Financial Reporting (Qualified ACA/ACCA) - Senior Client Advisor

Financial Reporting (Qualified ACA/ACCA) - Senior Client Advisor (3991)

Our Accounting and Outsourcing team work to support our clients to better run their finance functions, understand their financial position and performance, and to ensure they are compliant with changing accounting and tax legislation. With the relentless pace of technology change our teams advise clients in areas such as process and digitalisation, business performance and financial reporting, while building enduring relationships that positions Mazars as a trusted adviser. Our successful team of more than 250 professionals is growing across all areas including cloud accounting, payroll, financial reporting and company secretarial.

Job Purpose

As the Senior Client Advisor you will be part of a dynamic and evolving business advisory team that provides an outstanding quality of work and service to our clients, ensuring accurate and timely preparation of financial statements under IFRS, FRS102 and the Companies Act.

You will be part of a team of expert advisors who build bespoke solutions preparing annual statutory financial statements for larger more complex clients requiring our technical expertise. The team can advise on one-off transactions; acquisitions and disposals; group restructures/reorganisations and simplifications; GAAP conversions; implementation of and amendments to accounting policies (IFRS and UK GAAP) as well as amendments to the Companies Act.

Our clients range from SME's, entrepreneurial and private clients and larger organisations based both in the UK and Internationally from a range of sectors including manufacturing, service industry, education sector and retail.

Role & Responsibilities

• Preparation of statutory accounts for clients, including consolidated accounts and consolidation workings (including overseas subsidiaries).
• To be part of a team of expert advisors who build bespoke solutions across a range of disciplines, according to client needs.
• Financial reporting solutions given for complex transactions.
• Building strong working relationships with the client, ensuring any problems or requests are dealt with promptly.
• Liaising with other departments for specialist advice.
• Reporting in a timely and accurate manner to client queries.
• Keeping managers informed of case progress and any issues arising.
• Raising the profile of the firm by ensuring clients are fully satisfied by the service and support they receive and that they are aware of all other services.
• Ensure standards and procedures maintained by whole team.
• Mentoring, supervising and training colleagues.
• Assisting with business development by working with Accounting and Outsourcing colleagues and colleagues in other service lines.
• Assesses and produces high quality work in line with the Firm's policy and processes, meeting relevant regulatory requirements.

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

• ACCA or ACA (or equivalent) qualified with excellent broad practical accounting and statutory financial statements preparation experience with a specific interest in large and more complex financial statements. Training and support will be given.
• People management skills with a passion for working as part of a team.
• Organisational skills.
• Relevant recent experience working in a practice accountancy environment preparing financial statements under varied GAAPs
• Good IT skills, intermediate level of Excel is essential.
• Good interpersonal and client handling skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Actively seeks to enhance expertise and knowledge.
• Ability to develop new initiatives and methodologies.
• Ability to identify issues through sound analysis and application of commercial acumen in all situations.
• Provides assistance, shares experience, provides meaningful feedback and proactively supports the development of others.
• Begins to develop a network of client contacts and contacts in the wider market.

About Forvis Mazars

Forvis Mazars is a leading global professional services network. The network operates under a single brand worldwide, with just two members: Forvis Mazars LLP in the United States and Forvis Mazars Group SC, an internationally integrated partnership operating in over 100 countries and territories.

Both member firms share a commitment to providing an unmatched client experience, delivering audit & assurance, tax and advisory services around the world. Together, our strategic vision strives to move our clients, people, industry and communities forward.  Through our reach and areas of expertise, we help organisations respond to emerging sustainability issues in the global marketplace including human rights, climate change, environmental impacts and culture.

We are one diverse, multicultural, multi-generational team with a huge sense of connection and belonging. This is a place where you can take ownership of your career, get involved, believe in yourself and put your ideas into action.

At Forvis Mazars, we empower our people and celebrate individuality. We thrive on teamwork and are agile. We have bold foresight and give people the freedom to make a personal contribution to our shared purpose. We support one another to deliver quality, create change and have a deeper understanding, to help make an impact so that everyone can reach their full potential.

Central Milton Keynes / Leeds / Birmingham / Nottingham / Leicester based office locations with a hybrid working model!

Being inclusive is core to our culture at Forvis Mazars; we want to ensure everyone, whether in the recruitment process or beyond is fully supported to be their unique self. To read more about our approach click here.

Our aim is to make the recruitment process as accessible and inclusive as possible - please contact us to discuss any changes you may require so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.