Senior Accountant in Banbury

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

Full time

Reports to: Group Financial Controller

Summary

Primary responsibilities supporting 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
• Responsibility for managing the annual statutory audit and tax compliance process to ensure timely filing of all statutory accounts, CT returns and computations
• Lead and manage the preparation of the Group’s full-year financial statements
• Review of Balance Sheet reconciliations for all group companies
• Responsibility for managing client account bank reconciliations and preparation of cash payments to customers for review by the Group Financial Controller
• Responsibility for processing monthly Group recharges
• Responsibility for managing the debt and equity schedules
• Support to the Group Financial Controller in preparing and maintaining monthly management accounts and payroll schedules
• Support to 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
• Be part of various group wide projects and key change initiatives
• Projects
• Support process and system improvements and driving continual improvement of Group reporting processes including consolidation of VAT group
• Help train, coach and mentor more junior colleagues

What We Are Looking For

• Ability to communicate effectively, demonstrating emotional intelligence skills
• Ability to manage and work effectively being part of internal (finance) and cross-functional/group/external teams
• A strong team player able to operate on their own initiative with a proactive approach
• Flexible in approach – understanding of a group function
• Thirst to learn, able to listen, be curious, and demonstrate 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 the preparation of R&D Tax Credits)
• Working within a leveraged finance background and/or acquisition accounting experience highly desirable
• Reporting within a Group trading internationally and with overseas registered entities. Exposure to US Federal and State accounting and Taxation compliance highly desirable
• Excel (minimum intermediate) and data analytics skills
• Proficiency with AI assistants for day to day work tasks including demonstrable experience of incorporating AI into finance workflows

What We Offer

• 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. To apply, you must have an existing right to work in the UK.