Senior Financial Accountant, AD WARRIOR

Guardian Jobs; Swansea; On-site; GBP 47,000; Part time

Job summary

Guardian Jobs seeks a Senior Financial Accountant to join a key team within their finance department. This role, based in Swansea, involves managing financial governance and statutory reporting while ensuring compliance with IFRS regulations. Ideal candidates will have a strong accountancy background and the ability to foster relationships across departments. Enjoy a flexible environment with generous leave and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible working options

25 days holiday, increasing with service

Employee assistance programme for health and well-being

Cycle to work scheme

Gym membership offers

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with experience in IFRS and FReM.
• Experience in finance within large, complex organizations.
• Analytical and organized with a passion for improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial assurance and governance for the organization.
• Manage accounting policies and ensure compliance with IFRS.
• Produce statutory reports and manage the period end close process.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Relationship building

Education

Qualified accountant

Tools

SAP

Job description

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The Role

As a Senior Financial Accountant (SFA) for the organisation you will be part of a specialist team that sits at the heart of the finance department. The team provides expert advice, support and challenge to their managers, ensuring compliance with all statutory, regulatory and best practice accounting standards and requirements. We produce statutory reports and manage the balance sheet, including managing fixed asset register.

Senior Financial Accountant

Location: Bristol, Nottingham, Swansea

Salary: £46,848 per annum

The Role

As a Senior Financial Accountant (SFA) for the organisation you will be part of a specialist team that sits at the heart of the finance department. The team provides expert advice, support and challenge to their managers, ensuring compliance with all statutory, regulatory and best practice accounting standards and requirements. We produce statutory reports and manage the balance sheet, including managing fixed asset register.

Job Description

As a senior member of the Financial Accounting team the job holder is expected to participate across the full breadth of the team’s remit whilst specialising in one of the areas. The area of specialisation will be rotated through the team to encourage staff development.

The roles we are currently recruiting will specialise initially in either Financial Accounting or Fixed Asset Accounting.

• Financial Accounting – Take lead responsibility for the financial assurance and governance of the organisation. To include managing their accounting policies, ensuring compliance with IFRS and FReM, production of the Annual Report and Accounts and managing the period end close process as well as taking ownership for the audit process.
• Fixed Asset Accounting – Maintaining governance and control over the fixed asset base of the organisation. This involves becoming the key point of expertise regarding their fixed asset registers, supporting and contributing to the organisation's capital strategy, ensuring compliance with IFRS and FReM, and producing regular monthly reports to Boards and the relevant elements of the Annual Report and Accounts.
  
  
  

The role may include line management of other members of the team.

Person specification

• You will be a qualified accountant. You will have experience of working with IFRS, FReM or other statutory reporting frameworks.
• You will preferably have experience of SAP (or similar financial system), and experience of working in Finance in a large, complex organisation.
• You will be analytical, well organised and passionate about making a difference.
• We are looking for people who build relationships and work well as part of a team.
  
  
  

About Them

The organisation helps keep Britain moving, safely and sustainably.

They do this by helping people through a lifetime of safe and sustainable journeys, helping them keep their vehicles safe to drive, and protecting them from unsafe drivers and vehicles.

They’re working hard to:

• make roads safer
• improve services for their customers
• make road transport greener and healthier
• harness the potential of technology and data
• grow and level up the economy
  
  
  

Benefits

• An environment with flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance
• Generous Annual Leave - 25 days holiday, increasing by 1 each year of service, up to 30
• 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King’s birthday
• Latest IT and Tech devices
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity with a range of staff communities to support all our colleagues
• Excellent learning and development tailored to your role including paid apprenticeships up to Masters level
• Wide range of discounts schemes on high street names
• Employee assistance programme for health and well-being
• Cycle to work scheme and Gym membership offers
  
  
  

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable organisation, please click apply to be redirected to their website to complete your application.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Accounting/Auditing and Finance

• Industries

  Advertising Services

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