Financial Accountant

Change are partnering with a Global Financial Services client based in the heart of Edinburgh City Centre to recruit a Financial Accountant to their team. With responsibilities spanning both the production of financial statements and regulatory returns, the successful applicant will join a business where they are given autonomy and stretch in their duties and role. The client are looking for individuals that are recently to 5 years post qualifying and have a strong grasp of statement preparation but can mix this with engaging with stakeholders and the wider business. Core skills will include;

• Production of Financial Statements in accordance with IFRS - working closely with the business to validate and ensure the accuracy of movements
• Responsible for month end ledger close and supporting commentary and analysis of movements
• Preparing and presenting financials to board and senior stakeholders to highlight trends and relevant movements
• Responsible for assisting and taking a lead in regulatory returns for the relevant entities under remit
• Proactively enhancing and looking for areas to improve outputs and production methods
• Strong communicator, both written and verbal

Applicants for the role will have a grounding from Financial Services or wider Audit, Statement production or the auditing of financial statements under IFRS. A proactive nature and confidence in building rapport and relationships is key for the role and longer term development.

In return, the client offer a great opportunity to put either theory in to practice or further develop an existing skill set in a high profile and supportive team. Interested? Please get in touch to discuss further.

Daily Rate: £300 - £400/d Inside IR35