Senior Financial Accountant

Almac Group; Craigavon; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Almac Group is seeking a Senior Financial Accountant in Craigavon to lead the finance team and deliver accurate, timely financial information across management accounting, financial reporting and statutory compliance.

The role requires a qualified UK accountant with post-qualification experience, strong Excel skills and experience supervising year-end packs. The successful candidate will drive financial analysis and partner with stakeholders across the organisation for decision support.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with UK-recognised professional body and post-qualification experience.
• Experience leading a finance team in a commercial environment and supervising year-end accounts.
• Proven ability to produce timely management information and KPI reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead a finance team across management accounting, financial reporting and statutory compliance.
• Oversee month-end processes, reconciliations, cash flow forecasting and year-end accounts.
• Provide insightful analysis and financial commentary to stakeholders.

Skills

Financial accounting

Management accounting

Financial reporting

Leadership

Education

Qualified accountant (UK-recognised body)

Tools

MS Excel

Job description

Senior Financial Accountant

Description

Location: Craigavon

Hours: 37.5 Hours with core hours 10:00-16:00

Business Unit: Almac Sciences

Open To: Internal and External applicants

Ref No.: HRJOB11852

The Opportunity

As a Senior Financial Accountant, you will play a pivotal role in leading a finance team and ensuring the delivery of accurate, timely financial information that supports business performance. Working across management accounting, financial reporting and statutory compliance, you will oversee month-end processes, balance sheet reconciliations, cash flow forecasting and year-end accounts, while providing insightful analysis, KPI reporting and financial commentary to stakeholders across the organisation. This is an excellent opportunity for a finance professional who combines strong technical expertise with leadership skills and a passion for driving financial excellence.

"Joining Almac means becoming part of a fast-paced, growing organisation within a highly regulated industry. We offer a supportive and collaborative working environment, with excellent opportunities for learning, development and long-term career progression across the Almac Group. Our approach is simple - we support, develop and reward our people, build fulfilling careers and together we advance human health. More information can be found here; Life at Almac - Almac"

What you need to be successful

To be successful in this role, you will need to be a qualified accountant with a UK-recognised professional body. You should have significant post-qualification experience, preferably gained within a commercial finance setting, along with experience supervising the completion of entity financial accounts, including P&L, bank reconciliations, balance sheet reconciliations, accruals and prepayments, AP/AR reviews and fixed asset accounting. In addition, you will need experience organising the completion of entity year-end accounts packs and working papers for auditors. You will also need to be an advanced MS Excel user; able to utilise its data manipulation techniques and reporting tools

Applicants must have eligibility to work in the UK with no restrictions OR possess a valid work permit that will allow you to take up full time employment in the UK.

Closing Date

We will no longer be accepting applications after 5pm on Sunday 20th September 2026.