Statutory Reporting Accountant

Axon Moore; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is looking for a Statutory Reporting Accountant to join a high-calibre finance team in South Manchester. The ideal candidate will be ACA qualified with strong experience in statutory accounting and will manage year-end consolidation, annual reporting, and financial controls. This hybrid role offers autonomy and the opportunity to broaden your commercial exposure while contributing significantly to the organization's financial processes. A chance to enhance your technical expertise in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• ACA qualified with post-qualification experience in statutory accounting.
• Exposure to international entities and multi-currency reporting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage year-end consolidation and annual reporting for the PLC and UK subsidiaries.
• Preparation of unaudited interim results for the half-year end.
• Produce monthly statutory accounts, including income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow.

Skills

Statutory accounting

IFRS 15 application

Financial controls

Multi-currency reporting

Autonomy in finance

Education

ACA qualified (or equivalent)

Job description

Statutory Reporting Accountant | £65k-£70k+bonus | Hybrid | South Manchester | AIM listed business

Axon Moore is pleased to be partnering with a long-standing client that is seeking to appoint an ACA-qualified accountant to its team. Reporting directly to a high-calibre Head of Finance, this role would suit someone stepping into their second role in industry or a practice-trained accountant at Manager level looking to make their first move into industry.

The position will take ownership of year-end consolidation and annual reporting within a PLC environment. Beyond the year-end cycle, there is a strong opportunity to gain exposure across a wide range of financial controls and processes.

The Group places a real emphasis on autonomy and development, making this an excellent opportunity for someone who wants to apply their technical expertise while broadening their commercial exposure and adding genuine value.

Key responsibilities

• Manage year-end consolidation and annual reporting for the PLC and UK subsidiaries.
• Annual review of impairment assessment and intangibles.
• Preparation of unaudited interim results for the half-year end.
• Supervise the preparation of IFRS 16 lease accounting.
• Draft technical papers on IFRS 15 application for large contracts and provide audit support.
• Prepare guidance on capitalisation of employee costs for projects.
• Provide query support for tax return preparation in collaboration with external auditors.
• Assist with statutory accounts preparation for entities overseas.
• Produce monthly statutory accounts, including income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow.
• Calculate monthly accruals for loan interest and corporation tax.
• Review/reconcile balance sheet accounts on a regular bases to ensure accuracy and validation.
• Undertake a project to improve Group consolidation workflow.
• Update monthly banking covenant calculation for board and bank.
• Undertake ad hoc statutory and financial tasks for internal and external stakeholders.
• Deliver technical support and coaching to the transactional and management accounting teams.

Personal specification

• ACA qualified (or equivalent) with post-qualification experience in statutory accounting.
• Exposure to international entities and multi-currency reporting preferred.