Group Financial Accountant - Leeds

Edenbrook Ltd.; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus 10–20%

Pension 11%

Private medical

Annual leave 25 days

Hybrid working

Wellbeing package

Job summary

Edenbrook Ltd. is seeking a technically strong ACA/ACCA qualified accountant to join its growing Finance team in Leeds.

The role offers ownership of financial reporting, exposure to statutory accounts, regulatory requirements and external audit, with opportunities to influence how reporting is performed. You will work closely with senior finance stakeholders, drive process improvements, strengthen controls and deliver accurate, timely financial statements in a regulated environment.

Qualifications

• ACA or ACCA qualified with post-qualification experience.
• Strong financial reporting and accounting standards knowledge.
• Experience preparing statutory financial statements.
• A background in insurance or financial services is advantageous.
• Strong Excel, analytical and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Own financial reporting, technical accounting and group reporting tasks.
• Engage with statutory/regulatory reporting and external audit processes.
• Drive process improvements, strengthen controls and reporting efficiency.
• Collaborate with senior finance stakeholders and influence procedures.

Skills

Financial reporting

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Education

ACA or ACCA qualification

Tools

Excel

Job description

Looking for your next move in financial reporting? This is an opportunity to take ownership, build your technical expertise and make a real impact within an established, international organisation.

Our client is looking for a technically strong ACA/ACCA qualified accountant to join a growing Finance team, with exposure across group reporting, statutory accounts, technical accounting and regulatory requirements.

What’s in it for you?

• A varied role spanning financial reporting, technical accounting and wider finance projects.
• Exposure to statutory accounts, regulatory reporting and external audit.
• The opportunity to drive process improvements, strengthen controls and make reporting more efficient.
• Close collaboration with senior finance stakeholders and the chance to influence how things are done.
• A genuinely flexible hybrid-working arrangement.

What we’re looking for:

• ACA or ACCA qualified, with post-qualification experience.
• Strong financial reporting and accounting standards knowledge.
• Experience preparing statutory financial statements.
• A background in insurance, financial services or another regulated environment would be advantageous.
• Strong Excel, analytical and stakeholder management skills.

Plus, an attractive benefits package including:

• 10% discretionary bonus, with potential to reach 20%.
• 11% employer pension contribution, with additional matching available.
• Private medical cover.
• 25 days’ annual leave, plus flexible public holidays and the option to buy or sell leave.
• Flexible hybrid working and a comprehensive wellbeing package.

If you’re a qualified accountant who enjoys getting into the detail, solving technical accounting challenges and improving how finance operates, this could be the perfect next step.