Financial Accounting Manager - Bracknell

Orka Financial; Bracknell; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Birthday off

Christmas closure

8% employer pension contribution

Private medical insurance

Health cash plan

Life assurance at four times salary

Long-service day

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

Orka Financial is recruiting a Financial Accounting Manager for an established organisation in Bracknell. This broad leadership role combines technical accounting, financial control and day‑to‑day management of a small team, reporting to the Head of Finance.

Take ownership of accurate financial reporting, year‑end accounts and audit, balance sheet control, payables, payroll and treasury, with scope to improve systems and working practices across the function.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience preparing statutory accounts.
• Strong Excel capability.
• Experience working with senior stakeholders and auditors.
• Not-for-profit experience useful but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead the production of statutory accounts and coordinate audit.
• Own balance sheet reconciliation and month-end issues.
• Review and improve financial controls and processes.
• Oversee UK and international tax, payroll and statutory submissions.
• Manage payables and procure-to-pay process.
• Monitor cash and treasury for accurate cash-flow reporting.
• Coach and manage the financial accounting team.

Skills

Team management

Excel

Stakeholder engagement

Statutory accounts preparation

Education

CIMA/ACA/ACCA or equivalent qualification

Job description

Orka Financial is recruiting a Financial Accounting Manager for an established organisation in Bracknell. This is a broad leadership role combining technical accounting, financial control and the day-to-day management of a small team.

Reporting to the Head of Finance, you will take ownership of accurate financial reporting and help strengthen the processes that sit behind it. The position covers year-end accounts and audit, balance sheet control, payables, payroll and treasury, with scope to improve systems and working practices across the function.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the production of statutory accounts and coordinate internal and external audit activity.
• Own the balance sheet reconciliation process and ensure month-end issues are resolved promptly.
• Review and improve financial controls, documenting clearer and more efficient processes.
• Oversee UK and international compliance across tax, payroll and related statutory submissions.
• Manage the payables function and support a consistent, well-controlled procure-to-pay process.
• Monitor cash, banking and investment activity to support accurate cash-flow reporting.
• Coach and manage the financial accounting team, setting clear objectives and service standards.

About you

You will be part-qualified or studying towards CIMA, ACA, ACCA or an equivalent qualification, with hands-on experience preparing statutory accounts. You will also bring previous team-management experience, strong Excel capability and the confidence to work with senior stakeholders and auditors. Experience in a not-for-profit environment or with UK and international payroll would be useful, but is not essential.

Package and working pattern

The salary is £48,000-£52,000 for a 36-hour week. The role offers flexible hybrid working, with a minimum expectation of one day each week in the Bracknell office, normally Thursday.

Benefits

Benefits include 25 days' holiday, your birthday off, a Christmas closure, an 8% employer pension contribution, private medical insurance, a health cash plan, life assurance at four times salary, an additional long-service day and learning and development opportunities.

• 25 days' holiday
• your birthday off
• a Christmas closure
• an 8% employer pension contribution
• private medical insurance
• a health cash plan
• life assurance at four times salary
• an additional long-service day
• learning and development opportunities