Group Accounting

2 weeks ago


Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited Full time
A qualified and technical leaning accountant is needed for this new permanent role in Central Oxford.

Your new companyMy highly commercial and large client advances knowledge and learning who are a department of the University of Oxford and share the objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide.

Your new roleA unique opportunity has arisen for an experienced finance professional to lead the consolidation process for Group Trading Operations and the Delegates' Property and Reserve Fund (DPRF). This will be for management accounts, year-end, planning and budgetingincluding the preparation of the annual Group Financial Statements. This is a great opportunity to work across multiple areas within a complex finance environment with opportunities to take ownership and push for business and personal continuous growth.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Ensure accurate and timely completion of consolidated results in Tagetik
  • Manage the preparation of the Group consolidated financial statements for Trading Ops and the DPRF
  • Act as a key contact for the external auditors including addressing queries on financial statements
  • Manage the UK and overseas subsidiary statutory accounts process
  • Provide technical accounting advice on topics including revenue recognition, deals, projects and business restructuring
  • Revise and improve group accounting policies to reflect the business and amendments in UK GAAP (and consider other major countries accounting rules i.e. IFRS if required)
  • Liaise with Group Tax and Group Treasury teams on internal trading and hedge accounting
  • Prepare papers for ExCo, Finance Committee and Audit Committee
  • Adhoc consolidation reporting and analysis.

What you'll need to succeedYou'll be someone who thrives within a complex, busy environment, driven to find solutions and who always remains curious. You'll take pride in building excellent business relationships with the ability to successfully communicate with those at all levels.
You'll value teamwork and be committed to continuous development.

You will also have:

Essential:

  • Qualified financial accountant
  • Technical knowledge of UK GAAP/FRS 102 and IFRS
  • Experience of consolidation accounting
  • Systems experience of Office, ERP and other management information systems, ideally including consolidation tools (e.g. Tagetik/ Hyperion/ Cognos).

Desirable:

  • Experience of leading change
  • Experience of working in a multisite global organization
  • Previous line management experience.

What you'll get in return
Flexible working options available.
25 days' holiday that rises with service, plus bank holidays and Christmas closure (3-days)
35-hour working week.

My client is open to discussing flexibility in respect of working hours and the use of technology to support regular remote working, dependent on role.

They also have a great variety of active employee networks and societies. Pension contribution of 12%, inaddition to travel to work schemes and access to a wide range of local discounts.

This role comes with the added benefit of private medical insurance and a discretionary annual bonus or management bonus of 20%.


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