Senior Financial Accountant

CMA Recruitment Group; Havant; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Pension scheme

Meaningful projects

Job summary

CMA Recruitment Group is recruiting for a Senior Financial Accountant in Havant. The role offers hybrid working with two days from home and a strong pension scheme. You will lead year-end accounts, oversee financial reporting, manage a team of assistants, and ensure timely statutory submissions.

You will provide strategic financial insights, refine procedures, and support audits while maintaining high standards of financial controls within a forward-thinking organisation.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in financial management and strong technical accounting capabilities.
• Proven leadership skills with ability to develop and manage teams.
• Excellent knowledge of year-end processes and statutory reporting.
• Proactive, innovative mindset to improve financial practices and efficiencies.
• Strong communication to influence senior-level decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the preparation and review of year-end accounts and support audit processes.
• Oversee all aspects of financial reporting, budgeting, and control account management.
• Manage a team of Assistant Accountants handling transactional finance duties.
• Ensure timely submission of statutory and statistical returns.
• Develop and refine financial procedures and provide strategic financial insights.

Skills

Leadership

Financial management

Technical accounting

Year-end processes

Statutory reporting

Financial controls

Communication

Job description

Join a forward-thinking organisation located in Havant, committed to delivering impactful services within a collaborative and professional environment. This organisation values innovation, transparency and continuous improvement with the ambition to further enhance its financial management capabilities. Being part of this team offers stability alongside an opportunity to contribute to significant projects.

What will the Senior Financial Accountant role involve?

• Leading the preparation and review of year-end accounts, supporting audit processes, and ensuring compliance with statutory requirements.
• Overseeing all aspects of financial reporting, including budget planning and control account management.
• Managing a team of Assistant Accountants to uphold transactional finance duties, ensuring timely reconciliation of Balance Sheet accounts.
• Ensuring accurate and timely submission of statutory and statistical returns.
• Developing and refining financial procedures and practices, providing strategic financial insights for key organisational decisions.

Suitable Candidate for the Senior Financial Accountant vacancy:

• Demonstrates extensive experience in financial management and strong technical accounting capabilities.
• Possesses exceptional leadership skills and a proven ability to manage and develop teams.
• Has excellent technical knowledge of year-end processes, statutory reporting, and financial controls.
• Is proactive, innovative, and continuously seeks to improve financial practices and efficiencies.
• Exhibits strong communication skills and the ability to influence key business decisions at senior levels.

Additional benefits and information for the role of Senior Financial Accountant:

• Flexibility with working arrangements, with the option to work from home two days a week.
• Generous pension scheme with an enhanced employer pension contribution.
• Opportunities to be involved in meaningful and impactful projects.
• Salary will be dependent on experience.

CMA complies with all relevant UK legislation and doesn’t discriminate on any protected characteristics.