Financial Accounting Manager — Statutory & Audit Lead

The Search Core Ltd; Bracknell; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Search Core Ltd is seeking a Financial Accounting Manager to lead the financial accounting function, delivering timely statutory accounts and ensuring compliance under UK law. Reporting to the Head of Finance, you will manage audits, balance sheet reconciliations and UK payroll across subsidiaries.

You will be part-qualified or experienced, with strong technical accounting knowledge and a track record of team leadership and stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• Part-qualified accountant studying towards ACCA/ACA/CIMA.
• Experience in statutory year end accounts.
• Proven leadership and team management experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage the production of year-end statutory accounts and internal and external audits, in accordance with Charities Act, SORP and Companies Act requirements.
• Balance sheet reconciliation process, ensuring month end deadlines are met and unreconciled differences are resolved ensuring timely resolution and accurate accounting.
• Ensure the Institute and its trading subsidiaries complies with all statutory tax regulations, specifically VAT, Corporation Tax and other regulatory requirements.
• Manage the payables function to provide a high-quality service and ensure that the teams processes.
• Lead on standardising, documenting and continuously improving the procure to pay process.
• Managing the organisation and its subsidiaries UK payroll to ensure that an effective, accurate professional service is provided to all employees.
• Ensuring the Institute is fully compliant with UK tax and payroll laws.
• Manage, motivate and coach the financial accounting team, ensure the key performance.

Skills

Part-qualified accountant

Leadership experience

Technical accounting

Education

ACCA/ACA/CIMA qualification in progress

Job description

The Search Core Ltd is seeking a Financial Accounting Manager to lead the financial accounting function, delivering timely statutory accounts and ensuring compliance under UK law. Reporting to the Head of Finance, you will manage audits, balance sheet reconciliations and UK payroll across subsidiaries.

You will be part-qualified or experienced, with strong technical accounting knowledge and a track record of team leadership and stakeholder engagement.