Financial Accountant

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in line with IFRS/UK GAAP, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Manage the general ledger, including journals, accruals and prepayments, and support month‑end and year‑end close processes (reconciliations and variance analysis).
• Support statutory audits and act as a key liaison with external auditors and other external stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and tax reporting requirements, including FCA, VAT and Corporation Tax.
• Lead or support acquisition integration and liquidation activities for relevant entities.
• Partner with FP&A and wider business teams to provide financial insight, while driving continuous improvements in financial controls, processes, systems and supporting ad‑hoc projects.

• Recently completed articles and either a qualified Chartered Accountant (CA) or eligible to register as one, with experience in financial and/or management reporting.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge.
• Experience working with ERP systems, including journal processing, with strong overall financial systems capability.
• Knowledge of FCA regulatory reporting requirements (desirable but not essential).
• Advanced MS Excel skills (including lookups and pivot tables), with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Proactive, solutions‑oriented mindset with strong communication and interpersonal skills, able to analyse complex data, manage multiple priorities and build effective relationships across the business.

• Chartered Accountant (CA)