Hybrid Financial Accountant - Regulatory & Reporting

BMC Recruitment Group; England; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to £60,000 salary

Hybrid working available

29 days holiday + Bank holidays

Life assurance

Salary sacrifice scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Study and development support

Job summary

BMC Recruitment Group is partnering with a well-established financial services organisation to recruit a Financial Accountant into its Finance team in Cumbria, offering hybrid working. The role provides exposure to senior stakeholders and a varied mix of financial accounting, reporting and regulatory work.

You will support the Annual Report and Accounts, coordinate tax activity and help drive improvements in processes and controls, with study support on offer and clear progression opportunities.

Qualifications

• Professional accountancy qualification such as ACA, ACCA or CIMA, or actively working towards one.
• Experience in financial or statutory reporting.
• Strong attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
• Strong Excel skills.
• Ability to analyse financial information and communicate findings clearly.
• Proactive approach to identifying improvements and solving problems.
• The confidence to work with internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support the preparation of the Annual Report and Accounts.
• Prepare technical accounting assessments and supporting documentation.
• Work across areas including loan impairment, effective interest rate adjustments, financial instruments and hedge accounting.
• Lead interactions with internal and external auditors.
• Support annual budgeting and the longer-term planning process.
• Provide financial information and insight at committee meetings.
• Coordinating corporation tax and VAT activity.
• Keeping up to date with changes to accounting standards and regulatory requirements.
• Preparing accurate and timely financial and statistical regulatory returns; monitoring regulatory developments and supporting the implementation of changes.
• Identifying opportunities to improve Finance processes, efficiency and controls.
• Supporting audit and assurance activity.

Skills

ACCA/ACA/CIMA qualification

Financial accounting

Excel skills

Stakeholder communication

Analytical mindset

Attention to detail

Proactive problem solving

Education

ACCA/ACA/CIMA

Job description

BMC Recruitment Group is partnering with a well-established financial services organisation to recruit a Financial Accountant into its Finance team in Cumbria, offering hybrid working. The role provides exposure to senior stakeholders and a varied mix of financial accounting, reporting and regulatory work.

You will support the Annual Report and Accounts, coordinate tax activity and help drive improvements in processes and controls, with study support on offer and clear progression opportunities.