Senior Financial Accountant

Trace | Expert Accountancy & Finance Recruitment; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Trace | Expert Accountancy & Finance Recruitment is partnering with a leading financial services organisation in Cardiff to recruit a Senior Financial Accountant. The role offers exposure to senior stakeholders, regulatory reporting, and continuous improvement within a high-performing finance function.

Newly qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA candidates seeking their first industry-based role are encouraged to apply. Based in Cardiff, the role focuses on timely financial reporting, statutory requirements,

Qualifications

• ACCA/ACCA/CIMA qualified or up to 2 years post-qualification
• Experience in practice or audit environment
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities

Responsibilities

• Preparing monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports
• Supporting statutory accounts and year-end audit activities
• Producing balance sheet reconciliations and financial analysis
• Working closely with business stakeholders across the organisation
• Supporting budgeting and forecasting processes
• Identifying process improvements and enhancing financial controls
• Contributing to finance transformation and change initiatives

Skills

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Problem-solving

Education

Qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Job description

We're partnering with a leading financial services organisation in Cardiff that is looking to appoint a Senior Financial Accountant to join its growing finance team. This is an outstanding opportunity for a newly qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA professional seeking their first step into a commercially focused, industry-based role.

You’ll work within a high-performing finance function, gaining exposure to senior stakeholders, complex financial reporting requirements, and strategic business initiatives in a highly regulated environment.

As a Senior Financial Accountant, you will play a key role in ensuring the accurate and timely delivery of financial reporting, supporting regulatory requirements, and driving continuous improvement across finance processes.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Preparing monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports
• Supporting statutory accounts and year-end audit activities
• Producing balance sheet reconciliations and financial analysis
• Working closely with business stakeholders across the organisation
• Supporting budgeting and forecasting processes
• Identifying process improvements and enhancing financial controls
• Contributing to finance transformation and change initiatives

You’ll ideally have:

• Recently qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA status or up to two years post qualification
• Experience gained within an accountancy practice or audit environment
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities
• A proactive mindset with a desire to learn and develop

Unfortunately we cannot consider candidates that need to be sponsored now or in the future.

We are committed to ensuring the entire process is inclusive and accessible for all candidates that fit the minimum requirements for our role. As such, we encourage applications from under-represented groups in the accountancy sector. Please let us know if we can make any reasonable adjustments for you at any stage in the process.