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Financial Reporting Experts - Case Officers for The Panel

Financial Regulation

London

Permanent ⁄ £85000

Updated September 21, 2009

The FRRP's role is to ensure the provision of financial information by companies complies with relevant accounting requirements and to contribute to the continuous improvement in the quality of corporate reporting. The Panel aims to establish constructive dialogue with companies to understand their analysis and agree improvements to their corporate reporting where necessary. The Panel's remit has increased recently and now embraces annual accounts, interim reports and directors' reports.

Case Officers manage individual company investigations. Responsibilities include:

• Evaluating the reviews and recommending appropriate actions to the Panel.
• Drafting communications to companies, analysing responses and attending meetings with company representatives.
• Producing reports and papers on individual cases including reports of meetings.
• Assisting in the preparation of papers in respect of cases that are taken to Court.
• Contributing to the determination and application of the Panel's annual risk based approach and its periodic updating.
• Undertaking relevant research and comparative studies on issues as requested by the Chair and / or Deputy Chairs, as well as other opportunities to participate in adhoc project and research work.

This role provides the opportunity to make a tangible contribution in helping companies improve the quality of their financial reports whilst working in a stimulating and challenging environment. The FRC offers competitive remuneration packages, with generous benefits, discretionary annual bonus and 30 days annual leave pro-rata.

Who we're looking for
Role holders will be fully qualified accountants with significant experience at a Senior Manager level in a major firm or a similar level within industry. Extensive experience with IFRS and UK GAAP is essential, coupled with a thorough understanding of business economics and practice.
At present, the FRRP are particularly interested in applicants with Financial Services experience.

About our client
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC), the unified independent regulator for auditing, accounting and actuarial practice in the UK, is seeking staff to join the Financial Reporting Review Panel (FRRP) team.

What's on offer
c £85,000 + Benefits

Job Ref: 13006551