Interim Group Senior Reporting Accountant

at  Bakkavor

Interim Group Reporting Senior Accountant
Competitive day rate or salary
Inside IR35
Based at our head office in London (Fitzroy)
Monday – Friday, Hybrid working 3 days in the office
3-6 months contract

WHAT WE DO.

Bakkavor is a FTSE 250 listed business, with £2.2bn of revenue and is the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry. We supply meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose, and also have operations internationally in the US and China.

• Weekly & monthly financial reporting:
• Ownership of the Group Consolidation and production of monthly Group consolidated statutory accounts for review by the CFO.
• Preparation of monthly slides forming part of the Board Pack.
• Review of the Group’s weekly P&L results ahead of distribution to the Management Board. External reporting – half year and full year:
• Deliver the half-yearly and annual Group statutory results including the primary financial statements and disclosure notes.
• Responsible for managing the external audit timelines and deliverables; including planning when key activities take place through the financial year and liaising with local businesses to streamline the audit process
• To support the Group Senior Reporting Manager in managing the audit requirements across the business, notably UK site and regional financial controllers
• To prepare accounting papers on key issues for the auditors
• Assist the Group Senior Reporting Manager and Group Financial Controller in preparing the Annual Report, along with briefing information for the CFO, CEO and Board.
• Subsidiary statutory accounts:
• Ownership of preparing annual statutory accounts for all UK subsidiary companies, including those forming part of bank covenant submissions in line with the relevant deadlines
• Ownership of the audit of the subsidiary accounts, liaising directly with the auditors, managing the timetable and any issues
• Management of the Group’s IFRS16 leases; ensuring the IFRS16 balance sheet and P&L impact is calculated correctly
• Key contact for the Group’s consolidation and management reporting tool (Cognos); maintenance of group structure, reports, forms and data as well as assisting local business with best practices.
• Review of new accounting standards and ownership of implementation of new standards across the Group. Brief senior stakeholders on new standards, impact and timescale for implementation
• Supporting the CFO, Group Financial Controller, Group Senior Reporting Manager and local Financial Controllers with ad hoc analysis and assistance; such as fair value adjustments, calculation of profits / losses on disposals and restructuring
• Management of the Group Assistant Accountant to achieve these accountabilities