Financial Accountant

Morgan McKinley; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan McKinley is working with a high-growth VC-backed FMCG/consumer business headquartered in London. The role offers excellent career progression, benefits and is four days in the office per week. Unfortunately this role does not offer sponsorship and you must have full working rights within the UK.

Reporting to the Finance Director, you will handle financial reporting, technical accounting, FP&A and commercial finance across UK and international entities, with hands-on US GAAP experience.

Qualifications

• ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent professional qualification.
• 0–3 years post-qualification experience.
• Demonstrable experience of US GAAP.
• Experience with multi-entity accounting and cloud ERP.
• Experience in FMCG/CPG, consumer business.
• Big Four or Top 10 audit background.
• Experience with inventory and stock accounting.

Responsibilities

• Own monthly close across UK and international entities.
• Prepare management accounts, including P&L, balance sheet and cash flow.
• Ensure reporting complies with US GAAP, UK GAAP and IFRS.
• Support US GAAP reporting and consolidation.
• Assist with external audit and liaison with auditors.
• Provide variance analysis for senior management.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and cash-flow planning.
• Assist with investor and board reporting.
• Develop scalable finance processes and controls for growth.
• Support US expansion and international growth.

Skills

US GAAP experience

Financial reporting

Analytical skills

Stakeholder communication

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent

Tools

NetSuite

Xero

Sage Intacct

Job description

Our client is a high-growth, VC-backed FMCG / consumer business headquartered in London, with an ambitious international growth strategy. The role offers excellent career progression, benefits and is 4 days in the office per week. Unfortunately this role does not offer sponsorship and you must have full working rights within the UK.

Having established a strong position in the market, the business is entering an exciting next phase of expansion across the UK, Europe and the US. The company is entrepreneurial, fast-moving and highly commercially focused, with significant investment from leading venture capital investors.

As the business continues to scale, they're looking for a technically strong and commercially minded qualified accountant to join the finance team and play a key role in strengthening financial reporting, controls and decision support.

The Role

Reporting to the Finance Director, you will have broad exposure across financial reporting, technical accounting, FP&A and commercial finance.

This is a hands-on role suited to an ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualified accountant who wants to move from practice into a high-growth consumer business and gain significant exposure to a VC-backed environment.

A key requirement is practical experience of US GAAP, alongside UK GAAP / IFRS knowledge.

You will work closely with the Finance Director, senior management team and external advisers, with exposure to investors and board-level reporting as the business scales.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and support the monthly financial close across UK and international entities.
• Prepare monthly management accounts, including P&L, balance sheet and cash flow.
• Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations and supporting schedules.
• Ensure accounting policies and financial reporting comply with US GAAP, UK GAAP and/or IFRS as appropriate.
• Support technical accounting assessments, including revenue recognition, inventory, leases, accruals and provisions.
• Assist with preparation of US GAAP reporting and consolidation.
• Support the annual audit and relationship with external auditors.
• Prepare financial analysis and variance commentary for senior management.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and cash-flow planning.
• Assist with investor and board reporting.Analyse gross margin, COGS, inventory, working capital and product profitability.
• Work closely with Operations, Supply Chain and Commercial teams to understand financial performance.
• Support the finance team with systems, controls and process improvements as the business scales.
• Assist with US expansion and the accounting requirements associated with international growth.
• Support ad hoc financial modelling and commercial analysis for the CFO / Finance Director.
• Help develop scalable finance processes and controls appropriate for a rapidly growing VC-backed business.

Candidate Profile

• ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent professional qualification.
• Minimum 0-3 years post-qualified experience
• Demonstrable experience of US GAAP.
• Strong technical accounting foundation.
• Experience preparing or reviewing financial statements and management accounts.
• Excellent attention to detail and analytical ability.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
• Able to communicate financial information clearly to non-finance stakeholders.
• Strong ownership mentality and willingness to be hands-on.
• Experience within FMCG, CPG, food & beverage, retail, e-commerce or another consumer-facing business.
• Experience in a VC- or PE-backed business.
• Big Four or Top 10 audit background.
• Experience with inventory, COGS, landed costs and stock accounting.
• Experience with multi-entity / multi-currency accounting.
• Exposure to US subsidiaries or US reporting.
• Experience with NetSuite, Xero, Sage Intacct or another modern cloud ERP.
• Experience supporting investor / board reporting.