Statutory Reporting Accountant

Statutory Reporting Accountant | £65k-£70k+bonus | Hybrid | South Manchester | AIM listed business

Axon Moore is pleased to be partnering with a long-standing client that is seeking to appoint an ACA-qualified accountant to its team. Reporting directly to a high-calibre Head of Finance, this role would suit someone stepping into their second role in industry or a practice-trained accountant at Manager level looking to make their first move into industry.

The position will take ownership of year-end consolidation and annual reporting within a PLC environment. Beyond the year-end cycle, there is a strong opportunity to gain exposure across a wide range of financial controls and processes.

The Group places a real emphasis on autonomy and development, making this an excellent opportunity for someone who wants to apply their technical expertise while broadening their commercial exposure and adding genuine value.

• Manage year-end consolidation and annual reporting for the PLC and UK subsidiaries.
• Annual review of impairment assessment and intangibles.
• Preparation of unaudited interim results for the half-year end.
• Supervise the preparation of IFRS 16 lease accounting.
• Draft technical papers on IFRS 15 application for large contracts and provide audit support.
• Prepare guidance on capitalisation of employee costs for projects.
• Provide query support for tax return preparation in collaboration with external auditors.
• Assist with statutory accounts preparation for entities overseas.
• Produce monthly statutory accounts, including income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow.
• Calculate monthly accruals for loan interest and corporation tax.
• Review/reconcile balance sheet accounts on a regular bases to ensure accuracy and validation.
• Undertake a project to improve Group consolidation workflow.
• Update monthly banking covenant calculation for board and bank.
• Undertake ad hoc statutory and financial tasks for internal and external stakeholders.
• Deliver technical support and coaching to the transactional and management accounting teams.

• ACA qualified (or equivalent) with post-qualification experience in statutory accounting.
• Exposure to international entities and multi-currency reporting preferred.