Head of Technical Accounting

Fast growing fintech that has grown organically and via M&A with strong year on year performances

What about the role?

• As Head of Technical Accounting your role will be broad with exposure to C-level and teams across the bank working on business as usual alongside lots of ad hoc projects.
• Lead technical accounting assessments and structuring for new M&A transactions, products and significant contracts
• Lead and own the delivery of the annual report, manging internal inputs and external stakeholders
• Prepare management judgement papers on accounting papers for the Audit Committee
• Lead/support on process improvements, utilisation of AI to enhance automation of tasks
• Lead the approach to ESG and sustainability reporting
• Lead, mentor and develop 1 direct report
• Lead on external audit for all technical accounting matters

What experience will you have?

• You will be post qualified (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with significant post qualified experience
• You could be in a Technical Accounting role or a Financial Reporting role with technical accounting elements. You could additionally be working within Audit or Accounting Advisory services within a leading accounting firm and seeking a move to industry
• You will have experience working within banking comfortable working with IFRS9 and hedge accounting as examples.
• A desire to work within a fast moving environment where you have the ability to influence the shape of the role and wider finance