Senior Group Accountant; Fintech

We are recruiting a Senior Group Accountant for a growing international business operating across multiple entities, currencies and markets.

This role sits within the Group Finance function and will take ownership of key areas of the month-end close, balance sheet control, intercompany accounting and FX
, while supporting wider finance transformation, automation and process improvement initiatives.

The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant with strong technical accounting fundamentals and experience within banking, fintech, payments or broader financial services
.

• Own key elements of the monthly group close across multiple entities and currencies.
• Prepare and review accruals, prepayments, payroll, intercompany, FX and general ledger journals.
• Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations and investigate outstanding or ageing items.
• Manage intercompany accounting, reconciliations and settlement processes.
• Support FX accounting, revaluations and related financial controls.
• Maintain strong financial controls and support improvements to accounting policies and processes.
• Support half-year and year-end audits and take ownership of assigned audit deliverables.
• Identify opportunities to improve and automate finance processes using ERP, data and AI-enabled tools.
• Work closely with Financial Control, Statutory Reporting, Finance Transformation and wider finance teams.
• Provide support and cover to the General Ledger Manager when required.

• Qualified accountant – ACA, ACCA, CA(SA), CPA or equivalent.
• Approximately 2–4+ years' post-qualification experience
  .
• Banking, fintech, payments or financial services experience strongly preferred.
• Audit-trained candidates, particularly from a recognised accounting firm, will be highly regarded.
• Strong experience with:
• Month-end and year-end close
• Multi-entity / multi-currency accounting
• Balance sheet reconciliations
• Intercompany accounting
• FX accounting
• Financial controls and audit
• Strong ERP and Excel skills;
  Dynamics 365 experience would be advantageous
  .
• Comfortable working with large and complex financial datasets.
• Strong ownership mentality with the ability to operate independently and meet tight reporting deadlines.
• An interest in finance transformation, process improvement and automation is highly desirable.