Group Financial Reporting Accountant

A fantastic opportunity to join a rapidly expanding business as a Group Financial Reporting Accountant
Liverpool, Hybrid.

The Group Financial Reporting Accountant role will focus on the reporting of information to the Group's shareholders and statutory reporting, the successful candidate will also play a key role in the provision of information to the Group's financial investors, including half year and year-end investor reporting. You will be responsible for delivery of high quality, timely, and commercially focused internal and external Financial Reporting. You will interact with and have exposure to the senior management and executive teams, the wider Group Finance team, Group Treasury and Group Tax colleagues and maintain a close working relationship with external auditors.

Your Key Responsibilities will include
- Support the Group Financial Reporting Manager in planning, coordinating and project managing the half-year and year-end close processes, including reporting from divisional finance managers and interaction with tax, treasury and other colleagues
- Preparation of the monthly board report to shareholders, including the coordination of and response to reviews by the Group CEO and Group CFO
- Support bi-annual updates to the Financial Model and help coordinate reviews by the CFO and other senior colleagues and shareholders
- Support the Group Financial Reporting Manager, Group Financial Controller or CFO with ad hoc financial / corporate projects; these might include, for example, preparations for listed debt, acquisitions, changes of accounting standards (e.g FRS 102 lease accounting / UK GAAP to IFRS), climate change related projects etc
- Work alongside the Group Financial Reporting Manager, and others as appropriate, to ensure the delivery of important projects involving, or led by, other members of the wider Group Finance team or other teams through effective project management; such projects might include, for example, those intended to deliver process / procedural improvements
- On an ad hoc basis, take ownership of individual projects within the area of systems and process development, working with internal colleagues and external specialists to see these through to successful implementation

The Successful Candidate:
- Qualified Accountant (ACA) with experience of working in a Top 10 professional accountancy practice making their first or second move in industry
- Strong IT skills, including Excel, Word and PowerPoint
- Strong knowledge of UK GAAP; knowledge/awareness of IFRS would be helpful but not essential
- Consolidation experience
- Intrinsic motivation that manifests itself in a 'can do' attitude and a creative and agile approach to problem solving; a determination to see projects through to completion with a sense of ownership
- A demonstrable aptitude to self-development and learning new skills/knowledge; enthused by the idea of taking on a variety of projects / responsibilities

The Group Financial Reporting Accountant role offers Hybrid working, 3 days per week based in the Liverpool office which is close to the M62, M57 & M58 motorway links.

Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates