Financial Accountant
- Employer
- Hays A&F
- Location
- England, London
- Salary
- Negotiable
- Closing date
- Apr 30, 2021
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- Job Role
- Accountant
- Sector
- Education & Training
- Contract Type
- Contract
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Details
Financial Accountant
Financial Accountant to support the Financial Controller for the University. Looking for an experienced Accountant who can turn their hands to most areas of financial accounting including tax, treasury, financial control, fraud, control framework, building dashboards, excel analysis and reporting.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Own the end-to-end production of the Annual and Interim Reports & Accounts and subsidiary statutory accounts.
- Act as the group's accounting technical specialist, researching and writing papers on technical matters for discussion with the group's auditors.
- Own all technical accounting entries, including but not limited to the group's lease accounting under IFRS16; deferred tax accounting; property valuations and impairment.
- Oversee overseas tax and statutory compliance
- Manage other statutory and compliance matters, such as supplier payment practice reporting and banking facility compliance.
- Support the FD closely on strategic matters, for example the group's strategic projections.
- Develop excellent relations with the external auditors and advisors, finance colleagues, and other colleagues across head office and the schools / colleges.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
- Qualified accountant with a technical background such as with an audit firm.
- Several years' post qualification experience.
- Strong knowledge of IFRS for a consolidated group.
- Sound generalist knowledge of tax, in particularly corporation tax. A specific tax qualification is not required.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong attention to detail.
- Strong relationship management skills, both internally and externally.
- Strong self management, able to work effectively both independently and collaboratively.
- Excellent excel skills.
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