Financial Control - Senior Accountant

Moneycorp; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international financial services company based in the United Kingdom is seeking a Financial Accountant to strengthen its systems and processes. The successful candidate will be responsible for month-end reporting, management reporting, and maintaining financial controls. This role requires a qualified accountant with strong analytical skills and the ability to work collaboratively with various stakeholders. As part of the Core Finance team, you will support the growth of the business and contribute to improving financial control capabilities.

Qualifications

• Must be a qualified accountant with knowledge of financial control practices.
• Experience with month end reporting and statutory reporting is preferred.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Complete monthly balance sheet reconciliations and financial reporting.
• Support statutory audit processes and prepare related documentation.
• Evaluate existing processes for efficiency and control improvements.

Skills

Qualified Accountant

Financial Analysis

Reporting Skills

Team Collaboration

Job description

Please note: This is a full-time, 3-month fixed term contract (with possibility of extension) and the successful candidate must be available to start in early February 2026.

Who We Are

Moneycorp is a thriving dynamic business with an excellent reputation helping Corporate and Private Clients with their FX and International Payments requirements for over 40 years. As a globally expanding business, our footprint covers UK & Ireland, Europe, USA, Canada, Hong Kong, UAE, and Brazil! With our extremely rare single IBAN multi-currency account, we are able to assist with a variety of different payment needs, including business payment solutions, personal payments abroad, travel money, and the ability to offer interest on deposits. We also support the global supply chain of wholesale banknotes through our Financial Institutions Group and partnership with the US Federal Reserve Bank, building deeper payment relationships with international banking customers. By obtaining our own banking and payment licenses, the acquisition of two banking platforms, and access to 16+ liquidity providers, we proposition a trailblazing FinTech payment infrastructure that simplifies our customer’s diverse business needs and reduces their costs. With 500+ employees, Moneycorp prides itself in attracting some of the world’s top talent and the people who work at Moneycorp are truly behind its continued success. As we continue to expand into new territories, there are considerable opportunities for growth for newcomers and learning possibilities are endless. We welcome you to be part of a team which has a passion for the business, all within a collaborative and supportive working environment that has ultimately translated to a unique exciting business. To find out more about our journey click here.

Job Profile

The MoneyCorp Core Finance team is looking to strengthen its systems, processes and team knowledge to keep up with the Group’s rapid growth. To help improve the Group’s financial control capability, the need for a Financial Accountant – Balance Sheet Control has been identified. This role will report to the Head of Balance Sheet Control and will provide support in engaging a variety of stakeholders across the business, legal entity reporting for a rapidly growing International Group, providing quality, accurate and timely analysis and information to management, and supporting project work affecting the business including business development, regulatory change and finance transformation.

Key Responsibilities

Month End Reporting

• Responsible for completing the monthly Balance Sheet reconciliation process covering:
  • Cash – Firm versus Client
  • Client and Vendor (Bank) Positions
  • Physical Banks and Consignment Cash
  • Trade receivables, deposits and other payables
  • Intercompany Balances
• Responsible for completing Group recharges and transfer pricing arrangements
• Responsible for completing the production and reporting of MtM valuations of derivatives and CVA valuations
• Managing the upload and reconciliation of the Brazilian Month end accounting
• Improving revenue reporting and reporting of operational risk events and monitoring of bad and doubtful debts
• Supporting the improvement of core Front Office systems data flows to the general ledger to support improved automation and straight through processing
• Managing the production of monthly FIG management accounts including analysis of variances and production KPIs
• To improve the timeliness of the month end reporting cycle

Management Reporting

• Support the production of monthly divisional management accounts including analysis of variances and production of commentary
• Liaison with the wider business to ensure that certain revenue, costs, assets and liabilities are correctly reported
• Responsible for producing relevant balance sheet reconciliations
• Assisting in preparation of Group MI pack, Executive Team pack and Board reports
• Provision of analysis and explanation to internal and external auditor

Statutory Reporting

• Assisting with the audit of group companies
• Production of relevant accounting policies and procedures disclosures
• Responsibility for accounting for overseas branches and their local statutory audits

Financial Control

• Financial Accounting
  • Ensure that transactions / business activity are appropriately accounted for
  • Engaged in the monthly preparation of full income statement and balance sheets across all entities in the MoneyCorp Group.
  • Support the annual audit and financial statement preparation process
• Control Environment
  • Balance Sheet substantiation in accordance with Group policy as mandated by Head of Financial Control
• Support the FP&A team in the preparation of reporting, budgeting and forecasting through the provision of underlying financial information and business insight as required
• Continuously evaluate existing processes and make changes which enhance efficiency and control

Team Player

• Be open and share knowledge within both the accounting function and wider business
• Maintain a friendly and open team attitude to encourage all other employees to approach the Finance team with queries or concerns to ensure the continual improvement of the business
• Be pro‑active and help develop plans and priorities for team

Project Work and Analysis

• Assist in providing insights about the impact of proposed projects on costs and financial performance.
• Identification and explanation of trends with particular focus on underlying drivers and impact on working capital.
• Assisting in the automation of banknote processes and reconciliations.
• Assistance in group wide project work.

Other Duties

• Development and maintenance of strong internal controls.
• Assisting on ad‑hoc analysis to Divisional Heads, Executive Team and Board.
• Assistance in group wide project work.

Skills & Experience Required

Knowledge and Experience:

• Qualified Accountant
<