Deputy Financial Controller (IFRS 16)
6 months Contract
Reading\Hybrid (3 days per week in office)
Main Purpose of Role
- Coordination of financial reporting processes, including shareholder reporting.
- Coordination of audit activities: up to 3 annual audits (Company and joint venture owners). Preparation of statutory accounts.
- Coordination of balance sheet reconciliation processes.
- Lead on company's corporation tax returns and accounting policies.
Financial Accounting & Reporting
- Manage month-end close processes to timetable.
- Ensure balance sheet is accurate and fully reconciled.
- Maintain balance sheet ownership matrix.
- Review reconciliations, ensure format and content of reconciliations is suitable.
- Secure required approvals for balance sheet reconciliations.
- Ensure compliance with accounting standards and Company accounting policies.
- Leadership of finance improvement projects.
- Maintain balance sheet risks & opportunities schedule.
- Monthly commentary on balance sheet movements, analysis of moves.
- Review of month-end Trial Balance
- Shareholder reporting.
- Intercompany reconciliation process.
- Lead internal and shareholder review meetings of monthly results.
Statutory Reporting & Audit
- Preparation of statutory accounts.
- Coordination of audit processes (Company and shareholders - up to 3 annual audits).
- Accounting Policies & Procedures.
- Review and maintain accounting policy documentation.
- Technical accounting guidance to finance team, including IFRS 16.
Tax
- Corporation Tax returns, with support from external advisors.
- Tax compliance - Corporation Tax, VAT, employee taxes / PSA.
Balance sheet forecasting and budgeting.
- Work with Systems Accountant to support optimum finance system configuration for accounting processes.
- Management of Finance Analyst.
- Ad hoc Projects as deemed necessary
Experience Required:
- Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA).
- Audit management experience ("Big 4" an advantage).
- Telecoms Industry experience
- Experience (technical, managerial, industry) Experience of leading financial reporting processes, including preparation of final TBs, and reporting of results for management review.
- Preparation of statutory accounts.
- Familiarity with IFRS.
- Preparation of technical accounting papers and guidance.
- Preparation of corporation tax returns.
- Development, implementation and maintenance of financial controls..
- Agresso experience.
- Group consolidation experience.
To apply for the Deputy Financial Controller please send your CV to
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