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The opportunity
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Group Accountant to join our team at Iris London. Reporting directly to the Group Financial Controller, you will be responsible for the monthly reporting function. This includes reporting both actual and planned results, analytics and forecasting across the group.
You will play an integral role in ensuring accurate and timely reporting, working very closely with the Group Financial Controller, the Group Finance Director, and the rest of the Group Finance team (based in both London and Macedonia). This role will require a confident individual with a good financial reporting and technical knowledge and an analytical background who is organised, methodical and possesses the skills to influence others.
In this role, you will work closely with the Group Finance Director, Group Finance team and worldwide Financial Directors and Management Accountants.
How you'd spend your day?
Your responsibilities as a Senior Group Accountant will include:
Responsible for elements of the group reporting function (including consolidation process) ensuring accurate and timely submission of the financial reporting requirements to Iris’ board of directors and listed parent company, Cheil.
Assist with quarterly and annual audits.
Regional representative for the APAC agencies, involving detailed balance sheet review of monthly agency packs and review of local statutory accounts before filing.
Assist with new consolidation system implementation (due to go live in July 23), including building new monthly management reporting files.
Production of Statutory Accounts for legal entities and supporting Group Tax team with information to prepare tax returns.
Assist with driving group policies, maintain best practice, compliance with legal and financial reporting frameworks as well as driving initiatives to maximise shareholder wealth.
Ensure the financial information/control framework is sufficiently robust and maintained.
Developing / identifying the tools and processes needed to ensure that we have the correct data to allow us to be more accountable, accurate and timely in our reporting and our ability to react.
Liaison with external advisors, including lawyers and auditors.
Assist with the production of commercial analyses for the Group.
Other assistance on a wide range of projects as required by the Group Financial Director and the Group Financial Controller (including but not limited to) intercompany clean-up project and investment accounting.
What we're looking for
2-3 years PQE, holding a recognised accounting qualification.
A strong technical accountant, audit experience preferable.
IFRS and FRS 102 experience.
Experience of working as part of a team.
Group Finance experience is desirable.
Agency experience preferred but not essential.
Demonstrate entrepreneurial can-do attitude, always delivering on tasks through to conclusion within a timely manner.
Hands on with an eye for detail but able to appreciate the bigger picture.
Who are we?
About Iris
We’re Iris. We’re For the Forward. A creative, strategy and innovation company that uses the power of participation to excite progress for businesses. As part of the Group Finance team, we’re inviting you to participate in progress – moving yourself, your client and the wider world forward with every decision you make.
Our office
London is our HQ. In our riverside office you’ll find 380 talented people working with ambitious client partners. We’re the lead strategic & creative agency for Suzuki, Starbucks, adidas Football and Abrdn. And we’re a specialist partner for Barclays and Samsung, to name a couple.
The Iris Character
We have five core behaviours that we look for to help us to build a culture that fosters true progress: Courage, Storytelling, Collaboration, Empathy and Commitment.
What's in it for you?
Flexible working – we offer you a balance of home and office working and the opportunity to choose your days when it suits you best
Core hours – whether you want to enjoy an early gym session or pick up your children from school, you have the option to manage your own hours
Vitality private health care
BUPA dental care
Pension scheme
Enhanced Maternity package (4 months full pay after 1 years’ service / 6 months full pay after 2 years’ service)
Enhanced Paternity package (4 weeks full pay after 1 years’ service)
IVF support – giving you flexibility to attend appointments and recover from procedures
Additional Parental support – meaning you can be there for your family’s important moments’
Personal access to our independent Financial Advisor
Group income protection
Sabbatical after five years of service
Bike to Work Scheme
Weekly football and yoga sessions
Perkbox platform – giving you access to a wide range of discounts, curated wellbeing content and the 'Celebration Hub' to recognise and show appreciation to your colleagues
Client discounts – adidas, Dreams and Feather & Black
Holiday
25 core days’ holiday
Three extra days can be used for religious holidays
Plus your birthday day off
Plus an extra day after three and five years of service
Climate Exchange Day
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
‘FOR THE FREE’ is our global DE&I strategy. Its aim is to create a business where everyone feels free to be themselves and has the same opportunity and access to progress. Our DE&I strategy encourages courageous thinkers who champion outsider perspectives. ‘FOR THE FREE’ has three main pillars of activity:
Diversity - We want to invite difference. To be an organisation that is fully representative of different groups and reflects the city, country and world that we live in. We value our talents’ lived experiences – including gender, race, class, disability, neuro-diversity and sexual orientation.
Equity - We want to be fair to everyone. To remove barriers for individuals and groups and provide the bespoke access, support and opportunities that are needed to fully participate in our organisation. We are levelling the playing field.
Inclusion - We want everyone to feel at home. To provide a place where people can be themselves, express their unique identity and contribute to the life of our community
Privacy Statement
If you decide to apply for a role at Iris we will only keep the data provided by you for 2 years from the date we receive it, following which your data will then be destroyed. We have a legitimate interest to process the data you provide us and we will protect your rights in accordance with all applicable data legislation. If at any point you decide you would like us to delete the data we hold or have any more questions please email us at dpo@iris-worldwide.com.
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We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and recruit on talent alone, regardless of age, gender identity, ethnicity, religion, education, class, sexual orientation or disability. We champion diversity and believe it not only benefits, but enhances our creativity, our company and the wider society at large. We are For The Forward.
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