Senior Accountant External Reporting

**Senior Accountant External Reporting**

Based in Luton, Bedfordshire our prestigious leisure client is looking for a qualified accountant to join them as Senior Accountant External Reporting on a permanent basis. This is a hybrid working role with just 2 days required in the office.

This job would suit an ACA qualified accountant to be responsible for the accurate and efficient accounting, consolidation and external reporting for the business and subsidiary undertakings.

This company is one of the most successful businesses in the UK and continues to grow with an ambitious strategy plan in place. With multiple sites across the UK, the finance team has a huge role within the organisation influencing key decisions, improvingperformance and driving consistency across the business. This is a truly business partnering role with no month end reporting that will allow the individual to embed themselves in the IT department and influence the spend and profitability of the IT cost centre.

The successful individual will be ACA qualified with good technical accounting skills and strong knowledge of IFRS and UK GAAP. For this role you will need to have good accuracy and attention to detail and good report writing skills.

Job responsibilities:

- Identification, communication and managing the resolution of accounting issues including drafting of technical papers
- Liaison with and challenge to external auditors
- Drafting of audit committee papers
- Management of the production and control of all versions of accounts and development of reporting in line with best practice/FRC guidance
- Provision of ad hoc accounting advice, e.g. acquisitions, disposals, provisions, impairment
- Liaison with tax, legal and audit
- Creation of accounting papers that consider technical and practical accounting from UK GAAP and IFRS perspective
- Chair Technical Accounting Forum
- Accounting for adjusting items including analysis against major projects
- Accounting for provisions for onerous contracts including decisions on how to deal with specific long-term contracts
- Accounting for pensions, share based payments, financial instruments and earnings per share

This is a fantastic position for an immediately available qualified Senior Accountant looking to find an interesting position in a market leading business.

For more information about this role or any other Senior Accountant External Reporting jobs in Luton, Bedfordshire please don't hesitate to contact us in confidence or visit our website.

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