Softcat
Senior Financial Reporting Accountant

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Would you like to kick start your career in a supportive, collaborative and innovative company?
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Do you enjoy working as part of an enthusiastic, passionate, and collaborative team?
Join our Financial and Control Team
The Financial Reporting and Control team are growing
The Financial Reporting and Control team are growing in response to the demands of a fast-growing business and an increasingly demanding control and governance environment. Led by the Group Financial Reporting Manager who reports into the Head of Group Financial Reporting, the team sit alongside and work closely with the transactional finance teams (credit control and accounts payable) and other areas of business operations. The team are ultimately responsible for the timely and accurate reporting of Company numbers both internally and externally. This role provides an opportunity to work in the heart of a fast-evolving and dynamic business, reporting accurate numbers and driving control change.
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Softcat is a major UK success story in technology solutions. We're a £1 billion+ pa turnover business with offices nationwide and a sterling industry reputation. We help customers to use technology to succeed, by putting our employees first. Our success is down to our people – and the platform we give them to prove their potential.
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The successful candidate will be a key player in the Financial Reporting and Control team as well as the wider finance function of a thriving FTSE-250 Company. Driving the accuracy and timeliness of corporate reporting, internally and externally, this individual will live in the heart of the business. The team is growing quickly to adapt as the business grows and adds complexity and this is an exciting opportunity for someone wanting to get involved across all areas of the business and implement changes which ultimately improve reporting quality. In this role there will be exposure to most areas of reporting and work closely with various business operation functions.
As a Senior Financial Reporting Accountant, you'll be responsible for:
- Owning and evolving technical accounting and reporting for areas such as revenue recognition, IFRS 15, SBP, Consolidation, FX, intercompany.
- Providing timely and accurate management accounts, financial statements and variance analysis- directly and via members of the team.
- Ensuring readiness and assist in delivering successful HY and YE audits, being a key contact for the auditors.
- Leading and delivering ad hoc & project-based work.
- Owning assurance and reporting of complex balance sheet reconciliations and key controls for several areas.
We'd love you to have
- A professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with relevant post-qualification experience gained in practice, industry, or a combination of both.
- A confident and proactive, professional, approach.
- Strong technical accounting & analytical skills with the ability to clearly document and convey complex topics.
- A drive to succeed and progress.
- Proven ability to problem solve.
- Ability to motivate others and instil values that align to the highest levels of customer service while maintaining high levels of employee engagement.


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We recognise that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:
- Hybrid working – 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home
- Working flexible hours - flexing the times you start and finish during the day
- Flexibility around school pick up and drop offs
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Wherever you work, we want you to experience the freedom and autonomy to realise your potential. You will feel supported by a team that celebrates individuality, encourages different perspectives, and embraces every background.
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If you have a disability or neurodiversity, we can provide support or adjustments that you may need throughout our recruitment process or any mitigating circumstance you wish for us to consider. Any information you share on your application will be treated in confidence.
You can find out more about life at Softcat and our commitments to diversity and inclusion at jobs.softcat.com/jobs/our-culture/
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