Lead Accountant

Randstad Finance; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad Financial & Professional is partnering with a global financial software leader to recruit a Senior Accountant for a 6-month hybrid role in Central London. The position offers a day rate up to 405 per day via umbrella for the right candidate.

The role covers end-to-end month-end close, statutory reporting, and audit support within a busy Finance team. You will collaborate with Tax, Governance, and FP&A, while ensuring controls and accuracy across entities.

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant with 2+ years PQE in-house environment.
• Strong working knowledge of US GAAP and IFRS/Local GAAP.
• Experience with complex month-end close procedures.

Responsibilities

• Month-End Close: manage end-to-end close, journal entries, reconciliations, P&L analysis.
• Audit & Compliance: be primary contact for external auditors and bridges US GAAP/Local GAAP.
• Reporting & Presentation: provide monthly variance analyses and senior stakeholder reports.
• Shared Services Partnership: work with IS Shared Services, FP&A, Tax, Governance teams.
• Statutory & Tax Oversight: assist with transfer pricing, statutory financial statements, and VAT filings.

Skills

Month-end close

US GAAP

IFRS/Local GAAP

Oracle Financials

BlackLine

Audit

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CPA)

Tools

Oracle Financials

BlackLine

Job description

We are partnering with a global, market-leading financial and business management software company in their search for a Senior Accountant. This is a 6 months temporary role based in Central London, offering a hybrid working model (3 days per week in the office) and a day rate of up to 405 per day via umbrella for the right candidate.

The Role:

Sitting within the core Finance team, you will take full oversight of month-end close activities and statutory reporting for specific legal entities. You will play a critical, hands-on role in driving the month-end close, managing audit requirements ahead of the mid-September audit kickoff, and supporting the team through quarter-close ending in October.

Key Responsibilities:

• Month-End Close: Manage end-to-end month-end close activities, including calculating and posting complex journal entries, preparing balance sheet reconciliations, and completing P&L trend analysis.
• Audit & Compliance: Act as the primary point of contact for external auditors during the annual statutory audit, managing queries and preparing US GAAP to Local GAAP statutory bridges.
• Reporting & Presentation: Prepare monthly variance analysis and present quarterly balance sheet fluctuation commentary to senior stakeholders, including the CAO.
• Shared Services Partnership: Work in close partnership with International Shared Services, FP&A, Corporate Tax, and Governance teams to maintain financial integrity.
• Statutory & Tax Oversight: Support transfer pricing processes, statutory financial statement preparation, and local tax return filings (Corporate Tax and Indirect Tax/VAT).

This role could be right for you if you have:

• Qualifications: Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CPA, or equivalent) with roughly 2+ years PQE in an in-house environment (Top 10 / Big 4 background preferred).
• Technical Accounting: Strong working knowledge of US GAAP and IFRS / Local GAAP, with proven hands-on experience in complex month-end close procedures.
• Systems Expertise: Proficiency in Oracle Financials and experience using BlackLine for reconciliations and journal entries.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Outgoing, proactive personality with excellent presentation skills and the confidence to integrate with the business, ask key questions, and present numbers to senior executives.

Randstad Financial & Professional encourage applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Randstad Financial & Professional acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003