Financial Accountant

A highly successful business is seeking a Financial Accountant to join their team located in Chesterfield for a fixed term contract.

Your Role
While in this role your duties may include but are not limited to:

• Taking responsibility to prepare the Group Financial Statements for the half year and full, end year deadlines, ensuring that all information and accounting standards have been incorporated
• Reviewing the Groups subsidiary financial statements, making sure these are prepared on time
• Providing analysis of the Group accounts consolidation and preparing primary statements within the half-year and year-end financial statements
• Preparing the monthly cashflow statement, providing detailed analysis including of the working capital, along with the support of key stakeholders
• Conducting balance sheet reconciliations on a monthly basis as well as managing the monthly journals for the Groups subsidiaries
• Overseeing the Groups lease accounting, ensuring this is completed accurately in-line with IFRS 16
• Reviewing ESEF tagging for CGUs in the UK
• Acting as a point of contact for external auditors, ensuring that all information is supplied in a timely and accurate manner for the auditors throughout the process
• Providing information to various external and internal stakeholders as required that may relate to the company's financial performance, ensuring that the information is in an easily digestible format

You MUST Have
Please apply ONLY if you meet the following criteria:

• A fully qualified accounting designation (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA).
• Strong and current knowledge of IFRS, including in-depth understanding of IFRS 16.
• Proven experience in a similar financial accounting role within a large group environment.
• Preferably, a background in a Big 4 accountancy firm (PwC, EY, Deloitte, or KPMG).
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables and VLOOKUPs.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication abilities.

Your Opportunity
As a company, they have grown massively over the last few decades and are now proudly a household name across the UK and are continuing to see high levels of success across the lines of business. The post-holder will play a pivotal role in conducting the day-to-day technical financial accounting activities of the business, while also providing good insight and information to internal and external parties.

The successful candidate will have a competitive renumeration pay, depending on experience, alongside a strong peripheral package including bonus potential of over 15%, a generous car allowance and plenty of other incentives.
The role supports hybrid working, with three days a week expected in the office, allowing you to strike an effective balance between work and life. In addition to an attractive package, you’ll gain unparalleled experience within a nationally respected business.

If this career-defining role is of interest to you, please don’t hesitate to reach out to:

Joshua Whitton - Recruitment Partner

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