Financial Reporting Accountant

at  Wates

We are looking for a passionate, proactive and enthusiastic finance professional to join Wates within our Finance team as a Financial Reporting Accountant working within our Wates Property Services division.

Given the business’ ambitious growth plans, this opportunity will suit a driven individual with strong experience as a technically focussed accountant in a business of significant corporate scale.

• Past Finalist/Fully qualified accountant (ACCA or ACA , ideally practice trained)
• A keen eye for detail and experience working for a medium / large corporate business
• Display deep expertise in technical accounting (revenue recognition, consolidations, purchase accounting and debt/equity)
• Strong working knowledge of tax / VAT compliance
• Previously worked in a business of scale, with a track record of developing and improving systems and processes
• Advanced Financial Modelling and Excel skill

THE ROLE WILL REQUIRE TRAVEL TO LONDON (FINSBURY PARK) TWICE A WEEK.

The successful professional will ensure effective controls, processes, information systems and results are practiced, achieved and recorded to support and shape the direction of this key business area. This is a unique and outstanding opportunity to join a successful and growing business through its next phase of growth at the outset of the journey. With plans to grow at speed with investment, the finance function is central to the success of the plan going forward.
Reporting to the Head of Financial Reporting, this new Financial Reporting Accountant role will play a pivotal role in establishing the processes and systems to enable growth in line with our ambitions

THE ROLE AND ESSENTIAL CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

Given the business’ ambitious growth plans, this opportunity will suit a driven individual with strong experience as a technically focussed accountant in a business of significant corporate scale.

• Past Finalist/Fully qualified accountant (ACCA or ACA , ideally practice trained)
• A keen eye for detail and experience working for a medium / large corporate business
• Display deep expertise in technical accounting (revenue recognition, consolidations, purchase accounting and debt/equity)
• Strong working knowledge of tax / VAT compliance
• Previously worked in a business of scale, with a track record of developing and improving systems and processes
• Advanced Financial Modelling and Excel skills

Ongoing responsibilities will include:

• Subject matter expert on all technical accounting matters
• Responsible for production of all company and consolidation accounts
• Responsibility for corporation tax compliance, sales tax/VAT
• Responsibility for all other non-tax compliance reporting
• Responsibility for the company balance sheet
• Maintain appropriate accounting policies, making recommendations for changes to the Head of Financial Reporting
• Key contributor to all audit and tax related matters
• Liaise with third parties and advisors including banks, suppliers, and accountants as required
• Constant process improvement, reducing reporting time frames and increasing the quality of financial information
• Key stakeholder in change projects, driving design and implementation
• Monitor ongoing accounting updates and analyse and implement newly issued accounting updates

Based: Finsbury Park (North – Inner London), with travel as required, currently operating a hybrid/flexible working model