Senior Financial Accountant
About the Role:
We are looking for a Senior Financial Accountant to join our client's team on a 8-month contract, through to October 2025, with the potential to extend.
In this role, partnering with the CFO you will oversee key financial processes, including audit preparation, financial reporting, and year-end activities, ensuring accuracy and compliance. You will also prepare technical working papers so must have a strong technical understanding our background.
Key Responsibilities
As a Senior Financial Accountant, you will:
- Audit Preparation and Oversight
- Lead the preparation for the company's first external audit.
- Assume full responsibility for audit processes and outcomes, ensuring compliance and accuracy.
- Financial Statement Preparation
- Collaborate with external providers to ensure the accurate and timely preparation of financial statements.
- Act as the primary liaison, providing necessary inputs and reviews.
- Year-End Adjustments
- Work closely with advisors to create comprehensive working papers for year-end adjustments (July 2025).
- Ensure adjustments are accurate, well-documented, and aligned with compliance standards.
- Reporting
- Support the preparation of monthly management reporting to provide clear insights into business performance.
- Assist with board reporting, ensuring accuracy and timely delivery.
About You
You are a self-motivated, highly organized individual with a strong foundation in financial accounting. Your expertise is in audit preparation, financial reporting, and year-end processes.
Qualifications and Experience- CPA/CA qualification or equivalent.
- Proven experience in financial accounting, with a focus on audit processes.
- Strong technical knowledge of financial reporting standards.
- Exceptional communication skills and the ability to work effectively with external advisors and stakeholders.
- Advanced proficiency in financial systems and Excel.
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