Interim Financial Accountant

Interim Financial Accountant
12 month FTC
Remote
Immediate Start
£90,000 - £100,000

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Finatal is currently working with a financial services company who was previously backed by a tier-1 private equity firm before being bought out by a global financial services company. Currently, they are navigating a challenging audit period and require a highly skilled Technical Accountant to join their team.

Role Overview:
The role will report directly to Head of Finance Operations and involve active management of stakeholders including the statutory accounts outsource providers and external auditors. The Technical Accountant will play a critical role in addressing audit issues You will provide expert technical accounting support, manage the audit process, and implement robust financial controls and procedures. This role demands a highly experienced accountant with a strong background in financial services and or, a highly regulated environment. Experience with SPV accounting is highly desirable.

Key Responsibilities:
Review and update where necessary the statutory accounts for all entities in line with IFRS, FRS 101 or 102 as required.
Agree templates for each type of statutory accounts with the external outsource providers and the external auditors
Actively manage internal and external stakeholders who provide disclosure information for the relevant statutory accounts
Provide financial and non-financial information to the outsource providers in the prescribed format and by specified deadlines
Resolve queries with external auditors relating to the statutory accounts on a timely basis

Qualifications:
Accounting qualified. ACA/ACCA preferred.
Experience in working within a highly regulated environment
Prior experience in SPV accounting is desirable.
Financial services experience is highly desirable