Statutory Accountant

Our client is currently seeking a Statutory Financial Accountant, running for 6-months in the first instance, offering a hybrid working arrangement of 4-days per month in the office in Bethnal Green.

Key Responsibilities for this role include:

• Leading on completing year end accounts for the charity, in accordance with recommended practices.
• Leading on specific schedules and notes to statutory accounts relating to the year-end audit, including liaising with regional Finance Support Managers and Country Finance Managers to ensure that audit requirements are met.
• Consolidating the statutory accounts for review.
• Checking month-end reconciliations, ensuring accuracy and tracking any issues or gaps.
• Providing reconciliation of management accounts to statutory accounts.
• Assisting with reconciliation of budgets where required.
• Following up on internal auditor queries for global accounts.
• Assisting with the new finance system implementation.

To be considered for this position, you should possess:

• Accountancy Qualification (CIMA, ACCA, ACA).
• Significant experience of year-end accounting and knowledge of UK statutory reporting and SORPs.
• Experience of working within finance functions in the not-for-profit sector in the UK.
• Strong experience working collaboratively with a variety of stakeholders.
• Excellent IT skills, including advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• Excellent communication skills and a strong attention to detail.

This role is for an immediate start so you will need to be available immediately or with a short notice period to be considered.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply below, and submit your CV in Word format.

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