Statutory Reporting Accountant

THE ROLE:

The Statutory Reporting Accountant is responsible for the preparation and coordination of the UK statutory audits, working to ensure key financial statement deliverables are completed and filed in a timely manner.

Reporting to the UK Regional Financial Controller, the Statutory Reporting Accountant is a critical role, ensuring:

• Coordination of audit requests and deliverables
• The completeness of reporting for public filing purposes
• The production of accurate, timely group and company financial statements

Key responsibilities

• Production of statutory trial balances, including any GAAP or statutory adjustments
• Production and review of UK entity financials and management commentary for Financial Statement reporting as required
• Point of contact for external statutory audit stakeholders
• Input of audit and local accounting adjustments into ERP systems
• Management of the delivery of financial information as part of UK audit requests, liaising with the financial accounting team as well as preparation of audit samples and evidence
• Implementation of statutory accounts production software for UK financial reporting
• Point of contact for the tax team and external tax advisors in relation to the UK audit
• Liaising with the wider Genius company and functions (e.g. HR, Legal, Commercial) to ensure key deliverables are met
• Assistance with financial accounting team tasks including month end and reconciliations as appropriate

WHAT YOU’LL BRING:

• Strong interpersonal skills and experience of stakeholder management
• Qualified accountant
• High attention to detail
• Strong technical accounting skills
• High level organisational skills; critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Experience of Company audit processes
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

IT WILL BE A BONUS IF YOU KNOW: 

• Experience in production of UK Statutory accounts
• Up to date UK GAAP
• Experience of working in a multi-entity environment
• Knowledge of Workday Financials is helpful

We enjoy an ‘office-first’ culture and maximize opportunities to collaborate, connect and learn together. Our hybrid working models differ depending on your role and location. 

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