Financial Accountant

Financial Accountant – Job Description

Reporting to: Assistant Financial Controller

The Financial Accountant is responsible for the end-to-end delivery of accurate period-end close, balance sheet integrity and statutory-ready financial reporting for assigned entities, with primary ownership of the EU entity. The role owns the general ledger, applies accounting judgement across accruals and estimates, and acts as the primary finance contact for audit, VAT and stakeholder queries within scope. The role requires strong technical accounting capability, attention to detail and the ability to interpret and explain financial results.

The Financial Accountant plays a key role in maintaining financial control, ensuring compliance with group accounting policies and local statutory requirements, improving processes and supporting decision-making across the business.

• Own the period-end close process for assigned entities (primarily the EU entity), ensuring timely, accurate and complete delivery.
• Prepare and review monthly financial reporting packs, including P&L, balance sheet and supporting schedules, ensuring outputs are audit-ready.
• Determine and post journals, accruals, provisions and reclasses, applying appropriate accounting judgement and documentation standards.
• Ensure reporting is compliant with group accounting policies, IFRS requirements where applicable, and local statutory requirements for the EU entity.
• Prepare clear, concise financial commentary explaining performance, key movements, risks and issues arising from the close.

• Take full ownership of the general ledger for assigned areas.
• Ensure balance sheet integrity through review and sign-off of reconciliations.
• Manage intercompany accounting for entities in scope (primarily the EU entity), including intercompany recharges, reconciliations, query resolution and supporting settlement.
• Prepare and post foreign exchange (FX) revaluation entries at period end, ensuring appropriate support, correct treatment of monetary items and clear movement analysis.
• Own resolution plans for aged, complex or judgemental balances and elevate issues appropriately.

• Lead accrual discussions with stakeholders, challenging assumptions and ensuring accurate period recognition.
• Apply judgement to estimates and provisions, supported by appropriate documentation.
• Partner with budget holders to explain performance, cost drivers and financial impacts.
• Anticipate questions from senior stakeholders and proactively address risks.

• Perform detailed variance analysis and trend analysis.
• Identify underlying drivers of performance and areas of risk or opportunity.
• Support operational and strategic decision-making through targeted financial analysis.
• Contribute to forecasting and budgeting cycles as required.

• Oversee fixed asset accounting, including additions, disposals, depreciation and register integrity.
• Ensure accurate IFRS 16 accounting, including monthly postings and balance sheet reporting.
• Review proposals and assumptions supporting asset-related accounting entries.

• Own preparation and submission of VAT returns and related reconciliations for the UK & EU entity (and other assigned entities), ensuring compliance with relevant regulations.
• Act as primary point of contact for external audit within scope, including coordination of the EU statutory audit, preparation of evidence and timely resolution of queries.
• Own and/or support preparation of statutory accounts for the EU entity, including delivery through Case Ware (or similar) where required, ensuring alignment to the underlying ledger and disclosures.
• Coordinate and support local statutory filings for the EU entity, ensuring submissions are accurate, complete and delivered to local deadlines (working with external advisors as required).
• Liaise with external auditors and local advisors (e.g., tax agents) as required, ensuring high-quality and timely responses.

• Own and improve…