Senior Financial Accountant - London - £60-65k - Hybrid
Our client, a growing consumer brand, is looking for an ACA-qualified Senior Financial Accountant to join its Finance team. The business is investing in how Finance works: stronger controls, better systems and smarter use of automation and AI. It is a place where good ideas are listened to and acted on, and where you can see the impact of your work.
Key responsibilities
Improvement and new processes
- Take the lead on reshaping the supplier payment cycle, redesigning approvals, controls and scheduling so payments are accurate, timely and limited to what is genuinely due, with better cash management as a result
- Drive projects to strengthen inventory accounting and reporting, covering valuation, landed costs, provisions, write-offs and reconciliations, with an emphasis on simplification, automation and tighter controls
- Create and embed a new credit control and debt collection process to improve cash flow and bring down overdue balances
- Serve as the in-house expert on the ERP platform, introducing improved processes, controls and documentation
- Look for opportunities to apply AI, automation and better use of systems to remove manual effort and improve accuracy and insight
Month end and control
- Support and cover the month-end close, with primary responsibility for the P&L, accruals, prepayments and inventory, and wider cover as required
- Own record to report within your remit, keeping it efficient and well controlled
- Help the team stay aligned with the control framework and streamline reporting
- Input into accounting policy and provide cover for audit, tax and treasury matters when needed
Team, partnering and wider support
- Offer technical guidance and coaching to the accounting team, leading through expertise rather than formal line management (direct reports may follow as the role grows)
- Work with IT, HR and commercial colleagues to improve controls and reporting
- Assist the Head of Finance and senior leadership with ad-hoc analysis and projects
About you
- Hands-on experience of credit control, payment processing and making transactional finance more efficient
- Exposure to VAT, audit and statutory reporting, and the ability to cover a broad finance remit
- Advanced Excel skills and confidence with finance systems; experience with a Microsoft Dynamics ERP is a bonus, as is an interest in AI and automation
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Senior Financial Accountant - newly qual/1year PQE employer: Goodman Masson
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