Senior Financial Accountant

Agora Talent Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Agora Talent Ltd is seeking a Senior Financial Accountant to join its Financial Control team in London. This ACA-qualified role offers hands-on ownership of P&L and balance sheet areas, with visibility across the business.

You'll partner with FP&A and commercial teams, drive month-end close, produce insightful management reports, and contribute to process improvements in a fast-growing consumer and e-commerce environment.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountants with strong foundations in practice who moved into industry.
• Strong Excel skills and confidence working with financial data.
• Experience owning areas of the P&L and balance sheet.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Own key areas of the P&L and balance sheet, ensuring accurate and timely reporting.
• Take ownership of month-end close activities and financial reporting.
• Produce management reporting and analysis to support business performance.
• Partner closely with FP&A and senior stakeholders across the organisation.
• Analyse budgets, costs and financial performance, providing meaningful commercial insight.
• Maintain a strong financial control environment and support audit activity.
• Review and improve existing processes, identifying opportunities to increase efficiency.
• Work closely with data teams to improve reporting, systems and financial information.
• Contribute to projects and initiatives that improve how Finance supports the wider business.

Skills

Excel

Stakeholder management

Financial reporting

Month-end close

Data analysis

Independent working

Process improvement

Education

ACA qualification

Job description

Are you a qualified accountant looking for a role that goes beyond traditional financial reporting?

We’re working with a high-growth consumer and e-commerce business looking for a Senior Financial Accountant to join its Financial Control team.

This is an excellent opportunity for an ACA-qualified accountant who wants to take ownership of key areas of the P&L and balance sheet while developing strong commercial and business partnering experience.

You’ll be joining a collaborative Finance function where Financial Control works closely with FP&A, Commercial and wider business teams. It’s a role for someone who enjoys being hands-on, challenging existing processes and having genuine visibility of the impact their work has on the wider business.

What you’ll be doing

• Own key areas of the P&L and balance sheet, ensuring accurate and timely reporting.
• Take ownership of month-end close activities and financial reporting.
• Produce management reporting and analysis to support business performance.
• Partner closely with FP&A and senior stakeholders across the organisation.
• Analyse budgets, costs and financial performance, providing meaningful commercial insight.
• Maintain a strong financial control environment and support audit activity.
• Review and improve existing processes, identifying opportunities to increase efficiency.
• Work closely with data teams to improve reporting, systems and financial information.
• Contribute to projects and initiatives that improve how Finance supports the wider business.

What we’re looking for

We’re particularly interested in qualified accountants who have gained strong foundations in practice and have subsequently moved into industry.

You’ll ideally have:

• Around 1–2+ years post-qualified experience.
• Strong financial accounting and month-end experience.
• Experience owning areas of the P&L and balance sheet.
• Strong Excel skills and confidence working with financial data.
• Experience working with or alongside FP&A and commercial teams.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• A proactive approach with the confidence to work independently.
• A genuine interest in improving processes rather than simply maintaining them.
• The ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

Why this role?

This isn't a role where you'll simply complete the month-end and wait for the next one.

You'll have the opportunity to:

• Take ownership – manage meaningful areas of the financial statements and become a trusted Finance contact.
• Build commercial experience – work closely with FP&A and business stakeholders, giving you exposure beyond traditional Financial Control.
• Influence change – challenge existing processes and help improve how Finance operates.
• Work in a fast-moving environment – ideal for someone who enjoys variety, responsibility and solving problems.
• Develop your career – gain broader commercial exposure and build the skills needed for your next step in Finance.

The team is looking for someone who is proactive, ambitious and genuinely excited by a challenge. If you're looking for a role where you can make an impact rather than simply maintain the status quo, this could be a great next move!