Financial Control Accountant: IFRS, Automation & Insights

Foresters Financial; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services provider in the City of London is seeking an experienced Financial Accountant to join their Financial Control team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring the accuracy of financial operations, posting journal entries, and maintaining reconciliations. This role offers competitive salary, flexible working arrangements, and opportunities for career development in a collaborative culture.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Flexible hybrid working

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Contributory pension scheme

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Solid experience in financial accounting or financial control roles.
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and drive meaningful change.

Responsibilities

• Support month-end and year-end close including financial accounting journals.
• Maintain monthly bank, balance sheet and income statement reconciliations.
• Prepare quarterly VAT returns and related regulatory submissions.

Skills

Financial accounting

Excel skills

Financial operations

Hands-on experience with journal posting

Education

Part-qualified or fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Python

Job description

A leading financial services provider in the City of London is seeking an experienced Financial Accountant to join their Financial Control team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring the accuracy of financial operations, posting journal entries, and maintaining reconciliations. This role offers competitive salary, flexible working arrangements, and opportunities for career development in a collaborative culture.