Senior Financial Accountant

We have an excellent opportunity for a qualified Accountant with experience in a Financial Reporting role within FinancialServices/Asset Management/Insurance/Life & Pensions. Working underneath some fantastic people that you can learn from this role is a far cry from a BAU Financial Reporting role. You will need strong project management, communication and analytical skills.

The role will form part of a newly created group Finance function for a newly listed business based in Edinburgh. The unified finance function wil mange the merger of two business and the demarger from a group.

As part of the wider Financial Reporting, Planning and Performance team you will be part of the project to create and implement the new financial reporting policies and processes for the group. This will be a high profile and highly visible project where you will gain significant expsoure to senior stakholders.

• To support the Group Financial Reporting Manager in the overall design and production of the Group consolidated financial statements
  
• To support and/or lead the process to produce the other financial sections of Group reporting with ownership for specific sections
  
• Production of sections of the Board and Group Executive Committee monthly reporting as directed by the Group Financial Reporting Manager
  
• Input to papers required for the Group Audit Committee relating to the Group reporting process, excluding the technical analyses
  
• To support the implementation of new accounting standards
  
• Actively contribute to the delivery of other finance change projects that impact the Group reporting process
  
• To support and/or lead the delivery of initiatives required as part of the demerger project to ensure Group reporting processes meet all reporting and control requirements of a newly listed plc
  
• To liaise with the external auditors, ensuring that timescales are communicated and agreed and the auditors' requirements are met to ensure timely completion of their work
  

• Be a qualified accountant with post qualification experience
  
• Have a detailed knowledge of IFRS
  
• Have a detailed knowledge of financial reporting regulatory requirements and legislatory frameworks
  
• Have experience of dealing with complex transactions and associated accounting
  
• Have experience of delivering finance change programmes
  
• Be a highly analytical and skilled problem solver, with a strong commercial mind-set, and the ability to distil complex ideas or problems into simple, effective plans and solutions
  
• Have an ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders and influence the demanding nature of these relationships
  

Closing date for applications is Tuesday 18th December. For a confidential discussion please get in touch with Travis Sinclair by applying now via the link.