Interim Financial Accountant / Group Reporting Accountant - 3 Month contract

Pratap Partnership are working with an established and successful business that is looking to appoint a qualified accountant on an interim basis for approximately three months. The assignment has arisen to provide additional resource within the finance team through a particularly busy year-end period. This would suit a qualified accountant who is comfortable working within a technical financial accounting environment and can quickly get up to speed within an established finance function. The role is expected to include: Supporting the year-end close and external reporting process Preparation and review of statutory accounts Assisting with group consolidations and associated reporting Accounting for leases under IFRS 16 Preparing year-end schedules, reconciliations and supporting documentation Supporting the external audit process and responding to auditor queries Reviewing balance sheet reconciliations and resolving outstanding items Assisting with technical accounting queries where required Working closely with the wider finance team to ensure year-end deadlines are achieved Providing additional financial accounting support across the team during a busy period The successful candidate: Will be a qualified accountant - ACA, ACCA or CIMA Could be recently qualified or have several years'' post-qualified experience Will ideally have experience of statutory accounts and financial reporting Should be comfortable with consolidations Exposure to IFRS 16 would be ..... full job details .....