This position will provide active oversight and assistance with the regions with respect to technical financial reporting matters. The role incorporates responsibility over accounting policy assessment on M&A opportunities and integrations and global accounting policy adoption for new rules and standards.

Client Details

My client is a family of 61 premium international schools, based in 28 countries around the world. They offer personalised, inspiring learning to more than 61,000 students between 2 and 18 years old.

Description

• Updates on developments in IFRS

• Technical accounting review of significant and unusual transactions

• Provision of IFRS training

• Effective and efficient resolution of accounting policy issues, with assistance from the Group Financial Controller.

• Timely communication of key issues and decisions with the Group Financial Controller and CFO, including formal updates through Group Accounting Issues meetings and a Group Accounting Issues tracker

• Regular discussion on IFRS developments.

• Review as needed of the accounting of significant or unusual transactions.

• Provision of IFRS training on hot topics where required, e.g. revenue recognition.

• Seeking of technical assistance from external auditors where required and sharing of significant contract accounting papers.

• Group Accounting Issues meetings and tracker in place to communicate accounting issues formally.

Functional Expertise

• Accountability for technical accuracy and completion of accounting issue papers

• Review of IFRS financial statements disclosures

• Provide guidance on new accounting requirements

• Accounting papers in place for all significant contracts.

• Sign-off on financial statements disclosures.

Operational Expertise

• Accountability for the group accounting policy manual

• Interpret requirements in a way the school finance teams will understand

• Implementation of new accounting and reporting requirements

• Issue identification with material acquisitions, during the due diligence and integration phases

• Group accounting manual is relevant, complete, accurate and user-friendly.

• Sign-off on acquisition project documentation and contracts from an accounting perspective.

Professional and Personal Development

• Whilst the role is an individual contributor there is an expectation that the individual is able to provide support, training and guidance to the global team on new accounting requirements

• Self-starter responsible for ensuring keep up-to-date on new accounting requriements

• Provide quarterly (as required) accounting updates to Regional & Central Finance teams

Profile

• ACA/ACCA qualified

• Experienced senior manager at a large (top 10) accounting firm, or equivalent senior experience within a technical accounting department of a multinational organisation.

• Experience with resolving complex counting issues and transactions.

• Ability to challenge and influence management

• Highly analytical

• Excellent accounting policy knowledge, in particular IFRS

Application of accounting policy to complex contracts and acquisitions

Job Offer

A highly competitive package