DIRECTOR CONSULTANT- ACCOUNTING AND CORPORATE REPORTING ADVISORY at AJB Executive Search Limited

PLEASE BE ADVISED, APPLICANTS OUTSIDE OF THE UK ARE WELCOME TO APPLY AS LONG AS YOU HAVE THE REQUISITE EXPERIENCE

JOB SPECIFICATION

Our client is an International Regulatory Consulting firm. They are seeking to employ a very experienced Director Consultant within the Accounting and Corporate Reporting Team

The successful candidate will be comfortable working proactively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior managers, directors, and partners to help businesses effectively. You’ll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with.

As the Director in the Financial Services Accounting and Corporate Reporting Advisory team you will play a critical role in supporting the Partner in ensuring that our client continues to deliver on quality and the growth strategy for their clients. The accounting and corporate reporting advice and support that our client provides, spans accounting change (IFRS 9, 16 and 17 and transition between financial reporting frameworks), group reorganisations and structuring of transactions to achieve a desired accounting outcome, financial instruments accounting and reporting, ESG and corporate reporting and other aspects of accounting, including training.

This opportunity would strongly suit a technically strong individual at a Director, or Associate Director level, who is ambitious, business minded and has broad experience of accounting and corporate reporting issues that are prevalent in financial services from an entity-facing background and who wishes to maximise their potential and the breadth of their experience in a growing professional services firm.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

The successful candidate will need to fulfill the requirements below to be considered.

• A professional qualification of ACA or ACCA or equivalent is essential
• A minimum of ten years Financial Services experience and should preferably have both industry and Consulting experience.
• Demonstrable and extensive knowledge of relevant technical standards (IFRS Accounting Standards and UK GAAP) and relevant laws and regulations, such as the Companies Act is essential.
• Extensive delivery of accounting and corporate reporting advice with clients across the financial services sector, private equity backed businesses and treasury functions of corporates.
• A proven ability to scope, win and deliver complex accounting and corporate reporting advisory projects, including planning, controlling and completing a diverse range of projects that adhere to firm and departmental policy on quality and risk management and do so on an end-to-end basis
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to quickly present information in a clear and concise manner
• Very strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to influence, lead, engage and manage a number of stakeholders.
• Sound effective and efficient time management and organisation skills
• Previous people management experience

Job Types: Permanent, Full-time

Salary: £100,000.00-£120,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Flexitime
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Flexitime
• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus scheme
• Yearly bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

• London: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: AJB/ JB FS CON 80