Statutory Accountant

Job Description:

Job Title: Statutory AccountantClient: One of UK's Luxury Fasion Brand

Work Schedule: 40 Hours/Week

Contract: 4 Months

Location: Leeds (Fully Onsite)

JOB PURPOSE

The Statutory Accountant is responsible for supporting the Manager, Statutory Accounting in ensuring the timely production, sign-off and submission of statutory accounts globally. This will include taking ownership for the preparation / production of statutory accounts in specific European entities.

Core Accountabilities/Measures of Success

• Statutory accounts are completed accurately and submitted in accordance with deadlines and managing issues in relation to this
• Successful end-to-end project plan to support the timely production, sign-off and submission of statutory accounts
• Efficient, effective and repeatable process developed to deliver statutory accounts

The Statutory Accountant will be responsible for:

• Taking ownership for the preparation / production of statutory accounts for a number of European entities.
• Ensuring timely submission of information to support statutory accounts production and supporting with managing issues in relation to this.
• Consistently and proactively responds to ad hoc queries and prioritises work e?ectively to ensure that these are responded to on a timely basis
• Working collaboratively with various internal and external stakeholders (e.g. IT, Tax Team, Co Sec, External Audit).
• Liaising with internal BBS resources and external service providers including external auditors
• Consistently working towards agreed roles, goals, timescales and ensuring that work is carried out to expected standards
• Identifying opportunities to improve processes and controls around statutory accounts and support implementation as appropriate
• Demonstrating awareness of good practice Statutory Accounting concepts, technology and methodologies and ensuring these are implemented at Burberry to the extent possible;
• Working as part of a team to understand root causes and represent process procedures, practicalities and exceptions
• Obtaining and sharing feedback from stakeholders within the team and offering solutions to address where required

Qualifications & Experience

• Qualified e.g. ACA, CA, CTA, ACCA or CIMA
• Statutory Accounts experience required (ideally international accounts experience).
• Works collaboratively within a team and has dealt with change
• Demonstrable ability to identify and grasp the broader issues and provide guidance
• Consistently demonstrates collaborative working
• Requires good understanding of IT systems and processes - SAP knowledge is a plus
• Shows some influence on a range of technical and non-technical stakeholders across a range of operational issues
• Can demonstrate development of good negotiation skills
• Consistently good written and verbal communication skills especially stakeholder management
• Creates effective relationships through interpersonal skills consistently
• Consistently excellent attention to detail
• Consistent ability to work under pressure and handle multiple priorities and operational demands.
• Requests feedback to support self-development and acts on this consistently
• Understands the ability of technology to drive efficiencies and enhance service delivery.

Guidant Global (BH4SF) is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.