SF Partners
Financial Accountant
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SF Partners are partnered with a leading listed business who are looking to hire a Group Financial Accountant to join their Group Finance team on a permanent contract.
Reporting into the Head of Financial Reporting, this is a high-profile role responsible for supporting complex corporate transactions, technical accounting matters and the delivery of high-quality external financial reporting across the Group.
Location: London
Salary: £60,000 - £65,000 per annum
Hybrid working, with occasional travel between UK offices.
Key responsibilities include:
- Analyse complex and non-BAU transactions, including corporate transactions, M&A activity, discontinued operations, and Group restructurings.
- Provide technical accounting support across areas including revenue recognition, defined benefit pensions, and consolidation accounting.
- Support the preparation and delivery of half-year and full-year statutory financial statements under IFRS for a listed business.
- Act as a key point of contact for the Group's external auditors, coordinating the audit process and delivering technical accounting requirements to tight deadlines.
- Prepare technical accounting papers and presentations for senior stakeholders and the Audit Committee, providing clear conclusions and recommendations.
- Maintain financial integrity across entities within the Group's shared business area, including period-end reviews and non-BAU accounting matters.
- Lead the implementation of IFRS 18, assessing the impact on financial statements and working closely with finance systems teams.
- Maintain and update the Group accounting policy manual, including drafting new and revised accounting policies.
- Provide technical guidance across IFRS and UK GAAP matters to stakeholders across the wider business.
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- ACA, ACCA, or equivalent qualified with relevant post-qualified experience.
- Previous experience auditing listed businesses within practice, or significant financial reporting experience within a listed organisation.
- Strong technical accounting knowledge across IFRS and UK GAAP.
- Experience across business combinations, consolidation accounting, and revenue recognition.
- Strong external reporting and statutory accounting experience.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex accounting matters clearly to finance, commercial, and non-finance stakeholders.
- Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and tight reporting deadlines.
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