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Technical Accounting Manager
Pearson
London, , United Kingdom
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Description
At Pearson, we’re committed to a world that’s always learning and to our talented team who makes it all possible. From bringing lectures vividly to life to turning textbooks into laptop lessons, we are always re-examining the way people learn best, whether it’s one child in our own backyard or an education community across the globe. We are bold thinkers and standout innovators who motivate each other to explore new frontiers in an environment that supports and inspires us to always be better. By pushing the boundaries of technology — and each other to surpass these boundaries — we create seeds of learning that become the catalyst for the world’s innovations, personal and global, large and small.
Main purpose/objectives of role:
Responsible for technical accounting matters for the Core and Growth regions for internal and external reporting, providing support to the regional Core and Growth finance teams.
Responsible for areas of technical accounting at the Group level and provision of support to the VP Technical Accounting.
Main activities/responsibilities:
• Primary contact for the Core and Growth regions for technical accounting support and advice.
• Review of acquisitions, disposals and other significant transactions for the Core and Growth regions providing technical support and guidance, co-ordination of intangible asset valuations and involvement in the purchase price accounting process.
• Responsibility for share based payment accounting for the Group on a day to day basis. This includes preparation and maintenance of the charge and disclosure models for the Group and individual statutory entities, budgeting and forecasting, and ad hoc advice on accounting queries regarding share schemes.
• Responsibility for the IAS 19 pension accounting for the Group, including maintaining the relationship with the Pearson pension team and our external advisors.
• Responsibility for monthly associate reporting, specifically Penguin Random House reporting.
• Awareness of technical accounting developments ensuring that new standards are communicated to the Core and Growth regions and embedded into management and statutory reporting as necessary. This includes the new standard for revenue recognition as part of the revenue recognition project within Pearson.
• Assisting in the Group’s material transactions review process (Large & Unusuals).
• Involved in the preparation of the Group accounts.
• Responsible for the Sarbanes Oxley documentation for the Group reporting team and their processes at Head Office.
Qualifications and experience required:
• ACA qualified accountant, (or international equivalent) ideally from big 4, but not essential.
• Strong technical knowledge of IFRS and the reporting requirements of a FTSE 100 company.
• Previous experience of group reporting, including accounting for acquisitions, disposals and preparation of group accounts, obtained either through audit or commercial environment.
• Ability to communicate at all levels and influence peers and the senior finance community, and to build strong relationships within the team and outside.