Senior Financial Accountant

Senior Financial Accountant (12-Month Fixed Term Contract)

Location: Hull (Hybrid Working – 3 days office / 2 days home)

Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 + Excellent Benefits

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and technically strong Senior Financial Accountant to join a large, complex international organisation on an initial 12-month fixed-term contract. Whilst initially offered as a maternity cover contract, there is a strong possibility of the role becoming permanent for the right individual.

This is an excellent opportunity for a confident finance professional who enjoys operating within a fast-paced, matrix environment, partnering with stakeholders across the business and taking ownership of complex financial accounting activities.

* Applicant must be able to start within 4 weeks*

Reporting into the Financial Accounting team, you will play a key role in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of the company's financial reporting, with a particular emphasis on Balance Sheet accounting, General Ledger control and technical accounting compliance.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Ownership of Balance Sheet accounting, reconciliations and month-end activities.
• Reviewing and maintaining General Ledger accounts, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
• Preparing and reviewing financial statements in accordance with IFRS and relevant local GAAP requirements.
• Managing accounting entries including accruals, provisions, prepayments and journals.
• Working closely with Payroll and HR to ensure payroll costs, bonuses, pension costs and other employee-related transactions are accurately recorded.
• Ensuring payroll allocations, wage types and associated costs are correctly reflected within the General Ledger and Trial Balance.
• Reviewing pension accounting information and ensuring appropriate accounting treatment.
• Supporting internal and external audit requirements.
• Providing technical accounting guidance across the business.
• Working collaboratively with finance and non-finance stakeholders across an international matrix organisation.
• Driving continuous improvement within financial accounting processes and controls.

We are seeking an experienced, proactive accountant who is comfortable operating in a large corporate environment and has the confidence to communicate with stakeholders at all levels.

To be successful you will have:

• A full professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA or CIMA).
• Ideally 5+ years' post-qualified experience.
• Strong practical technical accounting experience.
• Excellent knowledge of financial statements and how transactions flow through the accounts.
• Extensive Balance Sheet accounting experience.
• Significant General Ledger experience, including reconciliations, account analysis and controls.
• Previous experience applying IFRS, including IFRS 16, together with exposure to multiple local GAAPs.
• Experience gained within a large, complex and ideally international organisation.
• The confidence and initiative to work independently, ask the right questions and build relationships across all levels of the business.
• Previous experience working within a matrix organisational structure.
• Experience accounting for payroll, pensions, bonuses, accruals and employee-related costs.
• Strong analytical skills with excellent attention to detail.
• The ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• Strong Excel skills; SAP experience would be advantageous.

• Salary of £50,000 -£60,000.
• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Hybrid working (3 days in the office, 2 days working from home).
• Opportunity to join a well-established international organisation.
• Exposure to a technically challenging and commercially focused finance function.
• Genuine opportunity for the position to become permanent for the right individual.

If you are an experienced technical accountant looking for your next challenge within a global business where you can make an immediate impact, we'd love to hear from you.

We ask that ALL candidates include the following either on their CV or separately in a cover note:

• Your current location and proximity to Hull.
• Confirmation you can work in the office at least 3 days a week.
• Current Salary.
• Notice Period.
• Confirm you have the following – strong technical accounting experience, fully qualified, extensive General Ledger experience, a strong understanding of what goes where in a Financial Statement
• Confirmation you can start within 4 weeks