Financial Accountant

We’re recruiting a Financial Accountant to support the integrity of our Group financial reporting. Reporting to the Group Financial Controller, you’ll deliver accurate month-end accounting, balance sheet reconciliations and statutory reporting support across all Group entities.

What you’ll be doing

• Preparing and posting month-end journals, accruals, prepayments and provisions within the Group close timetable
• Completing balance sheet reconciliations and clearing aged or unsupported balances
• Supporting the Group consolidation, including intercompany accounting, recharges and resolving differences
• Maintaining fixed-asset accounting, including additions, disposals and depreciation
• Preparing statutory accounts schedules and audit evidence, and responding to audit queries
• Supporting quarterly VAT returns and other tax compliance
• Applying Group accounting policies consistently and escalating technical issues to the Group Financial Controller
• Working with Transactions, Payroll, FP&A and operational teams to find and fix the root causes of data and reconciliation issues

What we’re looking for

• Part-qualified ACA/ICAEW, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent, actively progressing towards full qualification
• Strong financial accounting experience in a complex, multi-entity environment
• Working knowledge of UK GAAP/IFRS, intercompany accounting, fixed assets, VAT and statutory accounts
• Clear, well-supported working papers and the ability to hit demanding month-end and statutory deadlines
• The confidence to challenge unsupported entries and drive issues through to resolution
• Intermediate Excel and strong experience of finance or ERP systems