Senior Reporting Accountant

Hays Senior Finance are working with a dynamic and growing Construction and Engineering company in Warrington who are looking for a Financial Reporting Manager. This large business has a central finance office of 40-50 staff covering all transactional processing, management accounts, financial reporting, payroll, tax, financial accounting etc. The company has a history of promoting from within and has proven to be an excellent career move for many progressive accountants. This role will focus on managing the statutory accounts and audit process for multiple UK entities and one foreign subsidiary. Key duties will include -

• Prepare statutory financial statements complying with appropriate reporting GAAP
• Ensure all statutory legal entity documentation is completed and filed appropriately
• Review monthly/quarterly local and group reports & presentations: consolidated and individual income statements; cash flow and balance sheets on a monthly and YTD basis; and analysis of performance vs forecasts and budgets
• Monitor and track variances between group/segmental and legal entity reporting
• Review significant variances and accounting movements ensuring complete and accurate statutory results
• Reconcile and liaise with the tax department regarding disclosures
• Carry out audit and financial reporting in all jurisdictions
• Prepare and review analysis/reports for internal control requirements
• Liaise with internal and external organisations as required including: external auditors to ensure audits are progressing as efficiently as possible (delegating where applicable); local accounting teams to understand significant transactions and to provide input into the preparation of audit information and analysis; and other group and local functional teams, such as Tax, AP, GL, Fixed Assets, Legal, Commercial etc. to ensure that the statutory legal entity position is properly reflected in the accounting systems
• Prepare complex analyses and / or reconciliations, as required

We are keen to speak to candidates with a strong technical accounting background. This is likely to be gained in a Top 10 Practice, but we are also open to speaking to candidates who have performed technical financial accounting and reporting roles within other large and complex businesses. This fantastic company is family friendly and flexible, they allow two days working from home and an element of flexible working. If you are a UK resident with the relevant experience, then please apply today to discuss further. What you need to do nowIf you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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