4-8 years' overall experience, including 2-5 years post-qualified experience, who has moved into industry and developed strong statutory reporting expertise within a larger corporate environment.

Unfortunately, candidates with solely SME experience or purely practice-based backgrounds without relevant industry exposure are unlikely to be the right fit.

Package

• Salary: Up to £67,000
• Annual bonus: 8%
• Enhanced benefits package
• Hybrid working (3 days on-site)
• Genuine opportunity to shape a newly created role
• Clear visibility within a global finance function

Due to the technical nature of the position, experience with US GAAP to UK GAAP conversions is an essential requirement