Financial Accountant

6 days ago

Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom Change Recruitment Full time £40,000 - £72,000 per year

Change Accountancy and Finance are partnering with a high profile brand, based in Edinburgh, to recruit a Financial Accountant to their team. The role will give the successful applicant great exposure to the business as they prepare month end accounts, as well as interacting with stakeholders in finance and operational areas. Additionally, the post will give practical experience to IFRS and technical reporting with supporting commentary and narrative as they navigate elements of the balance sheet, whilst being given autonomy and stretch in their duties and role.

The client are looking for individuals that are newly qualified to 5 years post qualifying and have a strong grasp of statement preparation, both consolidated and entity level but can mix this with engaging with stakeholders and the wider business. Core skills will include;

  • Leading in month end close activity and working closely with the business to validate and ensure the accuracy of balance sheet movements
  • Reporting and review of balance sheet items under IFRS and relevant technical standards
  • Responsible for month end ledger close and supporting commentary and analysis of movements
  • Preparing and presenting financials to board and senior stakeholders to highlight trends and relevant movements
  • Responsible for assisting and taking a lead in returns for the business, as well as collaborating on the impact of these for finance
  • Proactively enhancing and looking for areas to improve outputs and production methods
  • Strong communicator, both written and verbal

Applicants for the role will have a grounding from a similar role in Financial Services or Industry and or have statement production or the auditing of financial statements from practice. A proactive nature and confidence in building rapport and relationships is key for the role and longer term development.

In return, the client offers a great opportunity to put either theory in to practice or further develop an existing skill set in a high profile and supportive team. Interested? Please get in touch to discuss further.

Sponsorship is not available for this post.

Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 + Benefits

Hybrid Pattern: 3 days in office

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