Financial Reporting Accountant

Ashurst

  • Glasgow
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 20 days ago
The Opportunity:The Financial Reporting Accountant will work as a key member within the Group Accounting team to ensure the timely and accurate preparation of the firms statutory accounts and other monthly management information, with a focus on process improvement and ensuring that appropriate controls and reconciliations are in place and maintained.The role will play a key part in the engagement with the auditors and in ensuring that a successful year end process is achieved.This is a full time permanent role, based in Glasgow with hybrid working.Key responsibilities of the role include:
  • Manage the accounting for Intangible and Tangible fixed assets, including preparing month end journals, maintaining and reviewing monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
  • Be a key contributor of the monthly/annual closing and consolidation process. Identify ways to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the consolidation and external financial reporting to drive process improvement initiatives.
  • Manage the consolidation of the group and subsidiary financial statements, including ownership of specific disclosure notes and maintaining the consolidation working papers.
  • Work closing with the Senior Group Financial Reporting Manager to ensure quality, accuracy and consistency of the financial data reported in the general ledger and consolidation system, including the reconciliation of different GL books within 3e.
  • Producing financial statements for the UK subsidiary entities, ensuring compliance with relevant accounting standards and legal requirements.
More information can be found in the job description attached to the role on our careers siteAbout you:The successful candidate will have:
  • Accounting qualification essential (ICAS, ICAEW, ACCA, CIMA etc)
  • Minimum of 5 years relevant experience - with an audit background preferred
  • A good technical understanding of FRS 102 and IFRS.
  • Advanced Excel and analytical skills, ability to manipulate and make sense of large volumes of data.
  • Good interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate clearly and persuasively, orally or in writing with all levels of stakeholders and staff.
What makes Ashurst a great place to work?We offer you all the things you should expect from an international law firm, some of which include:
  • competitive remuneration with the flexibility to reward high performance;
  • flexible working;
  • corporate health plans;
  • a global professional development offering for all employees; and
  • an industry-leading programme that celebrates diversity and inclusion.
We are committed to delivering positive impacts to our communities through our Social Impact programme.We aim to recruit, retain and promote the best people from the widest possible talent pools. We are committed to offering a safe and welcoming environment for all employees to ensure they are supported to work at their best.Beyond this, what sets Ashurst apart from others is our global strength, our drive to innovate and collaborate, and our commitment to excellence. It is these values that make Ashurst a unique place to work.#LI-HYBRIDAdditional Documents
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