Financial Accountant

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