Financial Accountant (Part-Qualified)

Validus Risk Management Limited; Windsor; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration package

Health care

Retirement plans

Financial support towards professional

Qualifications support

Job summary

Validus Risk Management Limited in Windsor is seeking a hands-on Financial Accountant who is part-qualified (ACCA/CIMA/ACA) to own the numbers for a growing international group. You’ll manage month-end, multi-currency accounting across group entities, and contribute to regulatory reporting under FCA guidelines.

Reporting to the Assistant Financial Controller and working with the Finance Director, you’ll develop processes, support payroll, VAT and statutory filings, and mentor Accounts Assistants

Qualifications

• Part-qualified ACCA, CIMA or ACA
• 3+ years' experience in practice or industry; financial services exposure is a plus
• Strong grasp of accounting principles and regulatory reporting (training provided)
• Strong Excel skills, including lookups and pivot tables

Responsibilities

• Own the ledgers across group entities and prepare monthly, quarterly and year-end accounts with timely submission
• Own bank and balance sheet reconciliations and resolve differences promptly
• Monitor accounts payable/receivable and keep supplier/customer balances clean
• Produce monthly financial reporting pack for 7 group entities including commentary for FD
• Maintain the fixed asset register and assist with payroll processing
• Prepare VAT returns and FCA regulatory returns; support statutory filings across international entities
• Support and develop Accounts Assistants and improve processes across the team
• Grow into variance analysis and deeper management reporting for budget holders

Skills

Excel proficiency

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Questioning mindset

Education

Part-qualified ACCA/CIMA/ACA

Tools

Xero

Sage Intacct

Job description

Windsor | Hybrid, 3 days in the office | + study support + benefits

This is a broad, hands-on Financial Accountant role in a PE-backed international group, ideal for a part-qualified accountant ready to take real ownership of the numbers.

Validus Risk Management is a PE-backed financial risk management business. We combine specialist advisory with our own technology platform to help leading private markets investors manage their FX and interest rate risk. We operate across the UK, Europe, North America and Asia, through several regulated and unregulated entities and in five currencies.

Our finance team is based in Windsor. We're looking for a part-qualified accountant who wants more than a processing role: someone curious, organised and keen to understand how a growing international group really works. You'll report to our Assistant Financial Controller, within a team led by the Finance Director, and get hands-on exposure to the full month-end and annual finance lifecycle, with regular visibility to senior leadership. That includes multi-entity, multi-currency accounting and FCA regulatory reporting that most roles at this level never touch.

What You'll Do

Core accounting and month-end

• Own the ledgers across our group entities and prepare monthly, quarterly and year-end accounts, ensuring accuracy and timely submission
• Own bank and balance sheet reconciliations, investigating and resolving differences promptly
• Monitor accounts payable and receivable, keeping supplier and customer balances clean and up to date
• Produce the monthly financial reporting pack for 7 group entities, including commentary for the Finance Director
• Maintain the fixed asset register
• Assist with payroll processing

Compliance and reporting

• Prepare VAT returns
• Prepare FCA regulatory returns
• Prepare statutory filings across our international entities, including the UK, Norway, the US, Canada and Singapore
• Support the annual audit by preparing schedules and responding to auditor queries

Team support and collaboration

• Support and develop our Accounts Assistants, providing cover and guidance - early experience of leading others
• Work with the finance team and wider business to improve processes, systems and workflows

How The Role Grows

As the core close matures, you'll take on variance analysis and deeper management reporting, working with budget holders across the business. As you complete your exams, there's a clear path towards a Senior Financial Accountant or Assistant Financial Controller role.

Requirements

What we're looking for

• Part-qualified ACCA, CIMA or ACA
• 3+ years' experience in practice or industry; financial services exposure is a plus
• Strong grasp of accounting principles, and knowledge of - or a strong interest in - regulatory reporting (training provided)
• Strong Excel skills, including lookups, pivot tables and building clean, reliable reconciliations
• A high level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Good organisation, and the ability to manage competing deadlines
• Confidence to ask questions, challenge how things are done and take ownership of your work
• We use Xero - experience with Xero/Sage Intacct, or with multi-currency accounting, is a bonus but not essential

Benefits

Share in our mission to become the largest and most respected specialist provider of financial market risk services in the world.

• competitive remuneration package (salary + bonus)
• health care
• retirement plans
• financial support towards professional qualifications

Our core company values are

• Accountability - Getting it done and owning the result.
• Teamwork - We succeed by helping others succeed
• Integrity - We serve our clients; the responsibility is sacrosanct
• Diversity - Diversity boosts creativity - creativity is our edge
• Kaizen - Strive to do things better. Innovation kills complacency

Validus is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.