Financial Accountant

About VFX

VFX Financial is one of the UK's fastest-growing FinTechs, helping complex organisations move, manage, and protect money across borders. Built for specialist sectors, multi-jurisdiction structures, and high-compliance environments, we support businesses whose needs go beyond standard banking. We're selective about who we work with because exceptional service requires focus and commitment. With six international offices, five regulatory licences, and an 83% CAGR over the past three years, we're scaling rapidly and earning industry recognition along the way.

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced and highly organised Financial Accountant to strengthen the day-to-day running of the Finance function and provide a layer of ownership between the Financial Controller and the transactional finance activities currently supported by the Finance Assistant. The role will take responsibility for a broad range of recurring finance processes, helping to ensure that day-to-day finance activity is completed accurately, on time and with appropriate controls.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and coordinate recurring AR and AP activity, ensuring invoices, payments, collections and allocations are completed accurately and on time.
• Manage the Finance inbox and coordinate responses to internal and external finance queries.
• Oversee routine finance communications, payment workflows and introducing-broker (IB) processes.
• Provide day-to-day guidance and prioritisation for the Finance Assistant and ensure key activities are covered during absences.
• Maintain clear ownership, deadlines and escalation routes for routine Finance processes.
• Coordinate the month-end timetable and ensure journals, reconciliations, accruals, prepayments and supporting schedules are completed.
• Prepare and review selected balance-sheet reconciliations and investigate unusual or aged items.
• Support production of monthly management accounts and variance commentary.
• Assist with actual-versus-budget reporting and recurring management information.
• Support the Financial Controller with analysis, schedules and ad hoc reporting as required.
• Oversee routine bank reconciliations and ensure exceptions are investigated and resolved.
• Support monitoring of bank balances, payment requirements and short-term cash movements.
• Assist with intercompany recharges and reconciliations.
• Coordinate monthly payroll inputs and support payroll submissions through the relevant payroll provider.
• Review and reconcile employee expenses and ensure compliance with policy.
• Maintain supplier records and support supplier onboarding and invoice/payment queries.
• Calculate and prepare monthly commission calculations accurately and on time.
• Maintain process documentation, checklists and a clear audit trail for core Finance activities.
• Identify opportunities to automate and streamline recurring processes.

Candidate Profile

• Fully qualified accountant, such as ACA, ACCA or CIMA, or equivalent professional experience.
• 3 to 5 years' relevant finance experience, including at least 1 year post-qualification.
• Strong understanding of AP, AR, reconciliations, month-end close, and management accounts.
• Good Excel skills, including lookups, SUMIFS, pivot tables, and basic financial analysis.
• Experience using Xero or similar accounting software.

Core Competencies

• Attention to Detail: Maintains accuracy across reconciliations, reporting, payroll, expenses, and month-end activity.
• Organisation: Manages recurring deadlines and competing priorities in a structured and reliable way.
• Ownership: Takes responsibility for assigned workstreams and follows through without waiting for instruction.
• Problem-Solving: Identifies discrepancies, investigates root causes, and helps resolve issues practically.
• Communication: Works effectively with senior Finance stakeholders and the wider business, providing clear and timely updates.

Benefits at VFX

We offer more than just perks - we offer ownership. Our benefits include:

• Generous Profit Share Plan (PSP)
• Potential equity opportunities via the Company Share Option Plan (CSOP)
• Competitive salary
• Annual all-expenses paid company incentive trip abroad
• Flexible learning & development budget

Next Steps

If you are successful, you will be contacted for an initial call with the People Ops Team, followed by a 1st stage technical Teams interview, and culminating with an in-person final stage interview at our London office.