Consolidation & Group Accountant
- Recruiter
- Towergate
- Location
- United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Salary
- Competitive salary
- Posted
- 14 Jun 2021
- Closes
- 21 Jun 2021
- Ref
- 2208599
- Job role
- Group accountant
- Sector
- Accounting - Public practice
- Experience level
- Qualified accountant
The Vacancy
The Consolidation & Group Accountant role is responsible for assisting the Head of Consolidation & Group Report & Accounts in the production and analysis of all Group Consolidations and Interim Financial Statements for both Topco and Midco.
Key Role Accountabilities:
Functional Knowledge/ technical knowledge:
Business Expertise:
Driving continuous improvement and innovation:
Building self-insight & relationships:
Qualifications and Experience:
Person Specification:
Essential:
Desirable:
The Company
The Ardonagh Group is the UK's largest independent insurance broker with global reach. We are a network of over 100 office locations and a workforce of nearly 7,000 people. Formed in 2017 and following a series of acquisitions in 2018, Ardonagh today brings together best-in-class brands including Autonet, Bishopsgate, Carole Nash, Geo Underwriting, Price Forbes, Swinton, Towergate and URIS. Our understanding of the communities we serve, together with our scale and breadth, allows us to work with our insurer partners to deliver solutions that meet our customer needs.
Our understanding of the communities we serve, together with our scale and breadth, allows us to work with our insurer partners to deliver solutions that meet our customer needs. Visit www.ardonagh.com for more information. #AD #LI-SB1
The Consolidation & Group Accountant role is responsible for assisting the Head of Consolidation & Group Report & Accounts in the production and analysis of all Group Consolidations and Interim Financial Statements for both Topco and Midco.
Key Role Accountabilities:
Functional Knowledge/ technical knowledge:
- Good working knowledge of the Finance Control team responsibilities.
- Statutory accounts preparation and delivery knowledge
- Consolidation and IFRS knowledge
Business Expertise:
- Effective written and oral communication skills to communicate complex accounting language simply
- Ability to build strong relationships required for liaising with internal and external stakeholders
- Ability to challenge, enquire and analyse
- Ability to apply existing skills to other tasks as required
Driving continuous improvement and innovation:
- Analytical and problem-solving skills required to recognise and solve problems / issues when they arise.
- Able to present information in a concise, efficient and professional manner to senior management
Building self-insight & relationships:
- Strong relationships with all internal and external stakeholders
Qualifications and Experience:
- Education - Degree level educated (or equivalent).
- Specialised Knowledge - IFRS, UK GAAP
- Microsoft Office skills to intermediate level
- Professional Certification - ACA/ACCA/CIMA with industry experience preferred
- Experience - Previous experience of statutory accounts production, consolidation, audit process management and ensuring reporting is correct at a legal entity level is preferred.
Person Specification:
Essential:
- Effective communication skills, written and oral
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
- Initiative, proactivity, enquiring approach, resourcefulness
- Adaptability, ability to embrace and respond positively to change
- Analytical and investigative skills, logical reasoning and problem-solving skills - individually and collaboratively
- Ability to work under pressure
- Integrity and assertiveness when dealing with complex / business critical issues
- Flexibility of working practices, priorities and hours to meet business demands
Desirable:
- Microsoft Excel skills to advanced level, including lookups, pivots, macros and modelling.
The Company
The Ardonagh Group is the UK's largest independent insurance broker with global reach. We are a network of over 100 office locations and a workforce of nearly 7,000 people. Formed in 2017 and following a series of acquisitions in 2018, Ardonagh today brings together best-in-class brands including Autonet, Bishopsgate, Carole Nash, Geo Underwriting, Price Forbes, Swinton, Towergate and URIS. Our understanding of the communities we serve, together with our scale and breadth, allows us to work with our insurer partners to deliver solutions that meet our customer needs.
Our understanding of the communities we serve, together with our scale and breadth, allows us to work with our insurer partners to deliver solutions that meet our customer needs. Visit www.ardonagh.com for more information. #AD #LI-SB1
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