Group Financial Accountant, Knaresborough

Si Recruitment ,
Knaresborough, North Yorkshire
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £40,000 per annum

Overview

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced qualified Accountant to join a hugely successful business based on the outskirts of Knaresborough/Harrogate in a senior group accounting role. You will work collaboratively to deliver group financial statements, external reporting and technical accounting, regulatory reporting and tax insight. The role would be ideally suited to a candidate who is Big 4 trained and has recent experience of working in practice. You will ideally be ACA qualified, although other qualifications will be considered. Key duties will include: Support for the year-end process of the annual financial statements for the group Prepare annual financial statements ensuring they are in compliance with IFRS Maintain a good working relationship with external auditors and tax advisers Prepare regulatory, tax and other external reports and associated supporting documents Provide technical accounting, regulatory reporting and tax insight Provide appropriate information to external audit to ensure timetables are met Work collaboratively with other teams to ensure requests are met in an efficient manner Deliver/support finance change initiatives to ensure continuous improvements Required skills and experience Experience of working in an external reporting environment Hands-on experience of producing complex consolidations and consolidated financial statements Working knowledge of chart of accounts, accounting ledgers and reporting systems Extensive working knowledge of IFRS accounting standards Understanding of corporation tax computations and processes Excellent problem solving skills with the ability to resolve issues Good working knowledge of Microsoft office including advanced Excel skills Good planning skills and ability to deliver to tight deadlines Excellent interpersonal and communication skills Team player with flexible attitude