Financial Accountant -12 Month FTC

ICAEW; Weybridge; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangement

Exposure to international business

Potential for permanent role

Job summary

ICAEW in Weybridge is seeking a qualified Financial Accountant (12 months FTC) to join its finance team. You will deliver accurate statutory reporting across a multi-entity portfolio and support year-end reporting, working with senior stakeholders and external auditors.

The role offers a hybrid working arrangement, exposure to international business, and potential to become permanent, making it ideal for practice-trained or industry professionals expanding statutory reporting experience.

Qualifications

• Qualified ACA or ACCA (or international equivalent) with strong technical accounting skills.
• Experience in audit, assurance or financial reporting is desirable.
• Solid understanding of UK GAAP and/or IFRS.
• Experience in corporate/group/multi-entity environments.
• Ability to build relationships with stakeholders at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Deliver accurate statutory reporting across a portfolio of entities.
• Support year-end reporting requirements and ensure compliance.
• Contribute to development of finance processes and controls.
• Get involved in finance improvement initiatives and wider projects.

Skills

ACA/ACCA qualification

Technical accounting

Stakeholder management

UK GAAP/IFRS knowledge

Multi-entity/reporting experience

Education

ACCA/ACA qualification

Tools

SAP

Job description

Your new company

Your new job will be at a leading international organisation operating within a fast-paced sector is seeking a qualified Financial Accountant (12 months FTC) to join its finance team. With a reputation for operational excellence and continuous improvement, the business offers a collaborative environment where technical accounting expertise is highly valued.This is an excellent opportunity for a practice-trained accountant or experienced industry professional looking to broaden their statutory reporting experience within a complex multi-entity environment.

Your new role

Reporting to the Head of Finance, you will play a key role in delivering accurate statutory reporting and ensuring compliance across a portfolio of entities.
This is a highly visible role that offers exposure to senior stakeholders, external auditors and a wide range of technical accounting matters. You'll be responsible for supporting year-end reporting requirements, managing financial compliance obligations and contributing to the ongoing development of finance processes and controls.
Alongside your core reporting responsibilities, you'll have the opportunity to become involved in finance improvement initiatives and wider projects across the business, making this an excellent role for someone looking to combine technical accounting expertise with commercial exposure.

What you'll need to succeed

To be successful in this role, you'll be a qualified ACA or ACCA (or International equivalent) accountant with strong technical accounting skills and a keen eye for detail.

You'll ideally bring:

• Experience gained within audit, assurance or financial reporting.
• Strong statutory accounting and financial reporting knowledge.
• A solid understanding of UK GAAP and/or IFRS.
• Experience working within a corporate, group or multi-entity environment.
• The ability to build relationships with stakeholders across all levels of the business.
• Experience of SAP or a similar ERP system would be advantageous.

What you'll get in return

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Hybrid working arrangement.
• Exposure to a complex international business.
• Outstanding opportunity to further develop technical accounting expertise.
• A supportive and collaborative finance function.
• Potential scope for the role to become permanent.