Financial Accountant

About this role

Financial Accountant Based: Hybrid with offices based in High Wycombe Term: Permanent, Full time Salary: £65000-£75000 pa + excellent benefits The Role: Focusrite plc is an award-winning audio technology company encompassing thirteen established brands, and developing products for both professional and home recording studios. We’re looking for an ACA-qualified Accountant to join the team as a Group Financial Accountant supporting external statutory reporting, IFRS technical accounting, tax and treasury issues within the Group Finance team.

The ideal candidate will be ACA qualified, having trained in practice, possess a strong grounding in IFRS technical accounting, have experience of working in, or with, a multi-national or listed company, and demonstrate excellent attention to detail and analytical capability. The position provides a unique opportunity to take ownership of statutory and technical accounting processes within a fast-paced and evolving group environment.

For this role we can consider hybrid working of ideally 2-3 days per week in the head office in High Wycombe. Main Duties and Responsibilities: Financial Accounting Take responsibility over the Group’s annual and half year reports processes and lead the projects, including: Preparing consolidated IFRS statutory accounts and disclosures Ensure that the Group’s financial statements and annual report is delivered to a high standard with relevant disclosures in a timely manner Act as a key contact for external auditors and assist in the co-ordination of the annual and interim audit and ensuring that all auditor queries are satisfactorily addressed Preparing technical accounting memos for Audit Committee in line with IFRS Production of Group wide accounting policies and maintenance of the Group Finance Manual Act as the Group’s technical accounting expert and assist the Management Accounting team in operating entities with any queries on accounting treatment in line with IFRS Management of the Group’s internal control programme including the internal control declaration process Be responsible for the preparation of all UK based entities financial statements and to ensure that these are filed in advance of the deadline Be responsible for the accounting for share based payments including preparing the budget and updated forecasts for the group Support of outsourced tax providers Support with accounting for current and deferred tax across the group Completion of tax packs for external tax adviser Support preparation of corporation tax computations for all Group companies Assist with maintenance and implementation of group transfer pricing policy Treasury Maintain relevant hedge documentation Understand impact of FX on group reporting and provide recommendations for management of relevant risks Stakeholder Management Collaborate effectively with senior finance leaders, regional finance teams, tax, treasury, and external advisors Communicate complex accounting matters clearly to non-financial stakeholders and executive management Experience and Skills Required: Qualified ACA with audit background Strong grounding in IFRS technical accounting Experience of working in, or with, a multi-national or listed company Multi-currency group consolidation Strong analytical and IT skills particularly in Excel Experience of NetSuite and Microsoft BI will be advantage Be a strong, effective communicator, with a proven ability to build relationships Ability to communicate with the Board and non-financial individuals alike Have a high level of personal motivation and initiative with the ability to work to tight deadlines in a flexible and evolving work environment Actively seeks to improve processes making them more effective and efficient A high level of attention to detail About Us Focusrite plc is a global music and audio group that develops and markets music technology products.