Financial Reporting Senior Manager

Job DescriptionYour new companyAn ambitious and growing specialist advisory business is looking to appoint an accomplished Senior Manager to join its accounting and financial reporting team is an excellent opportunity for someone currently working within a Top 10 or similar accountancy firm who enjoys the technical and advisory side of practice but would like greater autonomy, broader client exposure and a clearer route towards Director business works with a varied portfolio of organisations with complex accounting and reporting requirements, including larger corporates, international groups and high-growth businesses. The work is technically interesting and project-led rather than focused on routine compliance.

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Your new roleAs Senior Manager, you will take a leading role across a portfolio of complex accounting and financial reporting advisory assignments, acting as a trusted technical adviser to senior finance teams will include complex financial reporting matters, group and consolidation work, acquisition accounting, financial statement preparation and other technically challenging accounting assignments your client responsibilities, you will play a significant leadership role within the team, helping to manage, develop and motivate a wider group of approximately 15-20 people will have considerable autonomy and the opportunity to influence how the team develops as the business continues to grow. Importantly, this role is intended to offer genuine progression, with the successful individual expected to have the ambition and capability to develop towards Director.
What you'll need to succeedYou will be a technically strong ACA-qualified accountant, ideally trained within a Top 10 accountancy firm or comparable environment.You are likely to bring:Strong academics and a high level of technical accounting capabilitySignificant experience across audit and financial reporting, or a dedicated financial reporting / accounting advisory teamExcellent knowledge of IFRS and UK GAAPConfidence dealing with complex accounting and reporting mattersExperience leading significant client assignments from initial scoping through to deliveryStrong written skills, including producing high-quality technical papers and presenting conclusions clearly to clients, both of which form part of the underlying technical briefProven people leadership skills, with the ability to coach, delegate and develop individuals at different stages of their careersThe credibility to work confidently with senior client stakeholdersA genuine desire to progress further and ultimately develop into a Director-level positionPrevious business development experience would be useful, but it isn't essential. The priority is finding someone technically excellent, commercially aware and capable of developing both clients and people.
What you'll get in returnThis is a particularly attractive opportunity for someone who wants to retain the technical quality and complexity of work associated with a leading accountancy firm, while moving into a more specialist advisory environment with greater visibility and influence'll have the opportunity to take ownership at a senior level, work closely with the leadership team and build towards a future Director role as the business develops. xrexnqw
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