Forvis Mazars is an engine for rapid and consistent career progression, offering individually designed career paths that help you pursue your interests, match your changing needs, and explore your true potential. We work with diverse, prestigious clients across a range of sectors and geographies, giving you the opportunity to constantly update and grow your skills for lifelong professional development.

Are you looking to make an impact in our financial reporting team?  Are you looking to grow our business as if it was your own?  And are you looking for open, engaged and collaborative teams?  Then apply to the role today!

About the team

Our Accounting, Advisory and Compliance Solutions team provide an outstanding quality of work and service to our clients, ensuring accurate and timely preparation of financial statements under FRS102 and the Companies Act as well as supporting them with additional accounting and advisory support. Our clients range from SME's, entrepreneurial and private clients and larger organisations based both in the UK and Internationally from a range of sectors including manufacturing, service industry, education sector and retail.

About the role

You will be focused on the preparation of statutory financial statements primarily under FRS 102 and FRS102 (A) for UK companies.

There will be a focus on preparation of statutory accounts for clients, including consolidated accounts, consolidation workings, cash flow reporting and more complex accounting disclosures. This will usually involve using our accounts preparation software CaseWare.

Role & Responsibilities

• Preparation of statutory accounts for clients, including consolidated accounts and consolidation workings (including overseas subsidiaries).
• To be part of a team of expert advisors who build bespoke solutions across a range of disciplines, according to client needs.
• Financial reporting solutions given for complex transactions.
• Building strong working relationships with the client, ensuring any problems or requests are dealt with promptly.
• Liaising with other departments for specialist advice.
• Reporting in a timely and accurate manner to client queries.
• Keeping managers informed of case progress and any issues arising.
• Raising the profile of the firm by ensuring clients are fully satisfied by the service and support they receive.
• Ensure standards and procedures maintained by whole team.
• Mentoring, supervising and training colleagues.
• Assisting with business development by working with Accounting and Outsourcing colleagues and colleagues in other service lines.
• Assesses and produces high quality work in line with the Firm's policy and processes, meeting relevant regulatory requirements.

What are we looking for?

• Qualified accountant with excellent broad practical accounting and statutory financial statements preparation experience.
• Proven expertise in the preparation of UK GAAP (FRS 102) statutory accounts for a variety of businesses including large groups.
• Proven experience in balancing multiple priorities (you are likely to be working on several sets of financial statements concurrently).
• Relevant recent experience working in a practice accountancy environment.
• Experience of preparing both audited and non-audited financial statements including those prepared under parental guarantee.
• Experience of coaching and guiding junior team members.
• Experience of CaseWare preferable but not essential.

About Forvis Mazars

Forvis Mazars is a leading global professional services network. The network operates under a single brand worldwide, with just two members: Forvis Mazars LLP in the United States and Forvis Mazars Group SC, an internationally integrated partnership operating in over 100 countries and territories.

Both member firms share a commitment to providing an unmatched client experience, delivering audit & assurance, tax and advisory services around the world. Together, our strategic vision strives to move our clients, people, industry and communities forward.  Through our reach and areas of expertise, we help organisations respond to emerging sustainability issues in the global marketplace including human rights, climate change, environmental impacts and culture.

We are one diverse, multicultural, multi-generational team with a huge sense of connection and belonging. This is a place where you can take ownership of your career, get involved, believe in yourself and put your ideas into action.

At Forvis Mazars, we empower our people and celebrate individuality. We thrive on teamwork and are agile. We have bold foresight and give people the freedom to make a personal contribution to our shared purpose. We support one another to deliver quality, create change and have a deeper understanding, to help make an impact so that everyone can reach their full potential.

Being inclusive is core to our culture at Forvis Mazars; we want to ensure everyone, whether in the recruitment process or beyond is fully supported to be their unique self. To read more about our approach click here.

Our aim is to make the recruitment process as accessible and inclusive as possible - please contact us to discuss any changes you may require so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.

Visit forvismazars.com/uk to learn more.