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Financial Accountant

Michael Page Finance
Posted 9 hours ago, valid for a month
Location

Southampton, Hampshire SO19 1BQ

Contract type

Part Time

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  • Our client is seeking an interim Financial Accountant for a short-term contract based in Southampton.
  • The ideal candidate should possess strong technical skills and a solid background in balance sheet management, with relevant experience in financial accounting or control roles.
  • Key responsibilities include ensuring compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), producing financial statements, and managing quarterly consolidation packs.
  • Candidates must be qualified under one of the main five Consultative Committees of Accounting Bodies (CCAB) and have strong proficiency in Excel for data analysis.
  • The role offers a competitive daily rate, but specific salary details are not provided, and candidates should have a minimum of three years of relevant experience.

Our client require an interim Financial Accountant to join their team on a short term contract. The ideal candidate will have good technical skills and have strong experience with balance sheet management.

Client Details

Offices based in Southampton

Description

* Ensure Finance processes are compliant with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) requirements * Responsible for the production of the financial statements and associated notes and narrative in line with IFRS * Responsible for the production of quarterly consolidation packs* Act as a key point of liaison between the organisation and External Audit* Ensure Non-Current Assets are correctly recognised, componentised and reported, including managing the required revaluation exercises and interpretation of impact to financial reserves and government accounting.* Ensure any technical accounting adjustments, including provisions, impairments and write offs, are accurately assessed with supporting information to underpin management decisions* Provide technical accounting advice and guidance in line with International Financial Reporting Standards and the financial reporting manual (FReM)* Ensure General Ledger control accounts are reconciled monthly, and Trial Balance is correctly reflected in management reporting with any differences controlled and managed.* Ensure the organisation's leasing arrangements are correctly accounted for in line with IFRS16 Leases requirements* Provides accounting advice, analysis and scrutiny to support business managers in complex situations and contributes to future business strategies.* Support the management of finance risks, ensuring that issues are identified, actioned, escalated, managed and mitigated as appropriate

Profile

* This role is suitable for someone who is qualified under one of the main five Consultative Committees of Accounting Bodies (CCAB) i.e. ACCA, CIPFA, ICAEW, ICAS CIMA or equivalent with relevant experience* Relevant experience in a financial accounting or financial control role * Highly developed interpersonal and influencing skills * Highly proficient with Excel and able to deal with large datasets, including creating financial models, with a strong ability to analyse the outputs, using this analysis to inform decision making and advise management if required.

Strong experience with balance sheet management preferred

Job Offer

This role will be paid on a daily rate

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.