Group Financial Accountant

Group Financial Accountant

Based:
Hybrid with offices based in High Wycombe

Term:
Permanent

Salary: £65000-£75000 pa + excellent benefits

The Role:

Focusrite plc is an award-winning audio technology company encompassing eight established brands, and developing products for both professional and home recording studios.

We're looking for a 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 have trained in practice, possess a strong grounding in IFRS technical accounting, 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.

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 Net Suite 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. Used by audio professionals and amateur musicians alike, our solutions facilitate the high-quality production of recorded and live sound. Our audio technology brands stand together, seeking to enrich lives through music by removing barriers to creativity - ‘we make music easy to make'.

The Focusrite Group trades under thirteen established and rapidly growing brands:
Focusrite, Focusrite Pro, Novation, ADAM Audio, Sequential, Oberheim, Martin Audio, Optimal Audio, Ampify Music, Linea Research, Sonnox, Out…