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Supervisor - Accounts and Financial Reporting - Manchester

Employer
BDO International
Location
Manchester Science Park, UK
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
Jun 27, 2019

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Job Role
Financial Accountant
Sector
Finance
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
BDO LLP is an accountancy and business advisory firm, we provide integrated advice and solutions to help businesses navigate a changing world. Our clients are Britain's economic engine - ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high growth businesses that fuel the economy.We share our clients' ambitions and their entrepreneurial mind-set. We have the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise to help them succeed.BDO LLP operates in 18 offices across the UK, employing 3,500 people offering tax, audit and assurance, and a range of advisory services. BDO LLP has revenues of £428m and is the UK member firm of the BDO International network. The BDO global network provides business advisory services in 162 countries, with 74,000 people working out of 1,500 offices worldwide. It has revenues of $8.1bn. Overview About the BDODrive Solutions Accounts & Financial Reporting TeamYour opportunity to join a fast growing team in a vibrant and modern office environment to hone your financial reporting skills and help to drive the development of the Accounting & Financial Reporting ('AFR') team.AFR is a specialist team, independent from audit, who sit within BDODrive Solutions. AFR concentrate on complex financial reporting including preparation of complex financial statements under a range of accounting frameworks including FRS 102 and IFRS as well as providing support to clients with auditor liaison, ad hoc technical queries, for example, accounting for mergers, demergers and technical training.As an AFR supervisor you will take the lead on more complex projects as well as supporting the manager team with reviewing statutory accounting projects reporting to the AFR Senior Manager. You will also be expected to contribute to AFR business development activity including supporting managers with preparing pricing for new opportunities, meeting potential clients and collaborating on the day-to-day management of the pipeline of opportunities.In addition to client facing work you will also work to provide support to the management team on departmental issues including coaching and feedback to more junior members of staff, ensuring compliance with the stream's policies and procedures and the firm's risk management procedures.Key skills: Confident communicator, team player and able to research and resolve technical challenges. Responsibilities Servicing clients
• Prepares complex statutory financial statements and review of disclosures under a range of accounting frameworks including FRS 102 and IFRS for manager and partner review.
• Prepares consolidations from source documents.
• Leads on ad hoc advisory projects reporting directly to the Senior Manager. Some examples have included IFRS 16 scenario testing, share options accounting recalculations and training on financial reporting standards.
• Conduct rigorous project management and financial management on all projects, completing projects within agreed timescales and raising issues with the manager or client, as appropriate, in a timely manner.
• Identifies potential technical queries and challenges and offers potential solutions to discuss with managers/technical departments.
• Ensure that the firm's risk management and quality control procedures are adhered to at all times.
• Liaison with central departments on risk management, technical and other matters. Business development
• Engage in networking and building internal and external relationships to identify new business and sales opportunities for new and existing clients.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of brochures, marketing campaigns, and the AFR profile throughout the firm.
• Contribute to the preparation of fee quotes for new work, bid documents and bid presentations.
• Collaborating on the day-to-day management of the pipeline, ensuring all opportunities are recorded and proactively followed up
• Identify and recognise business and sales opportunities with new clients, and inform the management team as appropriate.
• Support the management team with the implementation and communication of any new business strategy for existing clients, target clients and the internal business.Training and development
• Assist in the development and delivery of training of the AFR team
• Act as a role model for the team. Requirements Required
• Qualified ACA, CA or equivalent.
• Experience in a senior or supervisory role, including delivering statutory accounts preparation or audit services to large businesses.
• Excellent working knowledge of FRS 102 and related financial reporting requirements as well as previous experience preparing statutory accounts, consolidations and cash flows. Including consolidations from source documentation.
• Working knowledge of IFRSs as well as previous experience reconciling IFRS and UK GAAP results.
• Evidence of ability to research technical accounting matters.
• Ability to prioritise and plan effectively, adopting a logical and methodical approach in order to meet tight deadlines.
• Working knowledge of financial products, firm services, issues regarding advice and regulation and compliance, including anti-money laundering.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft packages including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.Desirable
• Training and knowledge of the new IFRS standards (IFRS 9, IFRS 15 and IFRS 16)
• Experience with large groups included listed clients
• Experience in specialist GAAPs such as charities, academies and registered social landlords
• Business development experience - able to contribute to the identification and conversion of opportunities to sell work.

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