Financial Reporting Senior Job in RG1, Reading, Berkshire

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Financial Reporting Senior Job in RG1, Reading, Berkshire

Job Description
Your opportunity to join a fast growing team in a vibrant and modern office environment to utilise your financial reporting skills and help to drive the development of the Global Financial Reporting with a top accountancy and business advisory firm, who provide integrated advice and solutions to their clients.

Financial Reporting Senior – About The Role

Working within the Global reporting and Advisory team which is currently expanding you will be personally responsible for:

* Controlling all aspects of the preparation of statutory financial statements under FRS 102, FRS 101 and IFRSs, including preparing consolidations and cash flow statements

* Directing trainees in their work, managing delivery and receipt of information to and from our SFS offshoring partners and being responsible for all aspects of file completion

* Assisting managers in planning and controlling our larger, more complex assignments to ensure their completion to the required standard

* Actively seeking solutions to client’s accounting problems and being able to independently research and suggest potential resolutions to more senior members of the team

* Assistg managers with the financial management of assignments, ensuring work is completed within budget, with any budget overruns reported to a manager

* Completing smaller assignments with a minimum of supervision

* Ensuring all client needs are met in regards to answering queries promptly, building a rapport with the client and anticipating requirements

* Liaising with external auditors

* Providing clients with value-adding recommendations for improvements in processes and controls

* Providing financial reporting advisory services, including but not limited to transition between accounting standards and adoption of new accounting standards (for example, IFRS 16)

* Occasionally completing secondments to clients to assist with statutory financial statement preparation and other financial reporting advisory projects as required

* Supervising, coaching, motivating and developing trainees and reviewing and appraising work at the end of the assignment

* Keeping technical knowledge up to date by attending and presenting at team technical sessions and monitoring regulatory changes

The successful Financial Reporting Senior will have

* Qualified ACA or equivalent

* Previous experience of statutory financial statement preparation in accordance with FRS 102, FRS 101 and IFRSs as well as preparation of consolidations and cash flow statements or previous audit experience where you have reviewed financial statements.

* Training and knowledge of IFRSs is preferable

* Experience of leading client assignments essential

* No experience of iXBRL necessary, training will be provided

* Experience of US GAAP an advantage

* Good knowledge of Microsoft Office, Word & Excel essential

* Experience of CaseWare and/or Thomson Reuters’ ONESOURCE Accounts Production desirable

Financial Reporting Senior – Benefits

25 days holiday, agile working patterns, life assurance, pension.

Howett Thorpe are acting as a recruitment agency in relation to this role and comply with all relevant UK legislation and do not discriminate on any protected characteristics. Due to the high volume of applications we currently receive, we are unable to respond to all candidates. If you do not hear from a Consultant within 5 working days, please assume that you have not been successful.

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Job Type: Permanent, Full Time
Location: RG1, Reading, Berkshire
Category: Accounting/Financial/Insurance
City: Reading
County: Berkshire
Country: United Kingdom
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