SR Financial Accountant

SR Financial Accountant

Full-Time 55000 - 65000 Β£ / year (est.) No working from home possible
Novo Nordisk

At a Glance

  • Tasks: Lead month-end and year-end close, ensuring accurate financial statements and compliance with regulations.
  • Company: Join NNUK, a global healthcare company focused on reaching more patients through financial excellence.
  • Benefits: Opportunities for learning and development tailored to your career and life stage.
  • Other info: Experience with SOX/internal control frameworks and proficiency in SAP or QuickBooks is essential.
  • Why this job: Take ownership of financial processes in a role that combines technical expertise with impactful purpose.
  • Qualifications: Must have ACCA or ACA qualification with 5+ years PQE in financial accounting and statutory reporting.

The predicted salary is between 55000 - 65000 Β£ per year.

Bring your technical accounting expertise to a role where precision meets purpose. Join NNUK as our Senior Financial Accountant and take ownership of the financial close, statutory reporting and control environment that underpins our ability to reach more patients than ever before.

Your new role

As Senior Financial Accountant for NNUK, you will lead our financial accounting and close processes, safeguard balance sheet integrity, drive continuous improvement initiatives, and act as a senior technical expert across statutory reporting, audit and internal controls.

Day-to-day, Your Responsibilities Will Include:

  • Leading and owning the month-end and year-end close for NNUK, ensuring timely, accurate and audit-ready financial statements while coordinating cross-functional activities with Tax, Payroll, GBS and the business.
  • Taking full accountability for balance sheet accuracy, reconciliations and the oversight of offshored reconciliation activity, driving follow-up where required.
  • Leading the statutory accounts process from preparation through to audit completion and Companies House filings, in line with relevant accounting standards and regulations.
  • Supporting the operation and continuous improvement of internal controls over financial reporting, ensuring adherence to Sarbanes-Oxley and the Minimum Controls framework via Assurance Connect.
  • Leading periodic due diligence and credit risk analysis to support Working Capital Funding with private providers.
  • Acting as a senior Finance Business Partner – providing insight, constructive challenge and targeted training to business teams – and mentoring the Assistant Financial Accountant.
  • Driving continuous improvement initiatives in partnership with GBS, Tax and Payroll to enhance reporting efficiency, accuracy and KPI performance across shared service centres.

Your Skills & Qualifications:

  • A degree-level education and full qualification as an ACCA or ACA accountant, with 5+ years PQE in financial accounting and statutory reporting within a complex, regulated environment.
  • Proven experience working with SOX/internal control frameworks and managing relationships with both internal and external auditors.
  • Strong knowledge of UK GAAP and IFRS, alongside an understanding of UK VAT rules and basic corporation tax.
  • Demonstrated experience managing relationships with shared service centres, including KPI governance and driving performance improvement.
  • Strong analytical, stakeholder management and communication skills – able to translate complex financial information for non-financial audiences and engage confidently at senior levels.
  • A proactive, solutions-oriented mindset, with the flexibility to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines and the ability to coach and develop less experienced colleagues.
  • Proficiency in accounting software (e.g. SAP, QuickBooks) and the Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel.

Benefits:

Being part of a global healthcare company means opportunities to learn and develop are all around us, while our benefits are designed with your career and life stage in mind.

Equal Opportunity Statement:

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.

SR Financial Accountant employer: Novo Nordisk

NNUK is a global healthcare leader committed to improving patient access. Employees benefit from tailored learning opportunities and a supportive environment. The finance team plays a crucial role in maintaining financial integrity and compliance.

Novo Nordisk

Contact Details:

Novo Nordisk Recruitment Team

We think you need these skills to ace SR Financial Accountant

Technical Accounting Expertise
Financial Close Management
Statutory Reporting
Internal Controls
Audit Management
Balance Sheet Reconciliation
UK GAAP