EY Senior Associate - Financial Reporting Accountant 

United Kingdom, England, London 

872782815

Your key responsibilities

• Preparation of UK subsidiary financial statements.
• Review and involvement in subsidiary accounting throughout the year.
• Supporting the year-end process, including auditor liaison, consolidation, and assisting with the preparation of the group financial statements. The process takes up a large part of the year, requiring planning and project management skills.
• Drive improvement to the annual statutory accounting process.
• Liaise with a broad spectrum of other teams both within finance and elsewhere in the business.
• Ad hoc projects, analysis, and reporting which give learning opportunities.

Skills and attributes for success

• Analytical and logical mindset.
• Good verbal and written communication skills. Must be able to communicate effectively across countries and with senior management.
• Proactive, and can operate independently.
• Good interpersonal skills with proven ability to build networks with a broad spectrum of other people.
• Commercial awareness and appreciation of the impact of accounting decisions on other aspects of the business.
• Ability and commitment to work under pressure, including willingness to work longer hours at peak times.
• Attention to detail.
• Flexibility and ability to juggle several demands at once.
• Team player.

• Ideally, you’ll also have:
  • Experience of IFRS
  • Proficiency in Excel

What we look for

Someone who can work well with a team and is comfortable communicating with people across EY and with senior management. The role requires someone with the ability to build a wide network.