Associate - External Reporting - London, United Kingdom - Charles Stanley

Charles Stanley

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job purpose:

The role's primary purpose is to ensure that the external stakeholders are provided with accurate, timely and informative financial information to support their business areas by developing and enhancing management information across all aspects of financial performance.

You will be required to support the Reporting team in all areas of statutory and other external financial compliance, operating within the group's financial control and operational risk framework.

Key Areas of Responsibility:

Produce and review the Group's financial reports (annual financial reports, and other financial communication presentations). Prepare the relevant financial parts of annual reports and other external filings, and review other content (business review, market trends, etc.) and propose amendments in line with best practice.
Production of regulatory returns, including FCA and various tax returns (corporation and VAT returns).
Liaison with external bodies (including US parent company, FCA, external auditors and HMRC).
Work with Financial Control to understand and, where appropriate, improve the financial control framework.
Assist in reaching a consensus between the company and the auditor about the contents of financial reports presentation and disclosure.
Monitor competitors' financial performance.
Supporting the business in delivery of its strategic objectives.
Read and summarise rules and standards for accounting standards or regulatory rules and regulations.
Continuous improvement in working practices and service delivery.
Collaboration with other areas of the Finance function to enhance the delivery of information.

Qualifications & Experience:

Actively studying or working towards a recognised accounting qualification (ACCA, CIMA or similar).
Audit of or preparation of financial statements, ideally in an IFRS framework, preferred.
Experience of understanding financial control environment.
Audit of or preparation of FCA returns.
Familiarity with VAT and Corporation Tax.
Familiarity with Microsoft Excel.
Experience of working on multiple tasks and responding quickly to management requests.
Ability to stay knowledgeable on technical accounting, regulatory reporting and business issues.

Knowledge & Skills:

Willingness to learn and develop skills in all areas technical, industry and function.
Ability to stay knowledgeable about, research and broadly understand technical governance and control issues.
Effective communicator, both written and verbal, within the department and wider business.
Active participant in Finance community.
Strong stakeholder management skills at all levels.
Proactive approach with the ability to challenge the status quo and to contribute towards delivery of the business strategic plan.
Facilitate and coordinate multiple deadlines and respond quickly to management requests.
Ability to perform under pressure and adjust plans to meet changing needs and requirements.
Ability to balance available time between control, efficiency and valueadd activities.
Ability to analyse and interrogate data.
Methodical and organised approach to work.
Excellent attention to detail.
Be resilient and calm under pressure.