Accounting Advisory Services

2 weeks ago


London Central, United Kingdom Forvis Mazars UK Full time
Accounting Advisory Services - Associate Director (3834)

ForvisMazars cares about your career progression, offering individually designed career paths that help you pursue your interests, match your changing needs, and explore your true potential. We work with diverse, prestigious clients across a range of sectors and geographies, giving you the opportunity to constantly update and grow your skills for lifelong professional development.

About the team

This is an exciting opportunity join a growing team within Forvis Mazars, with a technical accounting focus.

The Accounting Advisory Services team is a client facing consultancy team that provides technical accounting support and advice under IFRS, UK GAAP and other local GAAPs to clients, across a broad range of industry sectors. The team are renowned for their practical approach when facing complex technical accounting issues.

We provide advice to clients on areas such as: technical accounting opinions, GAAP conversions, IPO flotation support, accounting for group reorganisations, complex consolidations and finance director support, including on-site / secondment support.

About the role

The Accounting Advisory Services Associate Director will be responsible for leading teams in delivering a broad range of technical accounting assignments which address various scenarios in the practical application of financial reporting standards under IFRS and UK GAAP.

The Accounting Advisory Services Associate Director will be part of a team that collaborates to deliver high quality services to our clients.

The role provides the opportunity to work on a broad range of projects, offering the benefit of exposure to, and learning across, a variety of accounting topics.

The Accounting Advisory Services Associate Director will be responsible for:

  • Delivery of all aspects of client engagements, from proposal and budget setting stage, through to completion, with responsibility for financial performance of engagements.
  • Managing, coaching and reviewing work product of junior team members.
  • Preparing client advice for RI review.
  • Analysing client transactions or structures and providing detailed technical accounting analysis, including drafting formal accounting opinions.
  • Assisting clients in their implementation programme for new accounting standards or new accounting frameworks.
  • Identifying business development opportunities and developing and implementing related strategies.
  • Working effectively as a team member, sharing knowledge and communicating clearly with all levels of the team.
  • Liaising with other Mazars departments, as necessary.

The Associate Director will also be expected to be involved in profile raising and business development activities for the Accounting Advisory Services department.

What are we looking for?

The Accounting Advisory Services Associate Director will possess the following skills and experience:

Qualification & Experience

  • A sound technical understanding from completing the ACA/ACCA (or equivalent) accounting qualification and a robust technical accounting knowledge of IFRS, UK GAAP/FRS 102 and UK Company Law.
  • Experience of working in a professional services firm in a similar financial reporting role.

Technical

  • Extensiveexperience in evaluating technical issues, analysing facts, consulting and delivering solutions to clients.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, especially writing formal reasoned technical responses.
  • Experience of writing technical publications.
  • Strong research skills.

Project / Client Management

  • Exceptional client management skills, and a track record of retaining existing clients and winning repeat work based on the ability to understand and meet their requirements.
  • Strong project management skills and the ability to prioritise and organise work, with strong attention to detail.
  • Ability to manage a team and budgets and negotiate fees with clients.
  • Ability to provide an innovative approach in delivering bespoke service offerings, based on the specific needs of the client.

Personal Strengths

  • Ability to form good personal connections with ease.
  • Ability to work well with others in the team.
  • Ability to coach and develop junior team members.
  • Open to challenge and able to challenge others in a positive environment, whilst being able to admit mistakes.
  • Be committed to maintaining high standards of quality.
  • Self-motivated, demonstrating commitment to self-development.
  • Adaptable and able to manage changing priorities as our clients' needs develop.
About Forvis Mazars

Forvis Mazars is a leading global professional services network. The network operates under a single brand worldwide, with just two members: Forvis Mazars LLP in the United States and Forvis Mazars Group SC, an internationally integrated partnership operating in over 100 countries and territories.

Both member firms share a commitment to providing an unmatched client experience, delivering audit & assurance, tax and advisory services around the world. Together, our strategic vision strives to move our clients, people, industry and communities forward.  Through our reach and areas of expertise, we help organisations respond to emerging sustainability issues in the global marketplace including human rights, climate change, environmental impacts and culture.

We are one diverse, multicultural, multi-generational team with a huge sense of connection and belonging. This is a place where you can take ownership of your career, get involved, believe in yourself and put your ideas into action.

At Forvis Mazars, we empower our people and celebrate individuality. We thrive on teamwork and are agile. We have bold foresight and give people the freedom to make a personal contribution to our shared purpose. We support one another to deliver quality, create change and have a deeper understanding, to help make an impact so that everyone can reach their full potential.

Central London based office location with a hybrid working model

Being inclusive is core to our culture at Forvis Mazars; we want to ensure everyone, whether in the recruitment process or beyond is fully supported to be their unique self. To read more about our approach click here.

Our aim is to make the recruitment process as accessible and inclusive as possible - please contact us to discuss any changes you may require so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.

For further information, and to apply, please visit our website via the “Apply” button below. 


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