Senior Financial Accountant

Royal Mail; Greater London; On-site; GBP 67,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Healthcare

Bonus up to 18%

Annual leave 27.5 days

Pension (CDC scheme)

Job summary

Royal Mail is seeking a Senior Technical Financial Accountant to join our Group Finance team in London. This role focuses on IFRS reporting, technical accounting, and external reporting excellence, with a strong emphasis on pension accounting and controls.

You will provide accounting guidance, prepare papers, support the statutory accounts, liaise with senior stakeholders, and contribute to finance transformation and improvement projects.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with IFRS reporting experience.
• Experience with statutory accounts and external audits.
• Strong financial controls and balance sheet management.
• Advanced Excel skills and ERP experience (SAP/Oracle).

Responsibilities

• Provide technical accounting guidance and support external reporting.
• Prepare technical accounting papers on significant judgments.
• Support Group financial statements and statutory accounts.
• Deliver timely monthly, quarterly and annual reporting.
• Collaborate with Tax, Treasury and business teams on accounting treatment.
• Support IFRS compliance and internal controls.

Skills

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

IFRS knowledge

External reporting

Advanced Excel

Stakeholder management

Audit experience

Financial controls

ERP systems (SAP/Oracle)

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Job description

Senior Financial Accountant

Salary & Benefits

Competitive salary

Plus:

• £4,000 car allowance
• Healthcare
• Up to 18% annual bonus potential
• 27.5 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising with service
• Pension: access to the UK's only Collective Defined Contribution scheme with industry-leading Royal Mail contributions of over 12%, flexible options to boost your savings, and a guaranteed retirement lump sum*

Royal Mail is transforming, and we're looking for a talented Senior Technical Financial Accountant to join our Group Finance team at the heart of one of the UK's most iconic organisations.

This is an exciting opportunity for a technically strong accountant who enjoys solving complex accounting challenges, influencing senior stakeholders and shaping high-quality external reporting. Pension accounting is a key part of the role, alongside broader technical accounting, reporting and finance transformation projects.

If you're looking to combine deep technical expertise with meaningful business exposure and visible impact, we'd love to hear from you.

The Role

Reporting to the Financial Accounting & External Reporting Lead, you'll act as a subject matter expert on technical accounting and financial reporting, ensuring robust governance, accurate accounting treatment and high-quality external reporting.

You'll provide technical accounting guidance to support key business decisions, contribute to finance transformation and help ensure compliance with IFRS and internal control requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Accounting & External Reporting
• Prepare technical accounting papers and guidance on significant judgements and accounting standards.
• Support reporting and analysis for senior leadership, Audit & Risk Committee and Board.
• Support Group financial statements, statutory accounts and external audit requirements.
• Deliver accurate monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting.
• Support month-end and year-end close activities.
• Ensure compliance with IFRS, company policies and internal controls.
• Partner with Tax, Treasury and specialist teams on appropriate accounting treatment.

Projects & Continuous Improvement

• Improve reporting processes, controls and governance.
• Support the implementation of new accounting standards.
• Contribute to finance transformation and technical accounting projects.
• Identify opportunities to simplify processes and strengthen reporting quality.

About You

You're a qualified accountant who enjoys working through complex accounting issues and translating technical requirements into practical business solutions. You're commercially aware, proactive and confident working with stakeholders at all levels.

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Strong knowledge of IFRS and financial reporting.
• Experience of statutory accounts and external audits.
• Strong financial control and balance sheet management skills.
• Advanced Excel and experience with ERP systems such as SAP or Oracle.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Clear communicator, able to explain complex issues to non-finance audiences.
• Experience in a listed, multinational or regulated environment.
• Exposure to technical accounting, finance transformation or external reporting.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a high-performing finance team and build your expertise across technical accounting, financial reporting, controls and transformation.

Benefits & Rewards

• Family friendly support - enhanced maternity pay, paternity leave, adoption leave and shared parental leave
• Supportive and generous company sick pay
• Funded Dental - As a manager you are eligible to a level of employer funded dental insurance**
• Health Assessment - As a manager you are eligible to an employer funded health assessment every 2 years**
• Benefits Account - With more than 800 retail offers to help you save on things like groceries, days out, holidays and your household bills as well as employer provided and voluntary benefits to suit your lifestyle.
• Your Wellbeing - you and your family have 24/7 access to a range of free services and tools, offering support for physical and mental wellbeing, financial guidance, and social support whenever you need it.

*Subject to eligibility, employees can opt into NEST from the start of employment, with automatic enrolment after 3 months' service and eligibility for the CDC pension scheme after 12 months.

**Available only to permanent employees

Trust is the foundation of Royal Mail. We aim to be transparent about the qualities we seek and what a career with us entails, building trust from the start of your journey with us. Your interview is the first step, and we want you to shine. To help you prepare, we'll provide your interview questions in advance, so you can have your best examples ready. At Royal Mail Group, we value trust and our people

We understand that candidates may not meet all the criteria for the role. If your experience is different, but you have relevant skills we'd love to hear from you.

Closing Date: 17th November. Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.

Job Reference 342427