LHH Recruitment Solutions are currently working with a leading East Sussex based organisation with the recruitment of a Senior Financial Accountant on a permanent basis. This fast paced and highly successful business place a huge emphasis on culture, sustainability and investing in the communities they serve.

The Senior Financial Accountant position plays a critical part within the finance team and leads on external reporting and year end processes along with providing technical accounting solutions to the business.

Key responsibilities include:

Preparation of Statutory Financial Statements for the Group's UK subsidiaries.
Assist the Group's auditors to ensure that the year-end audit process runs smoothly
Provide IFRS technical accounting advice.
Consider the accounting implications of transactions or changes to the operations of the Group and the retail lending company in light of these standards
Supporting technical accounting projects including consultation with other teams throughout the Group and preparation of technical accounting memos and discussion paper
Supporting the maintenance of Group accounting policies to ensure it follows best practice and remain relevant
Respond to ad hoc queries from, and provide support to, Business Partners, Group Tax and Audit Committees
Ownership of weekly technical intelligence reporting, scanning the horizon for technical and reporting developments.

Key skills / experience:

Qualified Accountant (Ideally ACA or ACCA trained from a Top 10 accounting firm)
Knowledge of IFRS would be advantageous.
Solid experience within technical accounting/accounting policy development team/financial reporting team of a UK publicly listed company or Big Four newly qualified accountant
Background in Financial Statements production or audit & banking business and accounting
Demonstratable experience of producing technical accounting memos and acting as a technical accounting adviser to management and the business at large

The role and company offer a huge amount of flexibility and you are required to only be in the office 1 day a week (more if you wish!). The company itself offer great training and development opportunities for those keen to progress their career.

The role is permanent and is paying £60-75k depending on experience