Financial Reporting Accountant - Swindon or Edinburgh

Columbia Threadneedle; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services company in Edinburgh is looking for a candidate for financial reporting. The role involves preparing statutory accounts, regulatory submissions, and board reporting while ensuring compliance with accounting standards. Candidates should be ACA or ACCA part qualified with strong analytical and communication skills. This position offers a flexible work model with 4 days in office and 1 day remote.

Qualifications

• Sound understanding of IFRS, UK GAAP, and regulatory frameworks.
• Experience preparing financial statements and regulatory submissions.
• Ability to manage multiple deliverables under tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Prepare annual statutory financial statements.
• Ensure compliance with IFRS and UK GAAP.
• Prepare quarterly financial board packs with commentary.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Documentation skills

Excel/Word proficiency

Proactive problem-solving

Education

ACA or ACCA part qualified

MAAT qualified

Tools

Accounting systems

Workday

Power BI

Alteryx

Python

Job description

Where you’ll fit in & what our team goals are… As part of the Columbia Threadneedle Investments asset management group, your role supports the preparation of statutory accounts, regulatory and statistical submissions, and financial board reporting for a defined set of legal entities across EMEA and APAC. You will be primarily responsible for producing deliverables and ensuring compliance with relevant accounting standards and regulatory frameworks.

How you’ll spend your time…

Statutory Financial Reporting

• Prepare annual statutory financial statements for a defined subset of Group entities.
• Ensure compliance with IFRS, UK GAAP, and applicable overseas GAAP.
• Manage the end-to-end reporting process, including documentation, audit support, and timely submission.
• Liaise directly with external auditors to provide required information and respond to queries.

Regulatory & Statistical Reporting

• Prepare UK regulatory and statistical submissions for assigned Group entities across.
• Support overseas regulatory reporting processes by acting as a knowledgeable backup for EMEA and APAC entities.
• Perform analytical reviews to explain movements and ensure accuracy.

Board Reporting

• Prepare quarterly financial board packs for assigned entities, including commentary and analysis.
• Collaborate with the Company Secretarial team to ensure timely delivery and coverage of key controllership topics.
• Draft board papers summarizing key points from statutory accounts for board approval.

Controls & Compliance

• Complete SOX-compliant balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring proper documentation and aging of items.
• Help maintain and improve key business processes, ensuring efficiency and control.
• Identify and propose process enhancements or risk mitigation strategies.

Collaboration

• Collaborate with other Controllership team members and business units on relevant processes.
• Participate in business-as-usual activities and manage personal workload to meet deadlines.
• Contribute to Controllership related projects, ensuring deliverables align with team objectives.

To be successful in this role you will have…

• Ideally ACA or ACCA part qualified, however MAAT qualified candidates will be considered.
• In addition to a sound understanding of IFRS, UK GAAP and regulatory frameworks, a working knowledge of US GAAP would be helpful in discussions with parent company Finance department.
• Experience preparing financial statements and regulatory submissions.
• Strong analytical, communication, and documentation skills.
• Proactive approach to problem-solving and process improvement.
• Good Excel/Word reporting skills.

If you also had this, it would be great…

• Self-starter with positive attitude;
• Sets high personal goals and strives for continual improvement;
• Has a flexible attitude to work and can work well in a multi-tasking environment;
• Ability to manage multiple deliverables under tight deadlines.
• Familiarity with accounting systems, productivity tools, and AI technologies such as Workday, ONESOURCE, Copilot, Power Automate, Python, Alteryx, and Power BI is advantageous, though not essential.

This role will require you to work 4 days per week from the office, with 1 day per week working from home.