Senior Manager, Accounting Policy recruitment

The Accounting Policy department provides support on technical accounting matters. Specifically it covers two broad areas:

Accounting Policy Development

• Monitors accounting developments, assesses their impact and communicates across the Finance community.

• Maintains accounting policies and accounting practices manual.

• Delivers an ongoing programme of technical training across the Finance Community.

• Keeps the Finance Community aware of developments via, for example, technical newsletters.

• Responsible for technical oversight of the implementation of new accounting pronouncements.

Transactions and Technical Support

• Leads the technical analysis for transactions that are referred to Finance.

• Partners with divisional teams to keep abreast of developments that require technical support.

• Responsible for ensuring that financial statements and News Releases are updated for changes in accounting requirements and best practice developments.

• Supports Corporate Treasury and Corporate Development with the financial disclosure and accounting aspects of debt issuances, liability management exercises and corporate transactions.

• Ensures compliance with reporting requirements, including responses to comment letters.

The department operates a flat structure, so that while the role’s principal activities will be on accounting policy development, the individual will also be involved in many of the above activities.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Monitoring technical accounting developments.

• Preparing briefing notes on technical accounting developments.

• Assisting with technical interpretation of new accounting pronouncements and their implementation.

• Drafting the monthly technical accounting bulletin.

• Organising and presenting regular technical accounting update training for colleagues across the finance community.

• Contribute to the annual review and update of accounting policies for the Audit Committee.

• Maintaining an up-to-date Accounting Practices Manual that reflects industry best practice and latest IFRS requirements.

Skills Required:

• Qualified accountant with several years of PQE.

• A strong knowledge of IFRS, particularly financial instruments.

• Recent experience of applying technical IFRS accounting requirements, ideally in a financial services environment or a technical advisory role.

• Strong communication skills, confident in dealing with colleagues at all levels across the Group.

• Strong written communication skills with the ability to communicate complex matters in a succinct manner.

• Organised and able to prioritise a varied workload.

• A confident, pro-active and enthusiastic approach to challenges.