Financial Accountant

Arlington Resource Management; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Family Office in North London seeks an experienced Financial Accountant / Finance Manager / Financial Controller to oversee the low‑volume accounting for around 10 statutory entities / SPVs. Reporting to the Owners and an External Accountant, the role covers month-end close, reconciliations, and statutory compliance.

The ideal candidate will be proficient with Xero and Sage, able to prepare management accounts and year-end files for auditors, and capable of ad hoc analysis.

Qualifications

• Qualified (ACA/ACCA/CIMA/ACMA) or Qualified by Experience.
• Experience with multi-entity accounting is useful.

Responsibilities

• Process a small volume of monthly transactions (AP/AR).
• Perform monthly bank reconciliations and VAT returns.
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations and schedules.
• Oversee intercompany transactions and reconciliations.
• Produce monthly management accounts.
• Prepare year-end files for auditors.
• Conduct ad hoc financial analysis and modelling as required.

Skills

Financial accounting expertise

Intercompany reconciliations

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA/ACMA

Tools

Xero

Sage

Job description

Family Office in North London with Property investments is seeking an experienced stand-alone Financial Accountant / Finance Manager / Financial Controller to oversee the low-volume accounting for around 10 statutory entities / SPVs.

Reporting to the Owners and an External Accountant, this Financial Accountant / Finance Manager / Financial Controller role will involve:

• Working with Xero and Sage bookkeeping / accounting software
• Processing a small volume of monthly transactions, both payables and receivables
• Monthly bank reconciliations and preparing and submitting VAT returns
• Balance sheet reconciliations and supporting schedules
• Managing intercompany transactions and reconciliations
• Producing monthly management accounts
• Prepare year-end files and information for the auditors
• Ad hoc financial analysis and financial modelling when required

This Financial Accountant / Finance Manager / Financial Controller would suit an experienced stable accountant, either qualified (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, ACMA) or Qualified by Experience. Previous exposure to multiple entities would be useful. Experience in Property or an Accountancy Practice would be useful but is not essential.