Financial Reporting Accountant in Marlow

Do you want to have an impact and join a business where you can make the difference? Are you looking to take your career to the next level?

Location: This role is to be based from our Marlow office on a hybrid pattern, 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home.

Join our Financial Reporting Team. The Financial Reporting and Control team are growing in response to the demands of a fast-growing business and an increasingly demanding control and governance environment. Led by the Group Financial Reporting Manager who reports into the Head of Group Financial Reporting, the team sit alongside and work closely with the transactional finance teams (credit control and accounts payable) and other areas of business operations. The team are ultimately responsible for the timely and accurate reporting of Company numbers both internally and externally. This role provides an opportunity to work in the heart of a fast-evolving and dynamic business, reporting accurate numbers and driving control change.

The successful candidate will be a key player in the Financial Reporting and Control team as well as the wider finance function of a thriving FTSE-250 Company. Driving the accuracy and timeliness of corporate reporting, internally and externally, this individual will live in the heart of the business. The team is growing quickly to adapt as the business grows and adds complexity and this is an exciting opportunity for someone wanting to get involved across all areas of the business and implement changes which ultimately improve reporting quality. In this role there will be exposure to most areas of reporting and work closely with various business operation functions.

As Financial Reporting Accountant, you will be responsible for:

• Assisting in delivering technical accounting and reporting areas such as revenue recognition, IFRS 15, SBP, Consolidation, FX, intercompany.
• Providing timely and accurate management accounts, financial statements and variance analysis - directly and via members of the team.
• Ensuring readiness and assisting in delivering successful HY and YE audits, being a key contact for the auditors.
• Ownership of assurance and reporting of balance sheet reconciliations and key controls for several areas.
• Assisting in producing reports for Senior Management, including analysis and commentary.

We would love you to have ACA / ACCA qualification, part‑qualification, or be qualified‑by‑experience with strong technical ability. Strong technical accounting & analytical skills with the ability to clearly document and convey complex topics. Ability to present to and influence others, including senior stakeholders. Confident and proactive, professional approach. Strong Microsoft Excel skill and confident dealing with large datasets.

We also acknowledge that the confidence gap and imposter syndrome are a real thing and can get in the way of us meeting fantastic talent, so please don’t hesitate to apply – we would love to hear from you!

Work in a way that works for you. We recognise that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:

• Hybrid working – 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home
• Working flexible hours - flexing the times you start and finish during the day
• Flexibility around school pick up and drop offs

Wherever you work, we want you to experience the freedom and autonomy to realise your potential. You will feel supported by a team that celebrates individuality, encourages different perspectives, and embraces every background.

To become part of the success story, please apply now. If you have a disability or neurodiversity, we can provide support or adjustments that you may need throughout our recruitment process or any mitigating circumstance you wish for us to consider. Any information you share on your application will be treated in confidence.

You can find out more about life at Softcat and our commitments to diversity and inclusion at jobs.softcat.com/jobs/our-culture/ Here at Softcat, we don’t prohibit the use of AI (artificial intelligence) in our application process, as we understand how far it can go to creating a truly equitable candidate experience. That being said, as a culture-driven organisation, we believe that the genuine essence of each person is what truly matters, so we highly encourage you to be as authentically you as possible when submitting your application to showcase your true and whole self.