* Ownership of preparing the annual IFRS accounts for the consolidated Group and corporate entities
* Manage the Group audit process.
* Other statutory reporting includes quarterly covenant compliance certificates for lenders and PERG/Walker guidelines for PE entities.
* Preparation of technical accounting papers for the Group
* Keep up to date with technical and regulatory updates and be a key source of accounting expertise for the wider Financial Control team.
* Ownership of group accounting policies
* Managing the year-end goodwill impairment process for the Group
* Review monthly board pack slides prepared by the team, including balance sheet, exceptional costs, capex, group liquidity, and cash flows, understanding variances to budget/forecast.
* Oversee the preparation, posting and review of journals in respect of tax, intercompany, transfer pricing, term loans, and treasury.
* Consolidation of Regional cash flow forecasting, and preparing liquidity and cash analysis for management
* Ensure balance sheet integrity: Consolidation of balance sheet reconciliations across all regions with quarterly calls held to present risks and opportunities and other balance sheet risk items to the CFO.
* Co-ordinator for working Group to ensure all risks and exposure across our regional offices are documented and reported to senior management.
ABOUT YOU
Qualifications & Experience:
* Fully qualified ACA/ACCA.
* Application of IFRS to complex situations
* Has trained in an audit practice or had direct involvement in the audit in a previous role
* Using a range of finance/MI systems
* Solid understanding of Group consolidation adjustments under IFRS.
* Previous experience with a multi-currency Group
* Experience in the preparation of financial statements.
* Ability to communicate effectively and convey technical information to non-finance audiences.
* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
* Good working knowledge of accountancy systems (Agresso or Adaptive an advantage)
* Strong Excel skills.
* Detailed knowledge of IFRS9 desirable.
* Has the right to live and work in the UK
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