Group Accountant (FTSE 100 Real Estate)

Group Accountant

£60,000 - £65,000 + bonus

Central London (Hybrid)

Our client is a FTSE 100 Real Estate company based in central London and currently seeking to recruit a qualified ACA seeking to build a career in property.

Main responsibilities

• External Reporting - supporting the Group Finance Manager in the preparation of the Group’s external results for both the Half Year and Year End, whilst working closely with the external auditors and other relevant stakeholders across the business from planning to completion
• Financial Statement production - supporting the Group Finance Manager in the preparation and external audit of the Group’s external statutory accounts, including partnering with all stakeholders to ensure the accounts are prepared, audited, reviewed, and filed on time
• Building relationships with regional Finance teams through regular communication and assistance with their preparation of information required for Group submissions
• Building relationships and working with external audit team to complete all required audits within necessary timeframes
• Supporting finance projects that drive continuous improvement throughout the wider Group
• Technical accounting support - providing ad hoc support to the divisional and regional finance teams into technical accounting areas and group accounting policy
• Process improvement - Reviewing the existing financial reporting processes, suggesting improvements and overseeing the implementation of these improvements from start to finish
• Finance transformation projects - Adding value by supporting the Director of Financial Reporting with projects that drive continuous improvement throughout the wider Group

Your background

• ACA Qualified
• Experience preparing or reviewing financial statements under IFRS, FRS 101 and FRS 102
• Comfortable interpreting and applying accounting standards
• IFRS 15 and 16 experience
• Excellent organisational skills with experience managing multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Experience working with or for external auditors