Senior Financial Reporting Specialist
This role involves providing expert financial reporting services to clients, including the preparation and review of financial statements.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Detailed knowledge of IFRS/ UK GAAP with a high degree of specialisation in topics/marketplaces.
2. Proactively assist in identifying strategic opportunities and driving business unit strategy by managing projects and other initiatives.
3. Perform reviews of financial statements in accordance with applicable requirements of preparation frameworks.
4. Write technical briefs and other articles on accounting application issues, including contentious or complex issues.
5. Initiate and lead client meetings at appropriate levels within the client or internally and ensure that the appropriate Partner is involved where necessary/relevant.
6. Provide coaching and input to staff during the consultation process and review of consultations/opinions.
7. Presents technical meeting topics, staff training updates, technical updates, client training and other training.
8. Horizon scan for changes to reporting frameworks and use the output of these scans to identify and develop opportunities to drive strategic business development growth.
9. Actively supports and drives key strategic activities and supports retention by:
10. Taking responsibility for departmental teams and monitoring productivity of such teams, including ensuring a fair allocation of work and that team members achieve appropriate chargeability targets.
11. Empowering staff to enable them to work autonomously.
Requirements:
* Qualified Chartered Accountant with excellent proven IFRS knowledge in a technical role.
* Experience in managing teams ideally within a professional services environment.
* 5+ years' minimum PQE.
* Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to communicate and interact with people at all levels.
* Attention to detail.
* Ability to do research, work independently whilst producing and delivering good quality results.
* Ability to build and sustain relationships with people at all levels.
* Good business writing skills.
* Good organisational and time management skills.
* Professional work ethic.
* Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
* Team player.
Benefits:
This role offers a competitive salary and benefits package, including opportunities for professional development and career progression.
Other Information:
Mazars is an equal opportunities employer. In applying for a role with us, you consent that Mazars will process your personal data for the purpose of handling your application.