Corporate Reporting Supervisor
- Recruiter
- RSM
- Location
- Preston, Lancashire, UK
- Salary
- Competitive salary + benefits
- Posted
- 12 Jan 2021
- Closes
- 09 Feb 2021
- Approved employers
- Approved employer
- Sector
- Accounting - Public practice
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Experience level
- Qualified accountant
Job Description
The National Finance Office (NFO) are hiring a Corporate Reporting Supervisor to join their team on a permanent basis. The purpose of this role is to ensure RSM meets all regulatory requirements, the external audit goes smoothly, internal and external deadlines are met, provision of technical support to the wider NFO team and other ad hoc tasks.
About the company and department
The National Finance Office is a team of approximately 80 people, split over various locations. They are responsible for supporting the firm with all financial aspects of the day to day running, including supplier payments and expenses, payroll, commercial finance support and financial and statutory accounting to name a few.
The Corporate Reporting team, in which this role resides, is responsible for many areas such as:
The focus of this role is to support the Corporate Reporting team. Responsibilities of the role include production of statutory accounts for group entities, accounting for Limited Companies and LLPs, technical support to the team and wider department, adhoc projects and documentation of processes and controls.
In addition, you will be required to liaise with other departments within RSM to ensure processes and policies are being followed, therefore you will need good communication skills and strong technical knowledge.
Responsibilities
The candidate should be technically strong, organised and methodical in their approach, with a good eye for detail who is enthusiastic and a team player. The candidate should be adaptable to change, comfortable working accurately under pressure, able to meet tight deadlines, thorough, flexible and resilient. Good communication skills and being comfortable with computer systems including Excel is important.
Requirements
The National Finance Office (NFO) are hiring a Corporate Reporting Supervisor to join their team on a permanent basis. The purpose of this role is to ensure RSM meets all regulatory requirements, the external audit goes smoothly, internal and external deadlines are met, provision of technical support to the wider NFO team and other ad hoc tasks.
About the company and department
The National Finance Office is a team of approximately 80 people, split over various locations. They are responsible for supporting the firm with all financial aspects of the day to day running, including supplier payments and expenses, payroll, commercial finance support and financial and statutory accounting to name a few.
The Corporate Reporting team, in which this role resides, is responsible for many areas such as:
- Statutory reporting
- External audit
- Production of statutory accounts (under IFRS and FRS102)
- Limited company and LLP accounting
- Various areas of taxation (VAT, Corporate tax and PAYE Settlement Agreement)
- Accounting and ledger transactions
- IFRS and FRS102 Technical support provided to the rest of NFO
- Other compliance and external reporting
The focus of this role is to support the Corporate Reporting team. Responsibilities of the role include production of statutory accounts for group entities, accounting for Limited Companies and LLPs, technical support to the team and wider department, adhoc projects and documentation of processes and controls.
In addition, you will be required to liaise with other departments within RSM to ensure processes and policies are being followed, therefore you will need good communication skills and strong technical knowledge.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical support on accounting standards (IFRS and FRS102) to the team
- Accounting for Corporate Limited companies and LLPs
- Statutory reporting (production of statutory accounts for group entities, liaising with external auditors)
- Preparation of relevant technical memorandums
- Other monthly areas of the accounts, including, but not limited to:
- Monthly reconciliation of intercompany balances across the group
- Responsible for Share Incentive Plan accounting
- Preparation of professional indemnity schedules for the group
- Documentation of processes and controls, identify inefficiencies, and drive improvements
- General ad-hoc project work
Minimum Qualifications
About the ideal candidateThe candidate should be technically strong, organised and methodical in their approach, with a good eye for detail who is enthusiastic and a team player. The candidate should be adaptable to change, comfortable working accurately under pressure, able to meet tight deadlines, thorough, flexible and resilient. Good communication skills and being comfortable with computer systems including Excel is important.
Requirements
- The candidate should have a professional qualification
- Strong technical skills and enjoyment of technical aspects of accounting
- Previous audit or technical experience is preferable but not essential
- Proficient in Excel (understanding of pivot tables, vlookup, sumif etc.)
- Excellent interpersonal skills - able to deal with people at all levels
- Self-motivated and able to show initiative
- Able to identify and implement improvements to processes
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