Senior Technical Accounting Lead

1 week ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Cedar Recruitment Full time

This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious, technically adept accountant who is looking for a lead role that will benefit both their career and the environment.

Cedar Recruitment is working with a leading Private Equity backed, UK based renewable energy business that is scaling at a fantastic pace, designing and building exciting renewable energy projects across Europe.

The new role of Technical Accounting Lead has been created to support this exhilarating period of growth and investment. The role is largely project based and not involved in the regular cyclical financial reporting.

The Technical Accounting Lead will report to the Group Director of Financial Control and partner across the business, including:

  • Own all matters pertaining to technical accounting across the group and its overseas entities
  • Analyse and apply IFRS accounting standards and regulatory guidelines for new, complex, and material transactions and agreements, including during the deal structuring phase
  • Prepare and review technical accounting memos for significant transactions
  • Communicate the key implications of acquisitions and investments to Finance leadership
  • Collaborate with internal and external valuation experts to ensure accurate application of purchase accounting during acquisitions and disposals
  • Provide insights and update accounting policies based on evolving industry standards and best practices
  • Stay updated on new and proposed accounting pronouncements, providing interpretation and guidance to stakeholders
  • Lead training sessions on relevant accounting topics for internal personnel and external service providers

The ideal candidate will have:

  • ACA qualified
  • In-depth technical accounting knowledge, where you have been the lead on technical accounting matters, driving the decision making
  • Current or very recent role is as the technical accounting expert for an international organisation
  • In-depth IFRS knowledge
  • Experience of leasing and asset acquisition accounting
  • First class presentation and report writing skills
  • Ideally, but not essential experience of the Energy sector

This is a high-profile opportunity for a technically adept accountant who is looking for a lead role that will benefit both their career and the environment.

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