Financial Accountant FTC

Xplor; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fintech company in Newcastle upon Tyne is seeking a Financial Accountant for a 10-month fixed-term contract. The role includes managing the general ledger, preparing IFRS financial statements, and ensuring compliance with accounting standards. Candidates should have 3-5 years of experience and strong problem-solving skills. Perks include professional development opportunities and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Accelerated career development

Flexible work arrangements

Mental health support

Unlimited access to LinkedIn learning

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 to 5 years of work experience in Accounting.
• Experience in a Chartered Accounting firm can be advantageous.
• Strong commercial and business acumen.

Responsibilities

• Manage the general ledger and prepare monthly financial reports.
• Production of IFRS consolidated results and financial statements.
• Ensure compliance with relevant accounting standards.

Skills

Financial Statement Preparation

General Ledger Accounting

Accounting Software

Financial Report Writing

Critical Thinking

Problem Solving

Education

Professional accounting qualification such as AAT or ACCA

Tools

Excel

Hyperion

Job description

Reporting into our Finance Manager this role is a 10 month Fixed Term Contract & will be responsible for the many aspects of the month end close process and for the fulfilment of other obligations such as tax and statutory reporting.

We are looking for someone who is genuinely interested in the FinTech landscape with solid financial accounting and reporting experience and a desire to support with automating and streamlining processes.

General ledger management

Managing the general ledger including overseeing the monthly balance sheet banking and inter-company reconciliations.

Financial statement preparation

Production of IFRS consolidated results and stand alone financial statements.

Technical accounting

Key team member involved in pro-actively ensuring the Groups financial accounting and reporting remains compliant with the relevant accounting standards.

Month end reporting

Preparation of monthly financial reports covering balance sheet profit and loss internal management reports and cashflow statements. Completion of the monthly prepayments accruals journals fixed assets and depreciation schedules.

Liaison with external Auditors Bank Managers ONS and Tax specialists.

Assisting in process improvement and systems enhancement initiatives.

Proactively identify new initiatives that could benefit the organisation.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 to 5 years of work experience in Accounting
• Experienced in a Chartered Accounting firm can be advantageous
• Strong commercial and business acumen
• Process and deadline driven mindset with a keen eye for detail
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Strong negotiator who can develop ongoing working relationships
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to perform data and statistical analysis to spot trends and anomalies
• Advanced computer software skills including Excel and other financial software and tools for reporting and analysis purposes
• Professional accounting qualification or working towards a qualification such as AAT or ACCA

Additional Information

What does it mean to work for Xplor

Our four core values - Make life simple Build for people Move with purpose and Create lasting communities - are key to who we are and guide us from how we hire to how we recognise our team members.

Some of the perks of working with us:

• Unparalleled opportunities to learn and accelerated career development
• A collaborative team environment with people who truly love what they do
• Gender Neutral Paid Parental Leave benefit programs
• Unlimited access to Linkedin learning 10% of your time devoted to growing you and your career and further support to help you grow
• Access to mental health support
• Fully flexible work arrangements

How to apply

To start your application with us please submit your CV and a cover letter and we will be in touch as soon as we can. Please include the word moonshot at the top of your cover letter so that we know you really took the time to read our job ad.

We understand that diverse candidates have diverse needs. We welcome you to inform us of any additional needs related to completing your job application or participating in the interview process via the portal.

More about us

We are the first global platform combining SaaS with embedded payments and tools to help businesses grow and succeed. We offer software solutions in fast-growing everyday life verticals: Education Fitness & Wellbeing Field Services and Personal Services and a global cloud-based payment processing platform. With operations in North America Australasia Asia Europe and the UK we serve over 106,000 customers that processed over $38 billion in payments across 20 markets in 2024.

Good to know

To be considered for employment you must be legally authorised to work in the location (country) you are applying for. Xplor does not sponsor visas either at the time of hire or at any later time.

We kindly ask you to apply through our careers portal or external job boards only. Please dont send your application via email.

To learn more about us and our products please visit also invite you to check out our Candidate FAQs for more information about our recruitment process. Note that we do not exclusively rely on artificial intelligence (AI) when making hiring promotion or any other employment decisions. We dont have any AI tools in place that are capable of making these kinds of hiring decisions for us.

We are dedicated to attracting retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity ethnicity sexual orientation disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community.

We make it a priority to respond to each person who applies.

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Remote Work: Yes

Employment Type: Full-time

Key Skills: SRP systems, Financial Statement Preparation, Accounting Software, Hyperion, Financial Report Writing, GAAP, General Ledger Accounting, Accounting, Regulatory Reporting, Account Reconciliation, SOX, Financial Analysis

Department / Functional Area: Finance

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1

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