Senior Group M&A Accountant

Our client, a global private equity backed business, is seeking a highly skilled Senior Group Mergers and Acquisitions Accountant to join their dynamic team.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to be the key finance person for business combinations and financial reporting. The successful candidate will have the chance to work in a supportive environment, with a focus on knowledge sharing and continuous learning. This role is perfect for someone who thrives in a fast-paced setting, has excellent communication skills, and possesses a strong understanding of accounting standards.

• Essentially this is a Senior Group Accountant role i.e. financial accounting is the focus (and preferably audit experience and excellent knowledge of accounting standards).
• The tax work is financial accounting in nature i.e. calculations and reconciliations

Key qualifications and experience for the Senior Group M&A Accountant:

• Professional accounting qualification (CA(SA)/ACCA)
• 2 years minimum Post Qualification M&A and Tax Experience/exposure, ideally in industry in an acquisitive group and Private Equity environment
• Strong financial and statutory accounting experience, including dealing with consolidations and acquisition accounting
• Up-to-date knowledge of accounting standards (IFRS and UK GAAP: FRS102) is essential

Key duties for the Senior Group M&A Accountant include but are not limited to:

• Support M&A team with financial due diligence pre-acquisition.
• Carry out internal audit procedures and liaise with Sellers to provide sign off on completion accounts (FRS102) and apportionment statements prepared by Seller.
• Complete IFRS adoption process with acquirees – identify and calculate adjustments, reconcile pre acquisition reserves, oversee transitional adjustments in financial statements.
• Prepare acquisition accounting entries for Acquirer to include valuation of consideration, recognition of deferred payments or changes to investment cost and intangibles.
• Review and support for preparation of budgets by M&A targets
• Lead or support on other business combinations e.g. hive up, liquidations and other group restructuring projects

Key personal skills for the Senior Group M&A Accountant:

• Excellent communication skills required in dealing with both internal and external stakeholders
• Highly organised

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