Statutory Accountant - Successful Retail Business

Statutory Accountant - Successful Retail Business

Posted 2 weeks ago by Michael Page

£400 Per day
Undetermined
Undetermined
West London
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  • An exciting well recognised business
  • Good working environment

About Our Client

An ambitious and growing global retailer who's Finance team supports the overall global business.

Job Description

Key responsibilities:

  • Building and maintaining accounting manual documentation by ensuring policies adhere to IFRS for management and statutory accounting.
  • Ensure the business' audit deliverables meet the requirements of the auditors both in terms of quality and timeliness by way of the year end audit milestone plan.
  • Responsible for the annual audit, including day-to-day liaison with the external audit team for year end.
  • Coordinating the preparation of audit deliverables with the Finance team and other departments in line with audit timings.
  • Redesign and production of Statutory (company only and consolidated) FRS101 & IFRS accounts of all Group Companies (local and overseas).
  • Recommending any changes from new/amended accounting standards and implementing them in the Financial Statements as required.
  • Proactively supporting the wider Finance team and BI team to help improve the Finance reporting suite as required.
  • Ensuring external tax experts prepare the year-end tax computations and returns in line with audit milestones.
  • Ad hoc requests from the FC, GFD, or CFO.