Financial Accountant

White Horse Employment; Swindon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Financial Accountant to join a fast-growing business in Swindon. The role involves managing statutory accounts, ensuring audit compliance, and driving process improvements within the finance department. The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant with strong experience in statutory accounts and audit, along with excellent analytical and organisational skills. This position offers the opportunity to contribute to the company's expansion and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in statutory accounts, audit, and treasury.
• Experience managing or supporting a transactional finance team.
• Confident dealing with auditors and maintaining compliance with UK financial regulations.

Responsibilities

• Manage statutory accounts support, VAT, corporation tax, and audit compliance.
• Deliver cashflow forecasting and collaborate with commercial teams.
• Drive process improvements and automation across finance operations.

Skills

Statutory accounts support

Audit compliance

Process improvements

Strong analytical skills

Organisational skills

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA)

Job description

White Horse Employment are proud to be partnering with a private equity-backed, fast-growing business based in Swindon on the recruitment of a Financial Accountant. This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic team supporting ambitious expansion plans. You’ll play a key role in shaping the transactional finance function while driving statutory compliance, audit readiness, and process improvement.

What you’ll be doing

• Manage statutory accounts support, VAT, corporation tax, and audit compliance
• Deliver cashflow forecasting and collaborate with commercial, operations, and central teams
• Drive process improvements and automation across finance operations
• Support audits with comprehensive documentation and proactive issue resolution
• Lead and develop the transactional finance team, overseeing Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Treasury/Cash Management
• Ensure accurate, timely processing of payments and collections while maintaining strong controls and monitoring KPIs
• Partner with senior stakeholders to provide insight, challenge, and operational support

About You

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA) with strong experience in statutory accounts, audit, and treasury
• Experience managing or supporting a transactional finance team
• Confident dealing with auditors and maintaining compliance with UK financial regulations
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work across multiple priorities
• Excellent organisational skills, with a focus on accuracy, efficiency, and continuous improvement

This is a fantastic opportunity for a finance professional to take ownership of a key function in a rapidly expanding business, supporting growth, improving processes, and driving operational excellence.