Financial Accounting Manager

Core 3 Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international organisation in Bristol is seeking a Financial Accounting Manager to oversee month-end processes and manage accounting teams. The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant with strong IFRS knowledge and experience in multinational environments. Responsibilities include leading financial reporting, overseeing shared services, and ensuring high-quality service delivery. This role offers competitive salary, hybrid working arrangements, and opportunities for career development. Apply today to make an impact!

Benefits

Competitive salary depending on experience

Hybrid working arrangements

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Access to global career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with experience in a complex, multinational environment.
• Strong ability to lead teams and manage performance in shared services.

Responsibilities

• Oversee month-end and period-end processes.
• Manage a team of qualified and part-qualified accountants.
• Ensure accuracy and integrity of financial outputs.

Skills

Strong knowledge of IFRS

Experience managing accounting teams

Excellent communication skills

Experience with ERP systems

Strong understanding of finance transformation

Education

Full accounting qualification ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Workday

Job description

Financial Accounting Manager

Core3 are delighted to be partnering with a leading international organisation to recruit a Financial Accounting Manager for their Bristol finance hub. This is a fantastic opportunity to take a senior leadership role within a centralised accounting function that supports multiple regions across the globe.

Why join our client?

You will join a sophisticated finance environment that operates at scale across multiple continents. The business is investing in its global finance operations, with a strong focus on consistency, automation, quality, and process improvement.

This is a key leadership role within a high-performing team responsible for delivering accurate financial reporting, overseeing shared services output, and strengthening global accounting standards.

How you'll make an impact

As Financial Accounting Manager, you will oversee month-end and period-end processes, manage a team of qualified and part-qualified accountants, and ensure the accuracy and integrity of financial outputs across multiple regions. You will also be responsible for performance oversight of offshore teams, ensuring high-quality service delivery and continuous improvement.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the review of month-end results and financial outputs prepared by shared service and offshore teams
• Approving complex or high-value journals and ensuring robust financial controls
• Supporting Financial Control with audit requirements and technical accounting queries
• Overseeing the effective operation of central Record to Report and Asset to Record processes
• Managing the relationship with the outsourced accounting provider, handling escalations and supporting service improvement
• Ensuring capacity planning is in place and resources are aligned to workload needs
• Monitoring quality, compliance, and timeliness of offshore output, providing coaching and feedback where needed
• Collaborating with senior finance leadership to help define global accounting strategy and service standards
• Acting as a point of escalation for accounting issues raised across finance and non-finance teams
• Identifying risks, driving resolutions, and escalating as appropriate
• Supporting ongoing transformation initiatives, including process redesign and technology enhancements

Why our client is excited about you

You are a qualified accountant with a strong technical foundation and experience working in a complex, multinational environment. You understand how to lead teams, manage performance, and drive high standards in a shared service or centralised accounting function.

You will also bring:

• Strong knowledge of IFRS and the ability to apply technical standards to monthly processes
• Experience managing accounting teams within large organisations or shared service environments
• Proven ability to challenge, refine and execute core accounting processes
• A track record of leading, motivating, and developing high-performing teams
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to engage confidently with stakeholders at all levels
• Experience working with ERP systems such as Oracle, SAP, or Workday
• Strong understanding of modern finance transformation trends, automation, and process optimisation
• Full accounting qualification ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent

What you'll get in return

Competitive salary depending on experience

Hybrid working with three days per week typically in the Bristol office

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Flexible working arrangements

Access to global career development opportunities

A supportive and collaborative leadership team

The chance to contribute to global accounting excellence in a highly respected organisation

If this role feels like the right next step, apply today or contact

0117 213 0300

for more information.