LSE Jobs Hiring for Financial Accountant Job at London, England Full Time

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Finance Division

Financial Accountant

Salary from £48,196 to £55,718 pa inclusive with potential to progress to £62,053 pa inclusive of London allowance. A market supplement may also be considered

The Financial Accountant is part of the Financial Reporting and Compliance (FRC) team within the wider Finance Division. The FRC team are responsible for the financial statement preparation, management of the year-end audit process and preparation & reconciliation of the monthly balance sheet & cashflow reports for LSE, its subsidiaries & other related entities.

You would report to the Group Financial Accountant and would be responsible for effective and efficient financial accounting, implementing & reviewing financial controls, reconciling and managing the School’s balance sheet items, reporting on the School’s subsidiaries financial performance and supervising a team of up to 3 staff.

Candidates should have-

• Substantial financial accounting experience & skills

• Hold a recognised accountancy qualification (ACA/ACCA)

• Evidence of attention to detail and strong organisational skills

• Good oral and written communication skills

• Experience in communicating financial issues in a straightforward and succinct way to non-financially trained staff (orally and in written form)

• Proficiency in using Microsoft Excel (look-up functions, if/sum-if, pivot tables)

We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave and excellent training and development opportunities.

For further information about the post, please see the how to apply document, job description and the person specification.

To apply for this post, please go to https://jobs.lse.ac.uk. If you have any technical queries with applying on the online system, please use the “contact us” links at the bottom of the LSE Jobs page. Should you have any queries about the role, please email a.e.singer@lse.ac.uk

The closing date for receipt of applications is 14th October 2022 (23.59 UK time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications. Interviews are planned for 18th & 19th October 2022.