We are looking for an Accountant to join Paragon Brand Services on a 12-month FTC for their Leeds office.
You will be a hands-on, qualified Statutory & Compliance Accountant to support their Divisional Reporting Accountant during a busy period of backlog reduction and change. This is a delivery-focused contract for someone who enjoys rolling up their sleeves and seeing real progress.
You’ll play a key role in clearing statutory and audit backlogs across our international entities, while supporting the transition of outsourced accounting and compliance to BDO. If you come from practice, enjoy working with auditors, and like bringing order to complexity – this one’s for you.
Main Responsibilities:
- Hands-on support of the statutory accounts and compliance cycle across multiple international entities
- Preparing, reviewing, and coordinating statutory accounts and audit deliverables
- Supporting group and local audits, liaising with BDO and local auditors
- Assisting with corporation tax filings and responding to ad-hoc tax and audit queries
- Maintaining clear trackers for statutory deadlines, audits, and filings
- Supporting the transition of entities from multiple local accountants to BDO
- Helping standardise and simplify statutory processes and documentation
- Other ad-hoc tasks as required – this is a practical, sleeves-up role
Required skills & experience:
- Finalist or Qualified Accountant (ACA / ACCA or equivalent preferred)
- Statutory accounting experience, ideally within a group or international environment
- Proven experience producing statutory accounts and supporting audits
- Solid understanding of IFRS and statutory reporting requirements
- Advanced Excel and Microsoft Office skills
- Comfortable working with external auditors and outsourced providers
- High attention to detail and ability to meet tight deadlines
- Confident, organised, and delivery-focused
This is a 12-month fixed-term contract, where you will be required to work 1–2 days per week, hybrid in the Leeds office (possibly reducing after settling in period)
Please note that due to the high volume of responses we receive, only successful applicants will be contacted.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration regardless of gender, race, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, or marital status.
Salary: £50,000 - £60,000
Contract: Contract
Location: Leeds (Hybrid)