Senior Accountant Financial Reporting

4 days ago

Glasgow, United Kingdom AMS Contingent Full time

We are AMS. We are a global total workforce solutions firm; we enable organisations to thrive in an age of constant change by building, re-shaping, and optimising workforces. Our Contingent Workforce Solutions (CWS) is one of our service offerings; we actas an extension of our clients' recruitment team and provide professional interim and temporary resources.

Our investment banking client has been present in the UK for more than 150 years, they're a long-term partner to British business. Today, the Group is formed of 10 divisions and employs 9,300 staff based in 21 core locations right across the country. Theirrole is simply stated: help clients achieve their goals by combining local know-how and global reach. In so doing, they seek to make a positive, sustainable contribution to both the UK economy and society.

On behalf of this organisation, AMS are looking for a **Senior Accountant (Financial Reporting)**for an **8-month** long contract based in **Glasgow** (hybrid pattern).

**As a Senior Accountant, you will**:

- Perform timely and accurate reviews of year end and half year financial accounts
- Liaise with auditors and other operational departments across a number of products
- Review the monthly board papers (management accounts) for Investment Trust clients
- Report for a range of activities including but not limited to IFRS10, distributions, closed balance sheets, revenue forecasting, balance sheets, AIC reporting, ONS and HMRC returns
- Ensure understanding and compliance with client Service Level Agreements and internal delivery deadlines
- Work closely with Fund Accounting and Middle Office teams in ensuring integrity of fund data and managing responses to Clients, Auditors, Trustees, Custodians, and other departments
- Ensure understanding and compliance with client SLAs and internal delivery deadline
- Review/assist in planning and preparation of interim and final financial statements
- Assess team processes to improve efficiency, control and to reduce risk
- Support management in ensuring all significant activities are documented within procedures, kept up-to-date and recorded on the procedure database
- Support management in ensuring all checklists utilised in review and sign off clearly document controls and are kept up-to-date
- Support training and development of team members
- Escalate any issues to management in a timely manner

**What we're looking for**:

- Sound technical experience in preparation of statutory accounts
- Excellent communication skills
- Advanced numerical skills and accounting knowledge
- Solid understanding of statutory and regulatory reporting requirements
- Time management and planning skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel
- Being responsible, reliable and accountable
- Accounting experience and / or qualification or studying towards an accounting qualification
- Experience working in the Financial Services sector
- Knowledge of UK / Lux GAAP, IFRS, and SORP for Authorised Funds (desirable)
- Fund Accounting knowledge (desirable)

**This client will only accept workers operating via an Umbrella or PAYE engagement model.**
AMS, a Recruitment Process Outsourcing Company, may in the delivery of some of its services be deemed to operate as an Employment Agency or an Employment Business.

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