Senior Accountant

ACCA Careers; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

ACCA Careers is seeking a Senior Accountant to join our management accounts and controllership function in London. You will own the monthly close for UK group companies and ensure the accuracy of the numbers behind it.

This hands-on role involves automating processes, partnering with the finance team on P&Ls, balance sheet reconciliations, and supporting year-end audits. A safe, collaborative environment with opportunities to improve controls and processes.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with ACA/ACCA/CIMA and 0-2 years PQE.
• Knowledge of UK GAAP and IFRS; exposure to US GAAP is beneficial.
• Strong Excel skills for high-volume data and reconciliations.

Responsibilities

• Deliver monthly close for the UK group companies within set timelines.
• Prepare product-level P&Ls with stakeholders to support commercial decision-making.
• Own balance sheet reconciliations and investigate variances and data trends.
• Assist with consolidated balance sheet, P&L and cash flow.
• Work with high volumes of data from multiple sources for month-end reports.
• Support continuous improvement of financial controls and policies.
• Assist with annual audit preparation and auditor queries.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Attention to detail

Time management

Education

ACA / ACCA / CIMA

Tools

Accounting software

Job description

About The Role

We're looking for a Senior Accountant to join our management accounts and controllership function. This is the team that delivers the monthly close for the UK group companies and owns the accuracy of what sits behind it.

About The Role

We're looking for a Senior Accountant to join our management accounts and controllership function. This is the team that delivers the monthly close for the UK group companies and owns the accuracy of what sits behind it.

We're a high-transaction-volume lending business scaling across the UK, US and Mexico. This is a hands-on role for someone who wants to own real deliverables early and help automate and improve the processes within the Financial Reporting team.

What You'll Be Doing/impact On Objectives

• Deliver monthly close for the UK group companies, accurately and within set timelines
• Partner with the wider finance team and business stakeholders to prepare product-level P&Ls that support commercial decision-making, help with queries and month-end inputs
• Taking ownership, and automating, balance sheet reconciliations Month on Month, whilst applying an inquisitive mindset by being able to identify and investigate variances and unusual data trends
• Assisting with the preparation of the consolidated balance sheet, P&L and cash flow
• Work with high volumes of data from different sources and compiling, consolidating and reconciling this data to be used and relied upon in month end reports
• Support continuous improvement of financial controls and policies
• Assist with annual audit preparation, including supporting schedules and auditor queries

What We're Looking For

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with 0-2 years PQE
• Working knowledge of UK GAAP and/or IFRS
• Exposure to US GAAP is beneficial given the group's US operations
• Strong Excel skills for high-volume ledger and reconciliation work
• Meticulous and deadline-driven, suited to a fast-paced, high-transaction-volume environment
• Collaborative, hands-on style rather than a purely technical or advisory orientation
• Comfortable supporting continuous improvement of financial controls and policies rather than operating a static process

Interview process

• Online assessment: a 15 minute cognitive assessment followed by a 40 minute Accountancy Task (to be taken at a time of your own choosing)
• 20-30 minute remote interview with our Talent team
• 30 minute remote team interview to discuss your task and dive deeper into your experience
• Final stage: Onsite interview with finance leadership for 45 minutes