Financial Accountant

Marks Sattin Ltd; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established recruitment firm in the UK is seeking a qualified finance professional for a newly created reporting role. The position involves preparing financial reports, assisting with statutory accounts, and providing technical accounting input. The ideal candidate will be a professionally qualified accountant with a strong background in financial reporting and UK accounting standards. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to strategic projects.

Qualifications

• Strong working knowledge of UK accounting standards.
• Background in financial reporting, group finance, or external audit.

Responsibilities

• Support the preparation of monthly consolidated financial reports.
• Assist with the production of statutory accounts and coordination of external audit.
• Develop and document finance processes and internal controls.
• Provide technical accounting input on new standards and acquisitions.
• Ensure consistent and timely reporting across the group.

Skills

Financial reporting

Technical accounting

Excel proficiency

Education

Professionally qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA)

Job description

A well-established, multi-entity organisation is seeking a qualified finance professional to join its central team in a newly created reporting role. This position offers broad exposure across group-level reporting, statutory compliance, and technical accounting, with the opportunity to contribute to ongoing process improvements and strategic projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the preparation of monthly consolidated financial reports and executive-level summaries
• Assist with the production of statutory accounts and coordination of external audit activity
• Contribute to the development and documentation of finance processes and internal controls
• Provide technical accounting input on matters such as new standards and acquisition-related activity
• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure consistent and timely reporting across the group

Ideal candidate

• Professionally qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA)
• Background in financial reporting, group finance, or external audit
• Strong working knowledge of UK accounting standards
• Strong Excel skills

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