[ref. n51821316] Bristol - Financial reporting accountant (contract)

The Hays Bristol senior finance team are recruiting for a qualified/ experienced Financial Reporting Accountant for a 6-month Fixed Term contract in Central Bristol. This role would sit within the Group Reporting Team. You'll be responsible for co-ordinating the Group's compliance with entity-level statutory reporting requirements, liaising with the external audit team and supporting the wider business in relation to entity-specific queries and information.

This role will predominantly focus on producing the entity-level reporting for companies within the Group, which includes the annual financial statements, quarterly bank reporting and ad hoc regulatory/compliance requests. The role will also assist the Group Reporting Team at the month's end as required and assist with the Group's financial statements and associated disclosures.

Key responsibilities:

• Leading the production of sets of financial statements, all to be completed to a high standard and within statutory deadlines
• Updating the statutory reporting process and approach to comply with the latest UK GAAP reporting regulations and preparing management papers on key accounting policies and relevant changes required
• Ensuring that a detailed reconciliation between the primary general ledger and the secondary adjustment ledger (used for statutory reporting) is fully understood and up to date for each of the entities
• Assisting with the monitoring of distributable reserves for business wholly-owned entities
• Maintaining an overview of individual entity reserves for distribution within the group structure.
• Preparing quarterly bank reporting for the business, wholly owned debt facilities
• Being a key contact within the Group Reporting Team for the external audit of the entity's financial statements. This includes liaising with the external audit team, providing all relevant information and dealing with any queries arising.
• Preparing the periodic surveys and reports required by the Office for National Statistics
• User acceptance testing as and when required for upgrades and other changes to finance systems
• Working with the Company Secretarial team, Tax and Legal teams to support the Group's corporate simplification programme
• Working with the Treasury team on quarterly bank reporting requests and accounting for debt restructuring in Oracle
• Modelling a keen focus on accuracy, integrity and financial control within the finance function whilst maintaining a positive attitude to change and supporting business needs
• Continuous improvement of the processes and controls surrounding the annual accounts production cycle
• Support the Group Reporting Team with month-end reporting and ad hoc projects as required
• Supporting the wider business / finance function with any requests / support for information at a legal entity level

Qualifications & skills required:

• Qualified finance professional ACA/ACCA/CIMA with accounts production experience
• Experience dealing with different types of entity and complex group structures
• Up-to-date technical accounting knowledge with experience of using this in reporting and a desire to keep abreast of current practices and legislative changes
• Excellent IT skills including advanced MS Excel Skills
• Self-starter who can demonstrate initiative, with the ability to work at pace whilst maintaining a high level of accuracy and quality
• An ability to communicate with individuals at various levels across the business and externally and develop good working relationships;
• Experience of working with Oracle is desirable, as is some experience using accounts production software, such as CCH.

If you are available, qualified & feel you meet the above criteria, please reach out to Charles Maidment from the Hays Bristol senior finance team to review & discuss next steps.

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