Financial Reporting Accountant

Location

Location:

This role is to be based from our Marlow office on a hybrid pattern, 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home.

Do you want to have an impact and join a business where you can make the difference? Are you looking to take your career to the next level? The Financial Reporting and Control team is growing in response to the demands of a fast‑growing business and an increasingly demanding control and governance environment. Led by the Group Financial Reporting Manager who reports to the Head of Group Financial Reporting, the team sits alongside and works closely with the transactional finance teams (credit control and accounts payable) and other areas of business operations.

The team is ultimately responsible for the timely and accurate reporting of company numbers both internally and externally.

It's an exciting time to be at Softcat, one of the UK's most successful technology solutions businesses. We help customers use technology to succeed, by putting our employees first. We've reached the £1 billion+ pa revenue milestone, opened our first office outside the UK and picked up a series of industry awards. We have even bigger plans for the future. If you share our drive and ambition, get ready to achieve more from your career.

The successful candidate will be a key player in the Financial Reporting and Control team as well as the wider finance function of a thriving FTSE‑250 company. Driving the accuracy and timeliness of corporate reporting, both internally and externally, this individual will live in the heart of the business. The team is growing quickly to adapt as the business grows and adds complexity, and this is an exciting opportunity for someone wanting to get involved across all areas of the business and implement changes that ultimately improve reporting quality.

Exposure to most areas of reporting and close collaboration with various business operation functions will be part of the role.

• Assisting in delivering technical accounting and reporting areas such as revenue recognition, IFRS 15, SBP, consolidation, FX and inter‑company.
• Providing timely and accurate management accounts, financial statements and variance analysis – directly and via members of the team.
• Ensuring readiness and assisting in delivering successful HY and YE audits, being a key contact for the auditors.
• Owning the assurance and reporting of balance sheet reconciliations and key controls for several areas.
• Assisting in producing reports for senior management, including analysis and commentary.

• ACA / ACCA qualification, part‑qualification, or qualified‑by‑experience with strong technical ability.
• Strong technical accounting & analytical skills with the ability to clearly document and convey complex topics.
• Ability to present to and influence others, including senior stakeholders.
• Confident, proactive, professional approach.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skill and confidence dealing with large datasets.

We also acknowledge that the confidence gap and imposter syndrome are a real thing and can get in the way of us meeting fantastic talent, so please don't hesitate to apply – we would love to hear from you!

In this role we can offer the following flexible working patterns:

• Hybrid working – 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home.
• Working flexible hours – flexing the starting and finishing times during the day.
• Flexibility around school pick‑up and drop‑offs.

If you have a disability or neurodiversity, we can provide support or adjustments you may need throughout our recruitment process or any mitigating circumstance you wish for us to consider. Any information you share on your application will be treated in confidence. You can find out more about life at Softcat and our commitments to diversity and inclusion at

To become part of the success story, please apply now. Here at Softcat, we don't prohibit the use of AI (artificial intelligence) in our application process. That being said, as a culture‑driven organisation, we believe that the genuine essence of each person truly matters, so we highly encourage you to showcase yourself authentically.