Accounts / Financial Reporting Manager

Accounts / Financial Reporting Manager - Highly Sought After Top 30 Firm!

Our client, a highly sought after Top 30 firm, is seeking a Manager within their Outsourced Business Services team in their Leatherhead office.

This outsourced business services role relates specifically to accounting and corporate reporting related services, bringing with it the opportunity to grow a portfolio of clients who have large and complex financial reporting requirements. You will work in collaboration with our local audit team, reporting into Partners and Directors and developing a financial reporting centre of excellence within the Outsourced Business Services business unit. This role would suit someone who has either moved out of or is looking to move out of audit.

The successful candidate will take ownership of their own and junior team members’ development in areas of technical accounting and corporate reporting, and will have the opportunity to shape the firm’s strategy for delivering high quality and timely financial statements in compliance with the upcoming changes to FRS 102.

A strong working knowledge of both UK GAAP and IFRS will be essential for this role. The role will provide advisory opportunities and incorporate responding to client technical queries and the preparation of advisory reports to support clients with their accounting and corporate reporting needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Management of a portfolio of medium and large corporate clients, including consolidated groups.
• Overseeing the preparation of financial statements under FRS 102 and IFRS.
• Work in conjunction with audit teams both internally for the firm’s audit clients and externally with other audit firms.
• Review of financial statements for compliance with relevant accounting standards and UK company law.
• In collaboration with the team, designing, implementing and overseeing the office’s process for transitioning FRS 102 clients to the amended FRED 82 framework, with a focus on revenue recognition and lease accounting.
• Involvement in scoping, budgeting and tendering for large corporate financial reporting work
• Preparation of technical memorandums and reports to clients in connection with complex accounting policies, adjustments and disclosures.
• Management and development of upcoming talent within the accounts team, including delivery of technical training on topical issues.
• Financial management of portfolio, taking control of WIP, billing and debt management.
• Involvement in business development, including maintaining own key contacts and fostering new relationships.

The Person

• ACA/ACCA qualified or equivalent.
• Minimum of five years’ experience in an accountancy practice or in-house financial reporting team within a large corporate group.
• Organised and responsive to internal and external stakeholders, with the ability to deliver results to a deadline and manage stakeholder expectations accordingly.
• Ability to manage technically complex projects and multiple stakeholders.
• Strong technical understanding of UK GAAP and IFRS.
• Experience in the preparation of consolidation working papers and consolidated financial statements, including international groups, mergers & acquisitions.
• A working understanding of Private Equity funding structures and related accounting and disclosure implications.
• Previous use of Caseware is desirable (although not essential).
• Anticipates and resolves problems at an early stage to keep assignments on budget.
• Can identify opportunities for growth within existing client base and when to involve other service lines.

For further information on this role, please apply direct or contact Jodi King at AJ Chambers.