Financial Accountant in Burnley

Streets is a modern, forward-thinking accountancy practice with 33 offices across the UK and growing. We combine the expertise of a national firm with the collaborative, people-first culture of a close-knit practice. Our team supports an impressive variety of clients, from entrepreneurial start-ups to established companies, charities, and family businesses.

Role Overview

We are an exciting and rapidly growing professional services group, expanding both organically and through acquisitions. We are seeking a high-calibre Financial Accountant to join our Central Finance team. This is a pivotal technical finance role with responsibility for statutory reporting, corporation tax oversight, audit support and a broad range of financial compliance and governance activities across the group. As well as playing a role in the financial integration of newly acquired businesses, including reviewing financial due diligence and the execution of finance-related post-acquisition plans.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ownership and preparation of statutory accounts across a portfolio of group entities, of varying structures; limited companies, LLPs and partnerships, including group consolidation of the corporate group.

• Coordinating year-end processes, aligning accounting reference dates where required and maintaining the statutory accounts timetable.

• Acting as a key finance contact throughout the external audit process and ensuring information is delivered accurately and on time.

• Maintaining appropriate workpapers, technical accounting support and a strong financial control environment.

• Oversight of corporation tax calculations, liabilities and payment profiles across the group.

• Monitoring quarterly instalment payment requirements and relevant thresholds, with timely escalation of risks.

• Supporting section 455 planning and other corporation tax compliance matters.

• Monitoring cash VAT accounting thresholds and coordinating action where entities need to change VAT accounting basis.

• Preparing or coordinating confirmation statements, ONS (Office of National Statistics) returns and other recurring or M&A (Mergers & Acquisition) related statutory or regulatory submissions.

• Preparing dividend paperwork and supporting the maintenance of share capital records and corporate documentation.

• Managing bank KYC (Know Your Customer) and administrative requirements, including mandate, access and banking control reviews.

• Supporting the rationalisation of banking arrangements and remediation of identified banking control issues.

• Coordinating insurance renewals and providing accurate financial information to insurers, banks and other external stakeholders.

• Preparing capital account information and other post-management-accounts reporting as required.

• Supporting financial due diligence and the preparation or review of completion accounts for acquisitions.

• Supporting year-end alignment, share capital tables and technical accounting matters for newly acquired entities.

• Ensuring new entities are added to relevant statutory, tax and compliance trackers and embedded into group reporting and control processes.

• Supporting the Finance Integration Manager during acquisition and integration phases.

• Providing technical accounting guidance and practical support to the wider finance team.

Key Skills and competencies:

• ACA or ACCA qualified

• At least 10 years’ post qualified experience

• Strong technical accounting knowledge and sound knowledge of UK corporation tax compliance and an ability to identify and escalation of technical or compliance risks.

• Significant experience preparing individual entity and consolidated statutory accounts and supporting year-end and external audit processes.

• Experience working in a multi-entity or group environment, ideally within a growing or acquisitive organisation.

• Organised and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple entities, deadlines and stakeholders. Personal qualities we are looking for:

• Ability to develop trusting relationships with key stakeholders and colleagues, demonstrating professionalism, reliability, and genuine care.

• Forward-thinking approach, keen to challenge the norm and suggest improvements that deliver smarter outcomes.

• Confidence in owning workstreams, taking responsibility for quality and accuracy while escalating issues appropriately.

• Collaborative mindset, contributing to a supportive team culture and sharing knowledge to help colleagues succeed.

• Organised and proactive, able to manage workloads independently while balancing multiple client commitments.

• Clear communicator, able to present financial information in a way that builds understanding and trust.

• Resilient and adaptable, maintaining focus and professionalism when faced with challenges or deadlines.

What we offer you:

• Opportunity to establish a dedicated technical finance capability in a newly created role, within a high-growth, acquisitive group.

• Real scope to shape statutory, tax, banking and compliance processes and make a tangible impact.

• 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays.

• Workplace pension

• Employee benefits scheme offering discounts from hundreds of retailers.

• Life assurance.

• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).

This is an office-based role, full time 38.75 hours per week.

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