Location: Canary Wharf, London (United Kingdom). Office-based role with flexible, hybrid office/home working offered
Duration: Permanent
Salary: Competitive, plus benefits
Hours: 35 hours per week
About the role
Job purpose: To support the delivery of technical accounting projects by conducting research and analysis on technical accounting issues, engaging with stakeholders, developing recommendations and drafting due process documents.
Principal responsibilities
- Develop technical proposals for consideration by the IASB and the IFRS Interpretations Committee (Committee) and facilitate their decision-making on issues identified by:
- undertaking research to support proposals;
- initiating and leading discussions with IASB and Committee members;
- drafting proposals for consideration and presenting them to IASB and Committee members; and
- drafting due process documents.
- Prepare a range of documents for internal and external use
- Act as a credible and authoritative representative of the IASB by consulting with a wide range of external stakeholders from industry and the accounting, investment, regulatory and standard-setting communities, in order to ascertain their views and to share information.
- Provide general project support to senior staff and the IASB
- Contribute to the development of staff
- Manage committees and working groups
- Manage technical project administrative matters
Skills, attributes and experience required
Technical knowledge and thinking abilities
- Demonstrates knowledge of IFRS Accounting Standards and the Conceptual Framework.
- Shows rigour, consistency and attention to detail in work.
- Identifies, understands and analyses issues.
- Proposes well-reasoned recommendations and draws out implications, including cost-benefit analysis.
- Displays impartiality, balance and openness in developing, defending and accepting alternative views.
- Develops feasible solutions
- Understands the standard-setting process, including the roles of various parties.
Managing self and relationships
- Is enthusiastic, proactive, and motivated, working effectively under pressure and remains positive even when faced with setbacks.
- Self-aware. Seeks and learns from feedback. Seeks to grow and continuously improve.
- Flexible and open to change.
- Demonstrates the IFRS Foundation’s values.
- Shows professionalism, respect and empathy, relating well to others by showing courtesy.
- Focused on team contributions over individual contributions.
- Understands the roles and limitations of collective group responsibility.
- Constructively addresses disagreements and conflicts in a timely manner.
- Shares knowledge and information.
Planning and delivering work
- Delegates work effectively and appropriately.
- Organises and manages own time and work across competing priorities
- Respects others' time:
- provides adequate time for review;
- follows correct escalation practices; and
- acts with awareness of time zones.
- Sets and adheres to realistic timelines within span of control.
- Takes ownership and responsibility for the quality of the work output, regularly communicating progress and escalating issues appropriately.
- Promptly communicates reasons for changes to plans, as necessary.
- Strives for continuous improvement, within resources, priorities and deadlines.
Effective communications
- Communicates in a concise, clear and well-structured way, appropriately tailored to the audience.
- Presents issues, evidence, analysis and recommendations in a neutral manner. Persuades based on evidence and balanced analysis.
- Drafts and reviews IASB papers and due process documents with robust analyses of alternative views, defensible support of recommendation and clear, simple, logical and consistent articulation.
- Uses innovative design to enhance clarity and visual appeal to best convey the big picture.
- Presents effectively to internal and external audiences and manages questions and comments competently.
- Listens actively.
- Understands others' viewpoints and summarises accurately and completely.
To apply
Please send a detailed CV/résumé to recruitment@ifrs.org. Please include the following information or your application may not be considered:
- the job title/position you are interested in (in the subject line of your email); and
- covering email/letter detailing how you meet the specified role requirements and your salary expectations.
Closing date: Closed
Interviews are held via video conference as part of our standard international recruitment process.
Due to the number of responses, we receive, we are unable to respond individually to each application. If you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date you may assume that your application has been unsuccessful.
