Technical Accounting Manager (Leeds or Manchester)

Location Leeds
Discipline: Finance & Strategy
Job type: Permanent
Contact email: ryan@weareedenbrook.com
Job ref: J5230
Published: 10 days ago
We are currently recruiting for a Technical Accounting Manager at a market leading Financial Services business seeking to bolster their technical accounting capability; situated out of either their Leeds/ Manchester office. You will ensure that the Technical Accounting team and the business are compliant with IFRSs, local internal & external finance reporting requirements whilst supporting the business units with technical accounting queries, liaising with external auditors, Finance, M&A, legal, Group and property teams on any issues which are impacted by, or may require, a technical accounting review. Key Responsibilities: Preparing draft technical accounting analysis and papers and explaining the guidance to the Head of Financial Reporting Understanding of the consolidated balance sheet position for presentation to the Head of Financial Reporting. Identifying and raising issues with the Head of Financial Reporting. Involvement in the capital management for each statutory entity, reporting to the Head of Financial Reporting in conjunction with Strategic Finance team in Group. Continually improve the control framework in relation to IFRS group and statutory reporting External statutory entity specific queries. Continuous awareness of complex and new transactions to ensure compliance with regulatory and statutory obligations including coordination with experts including external audit, legal, property and tax teams. Support the integration of newly acquired business including technical accounting and reporting internally and externally.