Financial Accountant - Multi-Entity Private Estate

RecruitmentRevolution.com; Borehamwood; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite with flexible working

Job summary

Aldenham Estate seeks a technically strong Financial Accountant in Hertfordshire to own the accounting cycle and ensure accurate month-end reporting across multiple entities. You will manage reconciliations, VAT, payroll administration and controls while supporting finance system improvements, including Sage 50 replacement and Re-Leased integration.

Reporting to the Head of Finance, you will work closely with the small finance team and external advisers, balancing deadlines and maintaining

Qualifications

• ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification required or equivalent.
• Strong technical accounting and multi-entity experience.
• Experience with month-end, reconciliations and VAT.

Responsibilities

• Own month-end close across multiple entities and ensure accuracy.
• Maintain reconciliations, controls and VAT administration.
• Support payroll, banking controls and system integration work.
• Assist in transitioning from Sage 50 and integrating with Re-Leased.

Skills

Attention to detail

Multi-entity accounting

Relationship building

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Tools

Sage 50

Re-Leased

Job description

Own the Numbers. Strengthen the Controls. Help Build a Better Finance Function.

Are you a technically strong Financial Accountant who enjoys being close to the detail, taking ownership of the accounting cycle and making sure the numbers genuinely stand up?

Do you thrive in a hands-on environment where accurate month-end reporting, robust reconciliations and strong financial controls really matter?

Join Aldenham Estate at an exciting point in the development of its finance function, with the opportunity to take ownership of core accounting while supporting improvements to systems, processes and reporting.

If you're a technically confident Financial Accountant who wants to take ownership, strengthen controls and help shape a better finance function, we'd love to hear from you.

Experience within

property, estates, rural businesses or another family-owned organisation would be advantageous but isn't essential.

The Role at a Glance

Financial Accountant (Qualified)

Aldenham Estate Elstree, Hertfordshire

Predominantly working onsite with flex

£55,000 - £60,000 DOE

Full Time Permanent

Reporting to: Head of Finance

Direct Reports: Bookkeeper / Finance Administration Support as appropriate

Business: Diversified Family-Owned Estate Property Aerodrome Glamping Farming Sustainable Land Management

The Opportunity

We're looking for a technically strong, hands-on Financial Accountant to become the operational accounting backbone of the finance team. Reporting to the Head of Finance, you'll take ownership of the accuracy and integrity of the Estate's underlying financial records, including the monthly close, reconciliations, VAT, payroll administration, banking controls, cash-flow preparation and day-to-day finance systems administration.

Sitting between the internal bookkeeping function and external accountants, you'll ensure financial information across the Estate's multiple entities is accurate, complete and presented in the right format. Your immediate priority will be maintaining operational continuity and robust financial control, while supporting the Head of Finance with the replacement of Sage 50, integration with Re-Leased and documentation of clear, consistent finance procedures - bringing greater control, clarity and confidence to the numbers.

You'll own the technical accounting, controls and operational finance processes that ensure the underlying numbers are accurate, reliable and audit-ready.

About You

You're a technically strong, hands-on accountant who enjoys doing, not simply reviewing.

You like getting beneath the numbers-making sure balance sheets reconcile, controls work and financial information can be trusted. Curious and pragmatic, you're comfortable navigating multi-entity complexity, investigating issues and finding workable solutions when everything doesn't fit neatly into a standard box.

You'll be confident taking ownership within a small finance team, balancing competing deadlines and working independently while building strong relationships with finance colleagues, operational teams and external advisers.

You'll likely bring

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification with strong technical accounting capability.
• Strong financial accounting, month-end and balance sheet reconciliation experience.
• Experience preparing management accounts and supporting year-end statutory accounts.
• Strong understanding of financial controls, banking processes, VAT and payroll administration.
• Excellent Excel skills and confidence working with accounting systems.
• The ability to independently manage priorities and deadlines within a hands-on finance environment.
• Clear communication skills and confidence working with finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• Experience within a multi-entity accounting environment would be particularly valuable.

Knowledge of Sage 50, Re-Leased, partial exemption VAT or finance systems implementation/integration would also be beneficial.

What Success Looks Like

• Accurate and timely monthly close across all entities.
• Fully reconciled balance sheets supported by appropriate schedules every month.
• Clean, well-prepared year-end and audit files.
• Accurate and timely VAT returns.
• Reliable short-term cash flow visibility for the Head of Finance and Directors.
• Effective banking, payment and access controls.
• Accurate monthly payroll administration and reconciliation.
• Clear, up-to-date finance procedures.
• Successful support for finance system replacement and Re-Leased integration.
• Reduced key-person dependency across critical finance processes.

Why Join Aldenham Estate?

This is an opportunity to take real ownership within a varied and unusual business environment.

Rather than accounting for one straightforward trading business, you'll gain exposure across property, aviation, hospitality, farming and sustainable land management, all within the wider Aldenham Estate.

You'll have

• £55,000 - £60,000 salary depending on experience.
• Genuine ownership of the accounting cycle.
• Exposure to a varied, multi-entity family-owned organisation.
• Close working relationship with the