About the Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the External Reporting & Accounting team, where we are looking to recruit an External Reporting Senior Accountant. The External Reporting & Accounting team is responsible for all external financial reporting and provides support to the business for all aspects of technical and treasury accounting.
The External Reporting Senior Accountant provides support and expertise to the wider business for technical accounting and plays a key role in the production of the Group’s annual and interim accounts. This includes drafting accounting disclosures and committee papers, including supporting the wider business on production of accounting papers and being a key contact of the external auditors.
The External Reporting Senior Accountant will also support the Treasury Accountant within the team on the delivery of the treasury accounting responsibilities, including instrument valuations, hedge accounting support and reconciliations between the treasury and accounting systems.
In addition, this role includes being the subject matter expert for various projects. Project work can include the implementation of new IFRSs and IFRICs, Group corporate transactions, as well as collaborating with other departments to support the Group in a variety of projects and ad hoc accounting questions.
About You
The successful candidate will be a qualified accountant (ACCA, ACA or equivalent) with good technical knowledge of accounting standards, experience in interpreting these and an ability to apply these in practical contexts.
You will have a strong ability to grasp complex technical accounting matters, and able to improve, design and apply a strong control environment.
You will have excellent communication skills, being able to explain complex concepts in simple terms and being able to adapt communication style to suit the needs of the audience.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £45,816.00-£60,000.00 per year
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Wallsend
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