Financial Accountant

Hutcheon Mearns Ltd; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A global business in Edinburgh is seeking a Financial Accountant to join their finance team. The role includes oversight of balance sheet reconciliations, preparing statutory financial statements, and involvement in process improvement projects. Candidates should be finalists or newly qualified accountants with experience in large, complex businesses. This position offers competitive pay, performance-based bonuses, and a hybrid working model.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Excellent performance based bonus

Generous pension contribution

Generous holiday allowance

Private medical care

Qualifications

• Finalist or newly qualified accountant.
• Experience in financial accounting or regulatory role.
• Good knowledge of accounting standards.

Responsibilities

• Full control of balance sheet reconciliations.
• Monthly reconciliation of sub-ledger control account balances.
• Preparing statutory financial statements per FRS102.

Skills

Financial accounting

Stakeholder engagement

MS Excel

Knowledge of UK GAAP

Experience with large businesses

Education

Finalist or newly qualified accountant (ICAS, ACCA, ICAEW or equivalent)

Job description

Hutcheon Mearns Finance is delighted to be supporting a global business based in Edinburgh in their search for a new Financial Accountant. This is a key position in the groups UK finance team who are looking for a finalist or newly qualified accountant to join a high performing finance team where you will have huge opportunities to progress & advance your career through promotion opportunities or internal moves to other finance divisions.

About the role:

• Full control & oversight of balance sheet reconciliations including allocation as part of month end cycle
• Monthly reconciliation of sub-ledger control account balances to the general ledger
• Preparing and posting month end journals
• Ensuring all balance sheet accounts and inter-company balances are routinely & robustlyreconciled, analysed, challenged and evidenced in reporting currencies for the UK and overseas entities
• Preparing, posting and supportingof balance sheet accounts
• Preparing statutory financial statements in accordance with FRS102
• Be actively involved in the implementation of UK GAAP changes
• Collating and providing information requests as part of the year end audit process to external auditors
• The opportunity to be involved in new process and process improvement projects

About you:

• Finalist or newly qualified accountant (ICAS, ACCA, ICAEW or equivalent)
• Experience of working in a financial accounting or regulatory role including audit
• Experience of working in or with large, complex businesses
• Good knowledge of accounting standards including UK GAAP, IFRS/FRS102
• Strong working knowledge of MS Excel
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement abilities

What's on offer for you:

• Competitive salary dependant on experience
• Excellent performance based bonus
• Generous pension contribution
• Generous holiday allowance including an exchange scheme
• Private medical care
• Hybrid working

Hutcheon Mearns Finance are working as recruitment partners on this great opportunity and we welcome all interested parties to apply now or contact Craig Sinclair for further information.