Statutory Accountant - IFRS or UK Gaap

Statutory Accountant – IFRS or UK Gaap

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IWG is the world’s largest provider of flexible workspace, with more than 5,000 locations across 120 + countries. We bring together leading brands such as Regus, Spaces, HQ and Signature, as well as digital marketplace platforms such as Instant Offices, Easy Offices and Coworker. For over 35 years, we’ve enabled organisations of every size—from start-ups and scale-ups to 83% of the Fortune 500—to work more productively, flexibly and sustainably.

Our purpose is simple: help everyone have a great day at work—while protecting people and the planet. We offer carbon-neutral workplaces worldwide and are moving towards achieving Net Zero emissions.

In 2025, IWG delivered record system‑wide revenue of $4.5B driven by rapid expansion of our capital‑light partnership model. This will continue in 2026 where we will have a target of over 1500 new centre deals as we accelerate towards our long term ambition of 30,000 centres world-wide.

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Job Purpose

The Statutory Accountant is responsible for ensuring that all UK legal entities meet their statutory accounting, financial reporting, audit and regulatory compliance obligations. The role will oversee the preparation of statutory financial statements, manage external audit processes, support tax compliance activities and ensure adherence to UK Companies Act requirements and relevant accounting standards.

The successful candidate will work closely with Group Finance, Tax, Treasury, Legal and Shared Service Centre teams to ensure accurate financial reporting, strong governance and timely filings across the UK entity portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

Statutory Reporting

• Prepare annual statutory financial statements for UK legal entities in accordance with FRS 101, FRS 102, IFRS or other applicable accounting standards.
• Coordinate and support the year-end statutory reporting process and ensure all filing deadlines are met.
• Prepare statutory disclosures and supporting schedules required under the Companies Act 2006.
• Ensure complex accounting transactions are appropriately reflected in statutory accounts, including:
  • Intercompany balances and recharges
  • Corporate restructurings
  • Impairment reviews
  • Lease accounting
  • Provisions and contingent liabilities
• Review trial balances and supporting reconciliations to ensure the integrity of reported figures. Compliance & Governance
• Ensure compliance with UK Companies House filing requirements and statutory deadlines.
• Maintain a strong control environment around statutory reporting processes.
• Monitor changes in UK accounting, company law and financial reporting requirements.
• Support compliance with wider governance and regulatory obligations applicable to UK entities.
• Assist with company secretarial activities and documentation requirements where required.

Audit Management

• Support the audit process and any external auditors’ queries.
• Coordinate audit planning, information requests and audit deliverables.
• Prepare audit files and resolve audit queries and manage completion of annual audits within agreed timelines.
• Support implementation of audit recommendations and process improvements

Financial Control & Reconciliations

• Review balance sheet reconciliations and investigate material variances.
• Validate statutory adjustments and journals.
• Review intercompany balances and ensure appropriate reconciliation and settlement.
• Monitor financial data quality and work with operational finance teams to address issues.
• Support month-end and year-end close activities where required.

Tax & Regulatory Support

• Support preparation of corporation tax information and statutory tax disclosures.
• Liaise with internal tax teams and external advisers.
• Assist with VAT and other regulatory reporting requirements.
• Ensure statutory accounting impacts of tax positions are accurately reflected in financial statements.

Process Improvement

• Drive standardisation and automation of statutory reporting processes.
• Develop and maintain reporting templates, bridge files and review checklists.
• Identify opportunities to enhance controls, efficiency and data quality.
• Support finance transformation and system implementation initiatives.

Skills and Experience

Essential

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or equivalent).
• 3-5+ years' experience in statutory accounting, financial reporting or external audit.
• Strong knowledge of UK Companies Act requirements.
• Experience preparing UK statutory accounts.
• Good understanding of UK GAAP (FRS 101/102) and/or IFRS.
• Experience managing external audits.
• Strong analytical and reconciliation skills.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines across a portfolio of entities.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

Desirable

• Experience in a multinational organisation.
• Knowledge of UK tax compliance requirements.
• Experience with ERP systems such as Dynamics 365, Oracle or SAP.
• Experience of shared service centre environments.
• Exposure to corporate restructurings and complex legal entity reporting.

Key Competencies

• Technical accounting expertise
• Attention to detail
• Planning and organisation
• Accountability and ownership
• Risk awareness and control mindset
• Continuous improvement focus
• Stakeholder management
• Problem solving and analytical thinking
• Ability to work independently and manage competing priorities

Success Measures

• 100% on-time statutory filings.
• Successful completion of external audits.

What we can do for you

You are reading the right advert if you are looking for:

• A fun, challenging, and rewarding career.
• Award-winning induction training and excellent ongoing learning and development.
• Fantastic career progression opportunities.
• Access to a comprehensive selection of flexible, personalised workplace benefits that support your mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.

Recruitment process

Our recruitment process is transparent and objective, because we care about your experience with us. We will respond to you within a few days to let you know if you are moving to the interview stage. This usually starts with a 30 minute conversation with our Global Recruitment Team, giving you the chance to learn more about us and the job. If we both feel there’s a good fit and connection, you will progress through one or two further stages, depending on the level of the position. IWG is proud to be recognised as a Leading Employer, every year since 2022.