Senior Technical Financial Accountant

 

 Job reference number 313151

Senior Technical Financial Accountant - London Farringdon/Chesterfield

Competitive salary

Car allowance £4,000 or £3,500 cash equivalent 
Full Private Healthcare and annual bonus potential of 18%
Generous annual leave offering of 27.5 days, plus bank holidays, increasing with years served   

Permanent, Full time       

London, Farringdon or Chesterfield, Future Walk

You will be expected to attend the office 3 days per week.

 

 

At Royal Mail we’ve served our communities for over 500 years, helping to lead and transform the postal delivery market on a global scale. Our journey to improve never stops, and that’s where we need you.

We’re currently innovating and transforming our business for the future, adapting towards a parcel delivery market, as well as taking environmental responsibility for our impact as a business. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people.

Are you a qualified accountant with strong working knowledge of IFRS? Do you have recent experience of working in one of the ‘Big 4’ accounting firms? If so, we would love to hear from you. We are looking for a Senior Technical Financial Accountant in our Financial Controls and External Reporting Team. Interested? More details and how to apply can be found below.

About the Role
Reporting into Financial Accounting and External Reporting Lead you will be the main contact for technical accounting guidance across the Group. You will work closely with business partners across Finance to develop new financial accounting policies and the production of accounting papers for auditors and senior stakeholders. You will also be the key liaison for the external auditor throughout the audit process.

You will also assist in the production of accurate and timely year end and half year Group (consolidated) Financial Statements and Financial Statements for the subsidiaries and Regulated business. You will lead a critical review of contents and supporting evidence for primary financial statements, including cash flow, and key supporting notes to the externally reported accounts.

You will work closely with business partners, including those in Tax, Treasury, and company actuaries, to develop robust processes and controls to accurately capture and reflect complex financial transactions in line with IFRS. You will ensure IFRS 16 accounting is complete and accurate so that the required analysis for the external auditor is available.
 

About You
To truly excel in this role, you’ll possess, and be able to evidence, the skills and experience listed below:

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA).
• Strong working knowledge of IFRS. The key accounting standards relevant to the Group are IFRS 15 (Revenue), IFRS 16 (Leases), IAS 19 (Pensions) and IFRS 9 (Financial Instruments).
• Recent experience of working in one of the ‘Big 4’ accounting firms in either a technical accounting advisory role or as an external auditor is highly desirable. 
• Strong Excel skills (lookups, pivots etc), knowledge of SAP also an advantage, an appetite to learn the Lease Accounting System and new tools such as Alteryx.
• Strong interpersonal skills – you will need to be able to communicate complex accounting concepts to senior management.
• Analytical and problem-solving capability.
• A continuous improvement mindset – a desire to improve processes and make efficiencies.
• Up-to-date and strong working knowledge of international accounting standards.

 

Extra Benefits
•    RMG Share Schemes - partnership and matching share offer
•    Family friendly support - enhanced maternity pay, paternity leave, adoption leave and shared parental leave
•    Discounts and offers - there are more than 800 offers to help you save on things like groceries, days out, holidays and your household bills*.
•    Supportive and generous company sick pay
•    Your Wellbeing - you and your family have 24/7 access to services and tools to help you get the most out of life. From your physical and mental health to financial and social support and advice. It’s free, and it’s for everyone.
•    Lifestyle benefits - You can purchase a car, bike, home technology or mobile phone, or choose from a range of health benefits and insurance products. You make regular payments from your salary, and so could save on tax*.  
•    Financial support - information and services to help you manage debt and grow your financial knowledge, with debt consolidation & savings plans*
•    Your peace of mind with - Healthcare CashPlan, Dental Cover, Additional Life (life insurance) & Additional Life Partner, Hospital & Death Benefit Plans; Voluntary Critical illness & Voluntary Critical illness Partn