Accountant

Baringa; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in the United Kingdom is seeking a qualified accountant to join their Group Financial Control team. The role involves supporting financial audits, managing accounting policies, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. Candidates should have strong technical accounting skills and a detailed understanding of accounting standards. The company values work-life balance, offering generous annual leave and flexible working arrangements, making it an excellent opportunity for growth and contributions in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Generous Annual Leave Policy

Flexible Working

Corporate Responsibility Days

Wellbeing Fund

Profit Share Scheme

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of IFRS/FRS, particularly FRS102 and US GAAP.
• Good audit experience, capable of verifying financial records.
• Experience in a fast-paced, challenging environment.

Responsibilities

• Support on best practice and complex accounting analysis.
• Prepare management accounts and support statutory audits.
• Identify improvements to accounting processes.

Skills

Technical accounting skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Communication skills

Education

Qualified or almost qualified accountant

Tools

Dynamics 365

Job description

About Baringa

We set out to build the world's most trusted consulting firm - creating lasting impact for clients and pioneering a positive, people-first way of working. We work with everyone from FTSE 100 names to bright new start-ups, in every sector. You’ll find us collaborating shoulder‑to‑shoulder with our clients, from the big picture right down to the detail: helping them define their strategy, deliver complex change, spot the right commercial opportunities, manage risk, or bring their purpose and sustainability goals to life. Our clients love how we get to know what makes their organisations tick – slotting seamlessly into their teams and being proudly geeky about solving their challenges.

We have hubs in Europe, the US, Asia and Australia, and we work all around the world – from a wind farm in Wyoming to a boardroom in Berlin. Find us wherever there’s a challenge to be tackled and an impact to be made.

Team Overview

The Group Financial Control team is a key function of the Finance team which enables and supports Baringa's financial success, delivering a great finance service to our various stakeholders. It provides the necessary support to ensure our growing business is in control of its financial and commercial performance, as well as compliant with relevant UK and international finance and tax regulations. The team spans Finance Operations, Financial Control, Tax and Commercial Finance.

What you will be doing

• Be a technical expert in the Finance function, supporting on best practise and performing complex accounting analysis to determine and ensure the application of the appropriate accounting treatment.
• Support in the preparation of the management accounts with inputs into revenue recognition, payroll, overheads, and commentary.
• Support the statutory financial audits of the LLP and its global subsidiaries by:
  • Preparing evidence, support on auditor’s requests, and help to resolve technical accounting queries.
  • Supporting the preparation of the financial statements including footnotes and disclosures.
• Support in developing and maintaining accounting policies and procedures and be abreast and ensure compliance with new accounting announcements and regulatory changes.
• Identify and implement improvements to accounting process and controls to enhance efficiency and accuracy with a tech‑enabled orientation.
• Support in Baringa's transition to Dynamics 365, ensuring the finance system is compliant and enables compliance with our regulatory environment.
• Collaborate with various teams within Finance & beyond (e.g. Legal) to ensure a comprehensive understanding of accounting implications on business activities.

Your skills and experience

• Qualified or almost qualified accountant.
• Strong technical accounting skills and deep understanding of accounting standards (IFRS/FRS – particularly FRS102, US GAAP), financial statements, and regulatory environment and can confidently articulate and apply policy.
• Good audit experience and capable of verifying the accuracy of financial records.
• Able to analyse complex financial transactions, identify potential issues, and determine solutions.
• Detail‑oriented, high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Excellent time management, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience working in a Partnership is desirable but not essential.
• Resilient and committed individual, able to operate in a fast paced and challenging environment.

What a career at Baringa will give you

Putting People First.

Baringa is a People First company and wellbeing is at the forefront of our culture. We recognise the importance of work‑life balance and flexible working and provide our staff amazing benefits. Some of these benefits include:

• Generous Annual Leave Policy: We recognise everyone needs a well‑deserved break. We provide our employees with 5 weeks of annual leave, fully available at the start of each year. In addition to this, we have introduced our 5‑Year Recharge benefit which allows all employees an additional 2 weeks of paid leave after 5 years continuous service.

• Flexible Working: We know that the ‘ideal’ work‑life balance will vary from person to person and change at different stages of our working lives. To accommodate this, we have implemented a hybrid working policy and introduced more flexibility around taking unpaid leave.

• Corporate Responsibility Days: Our world is important to us, so all our employees get 3 every year to help social and environmental causes and increase our impact on the communities that mean the most to us.

• Wellbeing Fund: We want to encourage all employees to take charge and prioritise their own wellbeing. We’ve introduced our annual People Fund to support this by offering every individual a fund to support and manage their wellbeing through an activity of their choice.

• Profit Share Scheme: All employees participate in the Baringa Group Profit Share Scheme so everyone has a stake in the company’s success.

Diversity and Inclusion

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that creating an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging is central to our culture and that diversity is paramount to driving creativity, innovation, and value for our clients and for our people.

An award‑winning workplace

You can be a part of our ‘Great Place to Work’ – with our commitment to women and well‑being in the workplace for all. Click here to see some of our recent awards and how we’ve achieved this.

Using business as a force for good.

We maintain high standards of environmental performance and transparency, which can be seen through our commitment to Net Zero with our SBTI‑verified Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions reduction targets and our support of the Better Business Act. We report our progress publicly and ensure that we are also externally assessed and scored through organisations like CDP and EcoVadis – helping us to continually identify where we can improve.

We have a long legacy of supporting the communities in which we work, and offer a variety of ways to contribute, by putting people first and creating impact that lasts. Our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) agenda is about giving back to the communities in which we live and work by sharing our skills, talent and time. In essence, we aim to empower and encourage everyone in the firm to contribute to the things we care about, and support registered charities and organisations with a clear social or environmental purpose to increase the positive impact they can have.

Join us

All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, age, faith or social background. We do not filter applications by university background and encourage those who have taken alternative educational and career paths to apply. We would like to actively encourage applications from those who identify with less represented and minority groups. We operate an inclusive recruitment process, ensuring reasonable adjustments where needed. Please contact a member of our Recruitment Team to discuss further.

Privacy Notices

For UK & EU

Your personal data will be retained by Baringa for up to two years, in accordance with our UK Recruitment Privacy Notice / EU Recruitment Privacy Notice, to evaluate your application and meet our legal and reporting obligations. In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the right to request access to, rectification, or erasure (subject to legal limitations) of your personal data. For more information, please contact us at [e-mail].

For the USA

Your personal data may be retained by Baringa for up to two years, as outlined in our Recruitment Privacy Notice (AMER & APAC), to support the recruitment process and internal reporting requirements. Where applicable, and in accordance with relevant federal and state laws, you may have the right to request access to or correction of your personal information. For further details, please contact [e-mail].

For Australia & Singapore

Your personal data will be retained by Baringa for up to two years, in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice (AMER & APAC), to assess your application and meet applicable reporting and legal obligations. In line with the Australian Privacy Act and Singapore's Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), you may have rights to access, correct, or request limited deletion of your personal data. For more information, please contact us at [e-mail].