Requirements
- This role is ideally suited to someone newly qualified or with up to 1–2 years’ post‑qualified experience, with a strong technical background and a desire to take ownership early in their industry career
- Clear and confident communicator, able to explain technical accounting concepts
- Strong attention to detail and pride in high‑quality output
- Proactive and comfortable taking ownership of deliverables
- Analytical mindset with the ability to challenge and think critically
- Motivated to grow quickly in a fast‑paced, scaling environment
- Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA) - 1–2 years + post qualified experience
- Strong audit background (Big 4 or leading mid‑tier preferred)
- Solid technical accounting knowledge (IFRS/UKGAAP)
- Experience working on complex or high‑judgement audit areas
- Strong Excel and data handling capability
- Ability to manage multiple deadlines and deliver high‑quality outputs
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Financial Accountant to strengthen our financial reporting, audit, and compliance capability as we scale
- Your role will be to provide support across the finance operations by supporting the Financial Reporting Manager with a focus across statutory reporting, audit, tax, and transactions
- You will play a key role in delivering high‑quality financial reporting, supporting audit and compliance processes, and gaining exposure to tax and transactions in a fast‑growing business
- This is a broad and varied role with the opportunity to have massive impact. Key responsibilities including:
- Financial Reporting
- Prepare statutory accounts for multiple entities under IFRS / FRS 101/102
- Own the production of financial statements, disclosures, and supporting schedules
- Ensure compliance with accounting standards and group policies
- Assist in drafting technical accounting papers for key judgement areas (e.g. leases, revenue recognition, capitalisation)
- Audit
- Act as a primary contact for auditors, owning delivery of accurate and well‑prepared audit information
- Prepare audit files, reconciliations, and supporting documentation
- Support audit planning and help drive an efficient audit process
- Contribute to improving internal controls and audit readinessTax & Transactions
- Support corporation tax compliance across the group, including supporting tax provisioning, reporting requirements, and coordination with external advisors
- Support financial due diligence processes for acquisitions
- Prepare financial information, data packs, and respond to diligence queries
- Contribute to analysis of financial performance, risks, and key considerations
- Group reporting and wider contribution
- Assist with accounting for complex areas (e.g. hedging, borrowings, business combinations)
- Review balance sheet reconciliations with a focus on technical accuracy
- Work with the wider finance team to improve reporting, processes, and controls
- Contribute to automation and development of scalable finance systems
