Senior Financial Accountant

A fantastic opportunity for an experienced accountant for 6 months within a scaling technology business in the heart of Edinburgh, working with a talented and personable finance leadership team. This role is likely to become a permanent role for the right individual.

Are you a technically strong accountant who takes genuine pride in producing clean, well-controlled financial reporting? Do you want a role with clear ownership, a defined scope, and the satisfaction of getting the close done properly every month? Do you want to work in a fast-growing regulated fintech where the work is complex, the standards are high, and your contribution matters?

The Role

This role exists to own the day-to-day execution of the monthly management accounts process, end to end, to a standard that is audit-ready every time. You will take full responsibility for the close across group entities – journals, reconciliations, management accounts. You will also be involved in the day-to-day mentoring of the team (4) in terms of review and general help.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Month-end close: Owning the full month-end close process for all group entities, from journal preparation and posting through to the completed management accounts pack.
• Preparing and maintaining balance sheet reconciliations, to a consistently high standard – fully supported, clearly evidenced and audit-ready every month without exception.
• Preparing the monthly P&L, balance sheet and cash flow with clear, accurate variance analysis and commentary.
• Managing accruals, prepayments, revenue recognition entries and intercompany accounting for group entities.
• Meeting the month-end timetable consistently, flagging risks early and resolving issues escalating where appropriate.

Controls and quality

• Ensuring all work is produced and documented to audit-ready standard – complete, accurate, clearly evidenced and reviewable by a third party at any point in the month.
• Operating within the internal control framework and accounting policies, and flagging any gaps or inconsistencies to the Senior Financial Accountant.
• Working closely with operational and commercial teams to resolve data issues, reconciling items and process gaps promptly.

Regulatory reporting

• Preparing and reconciling regulatory reports, ensuring these agree back accurately to the management accounts.
• Responding to regulatory queries on assigned areas, ensuring responses are accurate and well evidenced.

Who You Are

You are someone who takes the close seriously. You know what good looks like, you work to that standard without being told, and you are consistent. You are comfortable owning a process end to end, you manage your own time well under deadline pressure, and you communicate clearly when something needs attention. You do not need to be chased, and you do not cut corners.

What you’ll need

• Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent).
• Proven experience owning a month-end close process end to end.
• A clear understanding of what audit-ready means in practice – not just at year end, but as a consistent monthly standard.
• Experience in a multi-entity environment, comfortable managing several entities through the close simultaneously.
• Strong Excel skills and confidence working with an ERP system and the ability to manage deadline pressure independently, prioritise effectively and flag issues early rather than late.
• Clear, direct communication and the confidence to work with minimal supervision once up to speed.