Senior Accountant - Permanent

Location: London – 3 days per week in office (London and ad‑hoc to our other offices)

Employment type: Full time

Reports to: Group Financial Controller

Summary: The primary responsibilities are supporting the monthly and year‑end reporting processes, the production of all key external and internal financial reporting deliverables as well as statutory filing requirements. This role requires great people and communication skills, confident and capable Excel skills, strong Word, PowerPoint and other applications. You will work closely within the Group’s finance team, be expected to own and deliver to high standards for your own work, and be expected to support others through coaching, mentoring and training.

Key Responsibilities

• Audit & compliance: Managing the annual statutory audit and tax compliance process to ensure timely filing of all statutory accounts, CT returns and computations. Leading and managing the preparation of the Group’s full‑year financial statements. Review of Balance Sheet reconciliations for all group companies. Managing client account bank reconciliations and preparation of cash payments for review by the Group Financial Controller. Processing monthly Group recharges. Managing the debt and equity schedules. Supporting the Group Financial Controller in preparing and maintaining monthly management accounts and payroll schedules. Supporting the Head of FP&A in preparing the month‑end reporting and board packs including cash flow reporting.
• Taxation: Collation and filing of the Group’s VAT reporting and compliance. Preparation of supporting schedules for the R&D Tax Credit submissions. Participating in various group wide projects and key change initiatives.
• Projects: Supporting process and system improvements and driving continual improvement of Group reporting processes including consolidation of VAT group. Helping train, coach and mentor more junior colleagues.

Requirements

• Ability to communicate effectively with emotional intelligence skills.
• Ability to manage and work effectively as part of internal (finance) and cross‑functional/group/external teams.
• Strong team player able to operate on own initiative with a proactive approach.
• Flexible approach and understanding of a group function.
• Thirst to learn, ability to listen, curiosity and good common‑sense judgement.
• Self‑awareness of skills/experience limitations and learning needs, accountable for driving own learning.
• Attention to detail, accuracy and high standards of delivery.

Your Experience

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified with strong Group consolidation experience.
• Excellent knowledge of Group statutory account preparation (under UKGAAP / IFRS) and Corporation Tax compliance, including R&D Tax Credits.
• Experience in leveraged finance background and/or acquisition accounting highly desirable.
• Experience reporting within an international group trading internationally and with overseas registered entities; exposure to US Federal and State accounting and Taxation compliance highly desirable.
• Intermediate Excel and data analytics skills.
• Proficiency with AI assistants for day‑to‑day work tasks, including demonstrable experience incorporating AI into finance workflows.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Hybrid working model.
• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays).
• 2 additional ‘Moment in Time’ days.
• Life Assurance x4.
• Pension - salary sacrifice scheme.
• Health Care Cash Plan.
• Income Protection.

Equal Opportunities Our business is an equal‑opportunities employer. We make recruitment decisions based on qualifications, skill sets, and experiences. We consider all suitable candidates regardless of their age, sex, gender reassignment, race, religious beliefs (or lack thereof), marital status, disability, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic. Please note that we can currently only consider candidates with an existing right to work in the UK.