Financial Accountant

Responsibilities

• Maintain and strengthen financial control measures across the group, ensuring all policies, procedures, and reconciliations are consistently followed and regularly reviewed.
• Work closely with the Management Accountant team to produce the monthly consolidated Balance Sheet, ensuring accuracy and completeness, supported by well-prepared and timely reconciliations.
• Lead the preparation of annual statutory financial statements for all group entities, including the consolidated set, ensuring full compliance with FRS 102 and incorporating any updates to accounting standards.
• Act as the primary contact for external auditors, managing the statutory audit process end-to-end.
• Support the Trainee Financial Accountant in producing audit packs, gathering audit samples, and resolving audit queries promptly.
• Provide technical accounting expertise.
• Take responsibility for the accounting of the Guernsey entities, acting as a key liaison with external Guernsey accountants.
• Act as the main point of contact for group tax advisors, supporting corporation tax compliance activities and ensuring accurate and timely submission of all required information.
• Support the Financial Controller in the preparation and review of quarterly covenant reporting, ensuring data accuracy and compliance with lender requirements.
• Contribute to effective cashflow management by preparing timely and accurate cashflow statements and supporting liquidity forecasting and planning.
• Any ad hoc duties or reporting as required by Financial Controller or CFO.

• ACA or ACCA qualified Accountant
• Committed to continuous professional development
• Ability to discuss complex financial topics with the Financial Controller and auditors
• Well organised, accurate and with good attention to detail
• Excellent organisational and planning skills, with the ability to work proactively
• Able to work under pressure whilst maintaining excellent attention to detail
• Strong communications skills
• Financial Services experience
• Previous experience of working in an audit or an accounting practice
• Experience of PE backing and FCA reporting
• Tax compliance
• Knowledge of Sage 200 or a similar financial system