Technical Accounting Director
| Posting date: | 16 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £120,000.0 to £160,000.0 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £100,000 to £150,000 |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 August 2025 |
| Location: | City of London, London, EC2V6DN |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week |
| Company: | Hays Specialist Recruitment |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 4569644_1752682772 |
Summary
Your new company
A leading global tech company, experiencing rapid growth and innovation, is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Technical Accounting Expert to play a crucial role in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of their financial reporting.
Your New Role
- Ensure IFRS Compliance: Monitor and interpret new and existing accounting standards to maintain full compliance.
- Impact Assessment & Communication: Evaluate the implications of regulatory changes and update internal policies accordingly.
- Technical Documentation: Draft white papers on complex accounting matters to guide group-wide compliance.
- Policy Management: Maintain and evolve the Group's accounting policy manual.
- Promote Consistency: Support global teams in applying accounting policies consistently.
- Strategic Advisory: Provide expert accounting input on complex business scenarios, including tax, treasury, legal, and M&A.
- External Reporting: Collaborate with reporting teams to ensure accurate and timely financial disclosures.
- Review Financial Filings: Oversee the review of statutory filings and advise on technical disclosures.
- Audit Liaison: Act as the primary contact for external auditors on IFRS-related matters.
What You'll Need to Succeed:
- ACA (or equivalent) qualified with deep IFRS technical accounting experience.
- Background in a large multinational organisation, ideally with exposure to both UK and US reporting environments.
- Strong understanding of SOX and internal control frameworks.
- Excellent analytical, research, and communication skills.
- Proven ability to manage complex workloads and deliver high-quality outputs under pressure.
- Collaborative and resilient, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
What you need to do now
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