Technical Accountant

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Job description - the role
On behalf of PwC, we are looking for a  Technical Accountant  for an initial 6 Month contract based in  Birmingham, on a hybrid working pattern of 3 days on site and 2 from home, on a day rate engagement.
Join us as a Technical Accountant
The Group Finance team requires an experienced technical accounting professional to provide hands-on support through a demanding statutory reporting and audit period. The role will focus on statutory reporting, predominantly for UK group entities, support for Group reporting, technical accounting analysis and the resolution of audit matters.
The successful candidate will take ownership of defined work streams with limited supervision and work directly with senior finance stakeholders, entity finance teams and external auditors. This is a delivery-focused assignment rather than a high-level advisory or people-management role.
What you'll do:
Support the preparation, review and delivery of statutory accounts and related reporting schedules, predominantly for UK group entities.
Support the Group reporting process, including the quality and consistency of accounting treatments, disclosures and supporting evidence across relevant entities.
Research and analyse complex or judgemental accounting matters under IFRS and applicable UK GAAP, including differences between Group reporting and legal-entity accounting frameworks.
Prepare high-quality technical accounting memoranda and position papers that define the issue, identify the applicable requirements, evaluate reasonable alternatives, address contrary evidence and document a clear, supportable conclusion.
Support management in preparing significant judgement and estimate papers, accounting policy documentation, financial statement disclosures and papers for senior management or the Audit Committee.
Support the Group Finance team in coordinating the Group and statutory audits, resolving technical accounting matters and delivering complete, accurate and timely audit evidence.
Manage technical audit queries through to resolution, including coordinating information from finance teams, maintaining clear actions and documenting changes to analysis or conclusions.
Review statutory reporting outputs and supporting working papers for completeness, internal consistency, technical compliance and audit readiness.
Identify gaps in accounting analysis, source evidence, controls or documentation and work pragmatically with stakeholders to remediate them.
Manage competing priorities and reporting deadlines, provide clear progress updates and escalate technical issues, dependencies and delivery risks promptly.
The skills you'll need:
ACA, ACCA,…