Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited
Your New Role
As Financial Accounting Specialist, you will play a key role in delivering accurate financial reporting and maintaining strong financial controls across the business. You will be responsible for supporting month-end and year-end processes, ensuring compliance with accounting standards, and working closely with stakeholders to resolve accounting issues and drive improvements.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Preparing and reviewing monthly financial statements
- Supporting the month-end and year-end close processes
- Performing detailed balance sheet reconciliations
- Supporting statutory reporting and audit requirements
- Ensuring compliance with accounting standards, including IFRS
- Providing analysis and commentary on financial performance
- Supporting process improvements and strengthening financial controls
- Partnering with internal stakeholders to resolve accounting queries
- Working collaboratively with central and Head Office teams
What you'll need to succeed
- Fully qualified accountant (ACCA / ACA / CIMA)
- 2-4 years' post-qualified experience (or equivalent level)
- Strong financial accounting and reporting experience
- Experience working in a fast-paced, high-volume environment
- Resilient, proactive, and solutions-focused approach
- Strong attention to detail and ability to meet tight deadlines
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Experience within financial services or a similar environment is desirable.
- Exposure to IFRS (particularly IFRS16) would be advantageous.
What you'll get in return
- Competitive Salary & Benefits
- Company Performance Bonus
- Hybrid Working
What you need to do now
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