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Senior Accountant

Lorien
Posted 2 days ago, valid for 15 days
Location

Leeds, West Yorkshire LS14 1DZ

Salary

£40,000 - £48,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Senior Accountant position is a contract role located in Leeds, requiring onsite presence five days a week.
  • The pay rate for this role ranges from £400 to £460 per day, and candidates should have at least 3 years of relevant accounting experience.
  • Key responsibilities include reconciliation of balances, preparation of reports, and managing stakeholder relationships while ensuring compliance with group policies.
  • Candidates should be studying towards or hold a professional accounting qualification such as ACA, ACCA, or CIMA, with a strong understanding of IFRS and UK GAAP.
  • Experience in the retail or FMCG industry, along with advanced Excel skills and familiarity with SAP, is preferred.

Senior Accountant

Contract - Inside IR35

Leeds- onsite (5 days a week)

Rate - 400- 460 per day

RESPONSIBILITIESDelivery* Reconciliation, review and approval of RTR balances and manual journal adjustments.* Preparation and review of RTR reports for internal and external reporting* Responsibility for assigned functional areas end to end processes and reporting including any direct reports* Key contact for Group Finance & External Auditors* Responsibility for managing stakeholder relationships, issue resolution and working collaboratively with all.* Responding for a significant number of adhoc queries, and analysis as required, prioritising work effectively to ensure that these queries are responded to on a timely basis.* Line Manager providing support and review of work for direct reports, providing regular feedback* Ensure compliance with the Group Policies, including operating effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting.* Role may require work on some weekends/public holidays during half year and year end periods.PERSONAL PROFILEQualifications & Experience* Studying towards or qualified with professional accounting qualification i.e. ACA, ACCA, CIMA or similar.* Must be able to fully grasp the broader issues and provide functional guidance to those reporting to them, rather than rely on their own technical skill set. Requires good understanding of IT systems and processes.* SAP training and certification is a plus.* +3 years of relevant accounting experience.* Experience in application of IFRS and UK GAAP is required.* Retail or FMCG industry experience preferred.* Experience of BPC an advantage.* Accounting role within a large, listed, multinational company is a plus.* Worked within a multicurrency environment; understanding the impact of movements in exchange rates on reported results is a plus.* Experience working in an accounting team in a Shared Service environment is a plus.* Can provide evidence of working collaboratively with peers.* Advanced Excel skills with experience of building and working with complex models and large data sets

Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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