Financial Accountant

ACCA Careers; Leeds; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Forvis Mazars in the UK seeks a proactive and commercially minded Accountant to join the finance team. You will contribute to accurate financial reporting, statutory accounts, group consolidations, and year-end audit activities, while providing insightful analysis to drive performance and decision-making.

Working with stakeholders across the business, you will help deliver monthly and annual reporting cycles, identify risks and opportunities, and support finance projects and continuous

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA or ACA) or finalist with relevant experience.
• Proven experience in a management or financial accounting role.
• Experience supporting or managing year-end procedures and liaising with external auditors.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Prepare accounting entries including accruals and prepayments in line with accounting standards.
• Analyse and highlight risks and opportunities within the cost base and wider business performance.
• Deliver targeted financial reporting to support decision-making and drive behavioural change.
• Support the planning and delivery of monthly reporting and annual financial statements.

Skills

Management accounting

Financial accounting

Year-end procedures

Liaising with external auditors

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Education

Qualified accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA) or finalist

Job description

Forvis Mazars is a leading global professional services network providing audit & assurance, tax, and advisory services. Forvis Mazars in the UK spans 14 offices across the nation and has over 3,400 professionals, with 190 partners. We have a clear purpose and a shared commitment to shape a better future.

You'll join a collaborative and inclusive team where you're supported to grow your skills, explore new opportunities, and contribute from day one. You'll work with a diverse client base, develop meaningful connections, and gain experience that extends beyond your local team. Together, we grow, belong and impact.

About The Team

We are looking for a proactive and commercially minded Accountant to join our finance team. This role will support the delivery of accurate financial reporting, statutory accounts, group consolidations, and year-end audit activities, while providing insightful analysis to drive business performance and decision-making. Working closely with stakeholders across the business, the successful candidate will contribute to monthly and annual reporting cycles, identify risks and opportunities, and support finance projects and continuous improvement initiatives.

About The Role

• Prepare accounting entries including accruals and prepayments in line with accounting standards.
• Analyse and highlight risks and opportunities within the cost base and wider business performance.
• Deliver targeted financial reporting to support decision-making and drive behavioural change.
• Support the planning and delivery of monthly reporting and annual financial statements.

What We Are Looking For

• Fully qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA or ACA) or finalist with relevant experience.
• Proven experience in a management or financial accounting role.
• Experience supporting or managing year-end procedures and liaising with external auditors.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Forvis Mazars diversity, equity and inclusion are central to our values. We value our people's unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experience, and know this diversity create better outcomes for our clients. We seek to attract, develop, and retain the best talent, inclusive of sex, ethnicity, disability, socio-economic background, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationality, and faith. We select candidates based on skills, knowledge, qualifications, and experience and aim to support all our team members to reach their potential. At Forvis Mazars, we promote an environment in which you cangrowyour skills,belongto a team that values your ideas, and make animpactthat matters.