Financial Accountant in Birmingham

Location: Birmingham (SCC operates hybrid working, a mix of office and home).

Role purpose: The Financial Accountant plays a crucial role in delivering accurate, timely financial reporting while maintaining a strong financial control environment. This role leads key month-end and year-end activities, manages statutory reporting requirements, and ensures the integrity of the balance sheet through rigorous balance sheet reconciliations and consistent adherence to internal controls. It is well-suited to individuals who enjoy problem-solving, driving process improvements, and working collaboratively with colleagues across the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Financial accounting and reporting: monthly accounting activities – prepare journal entries and maintain accurate financial records; month-end and year-end close – prepare journals, reconcile key accounts, analyze variances, ensure deadlines are met; compliance with FRS 102 and internal accounting policies; year-end support; statutory reporting – prepare statutory financial statements and liaise with external auditors.
• Balance sheet and controls: take ownership of key balance sheet reconciliations; lead on intercompany reconciliations and group reporting submissions; monitor key accounts and analyze movements to ensure balance sheet integrity.
• Business support and collaboration: work closely with finance and operational teams to share accounting knowledge, drive process improvements, and provide insight supporting decision-making; support budgeting and forecasting cycles.
• Process improvement and systems: identify opportunities to streamline processes and drive automation; strengthen financial controls; contribute to ad-hoc tasks and ongoing improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Fully ACA or ACCA qualified.
• Experience in financial accounting, management and reconciliations of balance sheets, and preparation of statutory accounts.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge and understanding of financial reporting standards.
• Ability to design and improve processes.
• Consistently takes ownership and delivers high-quality outputs.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication skills with ability to convey financial information clearly to diverse stakeholders.
• Adaptable, proactive and solutions-focused.
• Initiative in process improvements.
• Collaborates effectively in a dynamic environment.
• Experience with D365 ERP system.
• Skills in data tools such as Power BI.

We are an equal opportunities employer. SCC is committed to providing equal opportunities and a proactive and inclusive approach to equality and diversity in employment. No applicant or employee will be treated less favourably than another on the grounds of a protected characteristic defined as sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender reassignment, trade union membership or non-membership, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race and religion or belief. If you are selected for an interview and need any reasonable adjustments made, please let the SCC Talent Acquisition team know at the point of scheduling.