Financial Accountant

SF Partners; England; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

SF Partners is recruiting a Financial Accountant for an international business. The role covers financial reporting, commercial analysis and business partnering, reporting to the Financial Controller and Commercial Finance Manager.

It is a hands-on position for a qualified accountant who enjoys blending technical accounting with broader business involvement. You will own key month-end activities, support budgeting and forecasts, and work with operational teams to explain performance and drive

Qualifications

• Qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA
• At least 1 year post-qualification experience
• Strong grounding in financial accounting and reporting

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly accounts and Group reporting submissions within deadlines
• Maintain balance sheet integrity through reconciliations and queries
• Explain performance to operational teams and investigate variances
• Support budgets and rolling forecasts across P&L, balance sheet and cash flow
• Ensure reporting complies with UK accounting standards and statutory requirements
• Oversee outsourced partner handling accounts payable/receivable
• Support cash management, payments and processing
• Improve finance systems and maintain clear process documentation
• Provide analysis to support business decisions

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified

Job description

SF Partners are recruiting a Financial Accountant for an international business, offering a broad role across financial reporting, commercial analysis and business partnering.

Working closely with the Financial Controller and Commercial Finance Manager, you'll take ownership of key month–end activities while helping operational teams understand performance and make informed decisions. This is a hands–on opportunity for a qualified accountant who enjoys combining technical accounting with wider business involvement.

The role

• Prepare monthly accounts and Group reporting submissions, ensuring accurate reporting within agreed deadlines.
• Maintain the integrity of the balance sheet through monthly reconciliations and timely resolution of queries.
• Partner with operational teams to explain performance against budget, investigate variances and highlight risks.
• Support annual budgets and monthly rolling forecasts across the P&L, balance sheet and cash flow.
• Ensure reporting complies with relevant accounting standards and UK statutory requirements.
• Oversee the work of an outsourced partner managing accounts payable and receivable.
• Support cash management, payment reviews and payment processing.
• Improve finance systems, strengthen controls and maintain clear process documentation.
• Contribute to finance projects and provide analysis to support business decisions.

About you

You'll be ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified, with at least one year's post–qualification experience and a strong grounding in financial accounting.

Experience working within a subsidiary of an international group would be particularly relevant, alongside an understanding of reporting deadlines, financial controls and robust accounting processes. Automotive experience would be useful.

You'll be comfortable working through the detail, communicating with colleagues outside finance and taking the initiative to improve how things are done.