Job Title: Financial Accountant – Statutory Reporting

Location: Slough, UK (2 Days per week onsite)

Contract: 6 Months

Hours: 37.5 per week

Randstad Sourceright are recruiting on behalf of Mars for a Financial Accountant – Statutory Reporting to join the UK Confectionery Finance team. This role offers the opportunity to lead on statutory reporting and external audit for Mars’ UK and Ireland entities.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare financial statements for UK legal entities reporting under UK GAAP, consolidating multicurrency accounts for UK and overseas subsidiaries.
• Work closely with the UK Financial Reporting Manager to deliver timely, accurate, and compliant statutory reporting.
• Coordinate financial data across corporate reporting, PwC, Mars service centres, Financial Controllers, and business units to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Manage the external audit process, ensuring directors’ fiduciary duties and statutory requirements are fully met.
• Provide technical accounting guidance, training, and expertise in financial accounting and internal controls to operating units.
• Safeguard the corporation’s reputation through high-quality external financial reporting.

Candidate Profile

• Education & Professional Qualifications: ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified, with at least 4 years’ relevant experience in accounting practice or a commercial environment
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal).
• Proven ability to manage large workloads, prioritise effectively, and meet deadlines.
• Solid technical knowledge of UK GAAP and group consolidation.
• Experience with accounting systems (ideally TR OneSource Reporting).
• Leadership Competencies: Action Oriented, Ensures Accountability, Plans & Aligns, Drives Results, and Communicates Effectively.