Rutherford Cross is delighted to be partnered with a successful technology business, based in Glasgow city centre, in order to appoint a Financial Accountant. This is an exciting opportunity that will provide the successful individual with sufficient challenges and opportunities to develop their accounting skills and enrich their career as a professional accountant. The Financial Accountant will be core to the Group Finance team in ensuring that the Group’s statutory and market regulations are met.

Ideally, this role will suit a newly or recently qualified accountant (ICAS / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent) with a strong technical background. This is a rare opportunity to join a growing, diverse business and work within a well-established team. On offer is a competitive salary, an extremely flexible working model, excellent progression and development and other generous wider benefits.

Key Responsibilities:

• Preparing both Group year-end and half year financial statements and subsidiary financial statements
• Key contact during the audit process
• Preparing month-end management accounts for subsidiary companies
• Working with the Company Secretarial and regulatory matters as required
• National statistics reporting
• Supporting technical accounting developments as and when they arise and on-going technical accounting including IFRS 16 ‘Leases’ and IFRS 2 ‘Share-based payments’
• Managing all Companies House filing requirements for the Group
• Monthly consolidation and cashflow process
• Assisting with the short-term cash forecast model, including implementing improvements
• Point of contact for internal insurance queries and assisting with annual renewal process
• Working with the wider Finance team on ongoing Group corporate simplification process
• Working within wider team to ensure effective M&A integration as necessary

Requirements:

• A qualified accountant: ICAS, ACCA or CIMA
• Strong technical skills and experience of preparing financial statements
• Confident in communication, both verbal and written
• A team player with experience of working in a fast-paced environment
• Analytical with a strong attention to detail
• Motivated and willing to take ownership of specific projects
• Able to produce high quality work while working to tight reporting deadlines
• Aware of ongoing IFRS technical updates

On Offer:

• Competitive salary of up to £55,0000 per annum
• Hybrid / Remote working model with only 1 day per week office requirement
• Flexible hours
• Employer pension contribution
• 25 days annual leave + statutory days with the option to buy more days
• Private healthcare
• Life assurance

For more information on this role, please get in touch with Gillian O’Neil at Rutherford Cross.

E: [email protected]

T: +447432482882