Senior Financial Accountant

Crown Way, Cardiff, CF14 3UZ
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Queen Elizabeth House, 1 Sibbald Walk, Edinburgh, EH8 8FT
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Erskine House, 20-32 Chichester Street, Belfast, BT1 4LB

Are you a qualified accountant with a passion for financial accounting and reporting?

Do you have experience of producing financial accounts with the confidence to make technical accounting judgements?

If so, we have two fantastic opportunities to join our Financial Accounting team at Companies House as a Senior Financial Accountant.

At Companies House we take a proactive approach to wellbeing by promoting a welcoming culture, healthy work life balance and supporting colleagues to be their best in work because we know people are the key to our success.

• Flexible working with no core hours (between 6am and 8pm)
• 30 days annual leave
• 8 bank holidays & 1 privilege day
• Enrolment into the Civil Service Pension scheme, with an average employer contribution of 28%

Financial Accounting ensures that Companies House’s financial results are accurately reported in line with relevant accounting standards and government reporting requirements.

As a Senior Financial Accountant, you will manage key month-end and year-end activities, including journals, balance sheet reconciliations, financial controls and technical accounting matters. The role also contributes to the preparation of monthly Board reports.

A key part of the role will be supporting the Chief Technical Accountant with the production and timely laying of the Annual Report and Accounts, including the Agency Accounts and Trust Statement. You will help prepare financial statements and disclosures, working papers and audit evidence, while applying IFRS/IAS, FReM and Managing Public Money requirements.

In addition, the role plays a key part in ensuring the completeness and accuracy of financial data in line with NAO accounting requirements, supported by strong financial controls and robust evidence.

• Managing the monthly Financial Accounting timetable across relevant Companies House company codes, including journals, balance sheet reconciliations, reviews and delivery of monthly actuals in line with BIST and WGA reporting deadlines.
• Overseeing key financial accounting processes, including intangible assets and VAT, ensuring appropriate accounting treatment, robust reconciliations and supporting evidence.
• Preparing IFRS-compliant accounting models, reports and working papers for Late Filing Penalties and Powers and Sanctions penalty income, including supporting calculations, accounting judgements and financial reporting requirements.
• Supporting the Chief Technical Accountant with the production and timely laying of the Companies House Annual Report and Accounts (ARA), including preparing year-end accounting information, working papers, supporting schedules and audit evidence.
• Supporting the Chief Technical Accountant with drafting relevant financial statements and notes to the accounts, including supporting calculations and disclosures, and obtaining and assuring information from stakeholders.
• Interpreting and applying FReM, relevant IFRS requirements and Managing Public Money (MPM) to areas of responsibility, supporting technical accounting assessments and escalating complex or significant judgements to the Chief Technical Accountant.
• Managing the NAO external audit, including responding to audit queries and providing high-quality supporting evidence.
• Maintaining robust financial controls and audit trails, identifying risks and opportunities to improve financial accounting processes.
• Working collaboratively across Finance and the wider organisation to obtain, challenge and assure…