Arthur Recruitment
Group Technical Accounting Manager (FTC)
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About the Business
We are partnering with a dynamic, fast-growing, independent global specialty broker and financial services provider. Operating across multiple continents, the group combines local market expertise with an independent, collaborative, and agile approach to corporate risk solutions.
Position Summary
An experienced Group Technical Accounting Manager is required to join the core finance team to support the year-end financial reporting cycle. The role focuses on technical compliance under UK GAAP, corporate acquisition accounting, finance integration for newly acquired entities, and maintaining a robust internal control framework.
Key Responsibilities
- Technical Guidance: Provide expert interpretation of UK GAAP accounting standards and advise on complex accounting treatments across global entities.
- Acquisition Accounting & M&A Integration: Lead day-1 balance sheet valuations, purchase price allocations (PPA), initial/deferred/contingent consideration tracking, and financial policy alignment for newly acquired operations.
- Statutory Reporting: Draft statutory financial statements and board-level reporting packs for international entities for review by executive stakeholders and the Audit Committee.
- Audit & Valuation Management: Prepare and present technical papers to external auditors on goodwill impairment tests, valuation metrics, and share-based payment accounting.
- Equity & Incentive Schemes: Partner with external advisers and corporate secretarial teams to model share schemes, calculate earn-out obligations, and post required journal entries.
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Key Qualifications & Experience
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- Professional Qualification: ACA, ACCA, or equivalent accounting qualification.
- Technical Expertise: Advanced expertise in UK GAAP, with extensive hands-on experience in M&A/acquisition accounting and goodwill reviews.
- Systems Skills: Highly proficient with corporate accounting platforms and advanced modeling skills in Microsoft Excel.
- Working Style: Meticulous planner with strong communication skills, comfortable navigating tight year-end deadlines in an entrepreneurial, matrix-style environment.
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