IFRS Taxonomy Consultative Group

Status: 6 months fixed term contract (Immediate start) Job Purpose: Provide hands on leadership of group financial reporting and year end close activities, ensuring timely and accurate consolidated accounts, audit readiness, and segment reporting analysis across the Foundation and its global entities. Principal accountabilities Interim Focus - to 30 April 2025 Team Oversight & KPIs Set clear deliverables for the financial reporting team and monitor performance metrics tied to year end delivery. Provide coaching and review support for team members preparing subsidiary and consolidation outputs. Monthly & Management Reporting, Controls, Reconciliations & Housekeeping Oversee P&L and balance sheet reconciliations and year end tidy up activities. Support strengthening of internal controls, financial procedures and reporting consistency. Review overseas entity submissions for accuracy, consistency with policies, and variance commentary quality. Provide consolidated monthly financial results with clear, executive level commentary on performance drivers, risk areas and outlook. Year End Group Reporting & Consolidation Ensure all subsidiary reporting, balance sheet reconciliations and inter company eliminations are complete, accurate and aligned to group timelines. Review and guide accountants on subsidiary statutory accounts and compliance requirements. Lead the preparation of the FY25 consolidated statutory financial statements under IFRS, including all consolidation journals and supporting schedules. Audit Preparation & Delivery Assist the Director of Finance with audit preparation, including coordination of deliverables, preparation of audit schedules, and management of auditor queries. Support the CFO and Director of Finance in implementing an enhanced income and cost allocation methodology to enable FY25 segment disclosure and strengthen internal reporting. Ad hoc Assist in production of the annual group budget. Support the Director of Finance with ad hoc tasks as required. Essential Skills and Qualifications Qualifications: Recognised professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA) with at least 5 years relevant post qualification experience in group reporting. Strong IFRS technical skills, including multi currency / FX and consolidation accounting. Advanced MS Excel skills (complex formulas, power pivot tables, power query). Experience in multi entity, international structures. Strong people leadership, with a track record of leading teams through year end and audit processes. Attributes High accuracy and attention to detail. Strong organisational and multitasking abilities; ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines. Ability to work independently and collaboratively, and to proactively seek guidance for complex tasks. Excellent analytical abilities. Preferred Experience working for a not for profit organisation. Experience working with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central / Power BI. Please note that while we have a closing date for this application, we reserve the right to interview candidates and potentially close the role early should we find a suitable candidate. About us At the IFRS Foundation, we believe better information leads to better decisions. We set financial reporting standards that enable companies to meet the evolving information needs of the global capital markets. United by our purpose to foster trust, growth and long term financial stability in the global economy, we engage in challenging, meaningful work every day-across all our areas of expertise. If you share our passion for this mission, we want to hear from you. Diverse perspectives. International expertise. Benefits Working for our global organisation offers many benefits, including: rewarding work that serves the public interest; engagement with diverse international experts; inclusive and collaborative teams; intellectually challenging projects; flexible working arrangements; numerous areas of specialisation; and opportunities for professional growth and development. Diversity and inclusion are seen as key strengths of our organisation. These qualities are essential for us to engage with and meet the needs of our varied global stakeholders, and they are part of what makes the IFRS Foundation a great place to work.

Job purpose: To support the legal function in ensuring the organisation is legally compliant, with particular emphasis on drafting IP, commercial and philanthropic funding contracts, protection and maintenance of intellectual property rights, exercising strong commercial awareness, built on a foundation of thorough legal knowledge. The team: This position sits within the Legal Team, which consists out of a paralegal, an Associate Legal Counsel, an Assistant Legal Counsel and led by the Chief of Legal working closely with several other teams within the organisation. This role is expected to provide support to junior members of the Legal Team. Principal accountabilities: General Support the team to grow its id entity and build strategic partnerships across the organisation through developing clear and efficient processes and SLA's, supported by legal technology. Support work towards Legal Team's annual strategic objectives . Support the Foundation's strategic goal to increase funding by partnering with the E arned R evenue and C ontributed R evenue T eams and other internal stakeholders . Provide sound legal advice based on thorough research. Work with L egal T eam colleag ues and other internal stakeholders to maintain , manage and protect the Foundation's global intellectual property (IP) rights, including monitoring for and addressing infringing activities , and maintenance of the Foundation's IP portfolio. Work to ensure that licences for commercial use of IFRS copyright material and trade marks are comprehensive and consistent for comparable licensee cohorts across the global market. Instruct and l iaise with external counsel , including budgeting and cost management . Advise on contracts and provide legal advice regarding contract, corporate and IP law. Commercial Contracts and Mission Related Contracts Negotiate and draft a wide variety of agreements as required by the organisation , incl uding but not limited to IFRS Standards adoption agreement s and MOUs in support of the Foundation's mission. Oversight and management of contract s lifecycle process . Dispute resolution as required with third parties including suppliers/ licensees. Compliance and Governance Assist Chief of Legal with activities relating to data protection, data management , regulatory compliance including sanctions , anti-trust matters , and information governance. Qualifications & experience: Minimum 8 years PQE UK qualified solicitor and/or qualified legal professional in either EU or US . Strong knowledge of UK IP, contract s and commercial la w ; k nowledge within EU, Asia Oceania region and/or US an advantage. Demonst r able experience with copyright protection and actions against infringements . Experience dealing with contentious and/or litigious casework. Experience of drafting contracts and general contract correspondence. Knowledge of regulatory issues desirable , in cluding sanctions, competition law, and data protection. Knowledge of employment law desirable. Demonstrable evidence-based research skills; familiarity with Nexis Lexis, Lexis PLC and Westlaw desirable. Work experience in a global multi-location set up desirable. Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite. Knowledge of legal operations desirable. Skills and attributes: High level of attention to detail and strong English writing skills. Ability to draft clearly and succinctly. Excellent standard of oral English with ability to confidently and effectively participate in meetings and negotiations . Ability to give and receive constructive feedback. Ability to understand complex legal issues and provide practical advice in the context of business operations. Strong team ethic; able to work effectively and collaboratively with individuals at all levels within the organisation . Self-starter with a bility to take ownership of projects/matters through excellent completion; Problem solving skills, ability to find creative solutions and to ensure that any issues are dealt with in the best interests of the organisation. High level of commercial awareness and an ability to see how matters fit in with the overall objectives and policies of the organisation; Excellent planning and organisation skills including the ability to work well under pressure and effective prioritisation of workload. Demonstrable evidence-based research skills, including familiarity with Westlaw, PLC, Lexis Nexis etc. High level of proficiency with Microsoft Office suite, including Teams and Office 365 technologies. Affinity with the public interest mission of the Foundation. Please note that while we have a closing date for this application, we reserve the right to interview candidates and potentially close the role early should we find a suitable candidate. About us At the IFRS Foundation, we believe better information leads to better decisions. We set financial reporting standards that enable companies to meet the evolving information needs of the global capital markets. United by our purpose to foster trust, growth and long-term financial stability in the global economy, we engage in challenging, meaningful work every day-across all our areas of expertise. If you share our passion for this mission, we want to hear from you. Diverse perspectives. International expertise. Working for our global organisation offers many benefits, including: rewarding work that serves the public interest; engagement with diverse international experts; inclusive and collaborative teams; intellectually challenging projects; flexible working arrangements; numerous areas of specialisation; and opportunities for professional growth and development. Diversity and inclusion are seen as key strengths of our organisation. These qualities are essential for us to engage with and meet the needs of our varied global stakeholders, and they are part of what makes the IFRS Foundation a great place to work.