Senior Finance Analyst

ACCA Careers; Crawley; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

ACCA Careers seeks a qualified Finance Controller to support the UK Reporting, Planning and Financial Control functions. You will help ensure strong financial control, IFRS/FRS 101 compliance, and accurate GL reporting across UK and international units.

Your role includes analysis, policy development and audit coordination. You will drive improvements, challenge variances, and embed best practices across finance teams while exploring AI-enabled automation to enhance efficiency and

Qualifications

• Qualified – ideally Big 4.
• Ability to manage multiple complex tasks simultaneously.
• Ability to work flexibly across multiple teams, prioritising tasks effectively based on business, commercial and legal requirements.
• Strong understanding of IFRS 15 and IFRS16.
• Good commercial and operational awareness.
• Strong MS Excel skills & use of IT tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead detailed financial analysis of key GL balance sheet accounts, assessing recoverability and integrity of carrying values.
• Deliver robust analysis of key income statement accounts, investigating material variances and providing insights into financial performance.
• Identify and resolve accounting errors and misclassifications with finance teams to ensure accurate GL reflection.
• Review and challenge key financial reconciliations, ensuring reconciling items are investigated and resolved.
• Ensure financial alignment across UK and international units on project balances and complex multi-unit accounting.
• Develop and maintain Accounting Policy Documents in line with IFRS and Group requirements.
• Communicate and embed financial policies and best practices across unit Financial Controllers.
• Provide technical accounting expertise on ad hoc reporting and finance projects for senior stakeholders.
• Support end-to-end management of the UK external audit and drive improvements from audit activity.
• Support design and enhancement of internal control environment with effective testing and monitoring.
• Identify opportunities to leverage AI and automation within financial analysis and reporting.

Skills

Multi-tasking

Team collaboration

IFRS knowledge

AI in finance

Task prioritisation

Education

Big 4 accounting qualification

Tools

Excel proficiency

IT tools

Job description

You will assist the Finance Director (UK Reporting, Planning and Financial Control) in ensuring that strong financial control is exercised over the Company by ensuring compliance with Group and Company financial control procedures, as well as ensuring compliance with applicable financial reporting standards (IFRS and FRS 101).

Client Details

Large/global business based in Crawley.

Description

• Lead detailed financial analysis of key general ledger balance sheet accounts, assessing the recoverability and integrity of carrying values, identifying emerging risks, and providing clear explanations of significant movements and trends.
• Deliver robust analysis of key income statement accounts, investigating material variances, challenging underlying assumptions, and providing meaningful insight into financial performance.
• Drive the identification and resolution of accounting errors and misclassifications, working with finance teams to ensure the general ledger accurately reflects the underlying commercial activity.
• Review and challenge key financial reconciliations, including payroll, inter-company and other material balance sheet accounts, ensuring reconciling items are appropriately investigated, resolved and controlled.
• Ensure financial alignment across UK and international business units on key project balances, identifying inconsistencies and supporting accurate accounting for complex multi-unit projects.
• Develop and maintain Accounting Policy Documents in line with Group requirements and IFRS, translating complex technical accounting requirements into clear and practical guidance for the business.
• Communicate and embed financial policies, accounting requirements and best-practice procedures across unit Financial Controllers, providing guidance and challenge where required.
• Provide technical accounting expertise on ad hoc reporting and finance projects, delivering analysis, interpretation and practical guidance to unit finance teams and senior stakeholders.
• Support the end-to-end management of the UK external audit, coordinating deliverables, maintaining the audit timetable, managing information requests and ensuring a high-quality, efficient audit process.
• Drive the implementation of financial control improvements arising from external audit activity, monitoring progress and assessing the effectiveness and sustainability of actions implemented.
• Support the design and enhancement of the internal control environment, ensuring compliance with Group requirements through effective control development, testing, monitoring and reporting.
• Identify and lead opportunities to leverage AI and automation within financial analysis and reporting, working collaboratively with UK in-house teams to develop and implement solutions that improve efficiency, insight and the quality of financial decision-making.

Profile

• Qualified - ideally Big 4
• Ability to manage multiple complex tasks simultaneously.
• Ability to manage own workload as well as contribute to team deadlines.
• Ability to work flexibly across multiple teams, prioritising tasks effectively based on business, commercial and legal requirements.
• Strong understanding of the principles and application of IFRS 15 and IFRS16.
• Good commercial and operational awareness.
• Strong MS Excel skills & use of IT tools.
• A curious approach to improving financial systems and tools, including an understanding of how AI can be used to improve financial information quality, speed of preparation, and insightful analysis.

Job Offer

£75,000 - £80,000 + Bonus and fantastic benefits !