Financial Accountant

Unity Advisory; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A challenger advisory firm in London seeks a detail-oriented Financial Accountant to manage monthly bookkeeping and financial reporting. This hybrid role offers exposure to leadership and a chance to shape finance processes in a fast-paced environment, requiring a qualified accountant with experience in Microsoft Dynamics and strong Excel skills.

Benefits

Flexible working environment

Opportunity for career growth

Inclusive recruitment process

Qualifications

• Proven experience in financial accounting and closing processes.
• Technical understanding of accounting principles and reconciliations.
• Excellent communication skills for cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Manage monthly bookkeeping and the month-end close process.
• Prepare and post accruals, prepayments, and general ledger adjustments.
• Act as finance systems administrator for finance platforms.

Skills

Financial accounting

Microsoft Dynamics 365

Excel proficiency

Cash management

Education

Qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent)

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

Job description

Overview

Unity Advisory is a challenger advisory firm. Built for the AI-enabled world, we operate a lean, conflict-free, and client-centric model that embeds AI across all workstreams. With no audit practice, we do not have audit-related conflicts which allows us to focus on delivering value to clients with agility and innovative, outcome-based commercial models. Our culture is highly collaborative and flat-structured and free of traditional partner P&L silos, pursuing the best outcomes for our clients.

The Role

We are looking for a hands-on, detail-oriented qualified Financial Accountant to join our growing Finance team. You will own the monthly bookkeeping and close process, manage accruals, external reporting and support accurate and timely reporting across the business. This is a hybrid role with a base in our Mayfair office and represents a unique opportunity to play a pivotal role in scaling our finance operations.

In addition to core accounting responsibilities, you will also act as an internal systems administrator for our finance platforms — including Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (BC) and our banking infrastructure — during a critical period of systems transformation.

This is a highly visible and key role that will be integral to building our Finance function as we grow, with exposure to leadership and an opportunity to embed modern finance processes from the ground up.

What You'll Do

The working environment at Unity Advisory is fast-paced and evolving. You will be involved in some or all of the following:

• Manage monthly book-keeping, journal entries and the month-end close process.
• Prepare and post accruals, prepayments, and general ledger adjustments.
• Perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations and maintain audit-ready records.
• Assist in preparing management accounts and internal financial reporting packs.
• Act as finance systems administrator for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and bank platforms, owning user access, approvals, controls, and data integrity.
• Manage operational banking access, reconciliations, and cash transaction reporting.
• Prepare quarterly VAT returns, annual tax returns and statutory accounts, and other external financial reporting obligations.
• Maintenance of the Chart of Accounts and financial reporting dimensionality.
• Ensure financial accounting and control policies and procedures are in place and operational.
• Troubleshoot finance system issues and liaise with internal/external stakeholders to resolve.
• Support continuous improvement of finance processes, systems and controls.
• Contribute to the finance team's transformation agenda — driving automation, simplification, and scalable practices.

What You Bring

• Qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent).
• Experience in financial accounting and closing processes, ideally in a fast-moving environment.
• Prior exposure to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central or other ERP systems.
• Strong technical understanding of accounting principles, balance sheet control and reconciliations.
• Confident using Excel and comfortable with data-driven decision-making.
• Practical experience with banking operations, cash management and reconciliations.
• A proactive mindset with strong ownership mentality and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally with non-finance teams.

Nice to Have

• Experience in professional services or project-based environments.
• Involvement in finance systems implementation, process automation, or ERP migration.
• Interest in building scalable, tech-enabled finance infrastructure.

Working at Unity Advisory

A truly hybrid and flexible working environment. We offer the opportunity to be at the forefront of AI-driven advisory services. You'll be part of a high-impact finance function, empowered to shape how we scale our systems and processes. This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-growing business and accelerate your finance career.

Additional Information

At Unity Advisory, we are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. In line with the Equality Act 2010, we will accommodate any suitable candidate requiring assistance to attend or conduct an interview. If you need any adjustments or support, please let us know when either scheduling your interview or in your application cover letter. We are dedicated to ensuring everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed and are here to support you throughout the process.

PLEASE NOTE: We do not accept unsolicited CVs from third-party agencies.