Senior Financial Accountant

Equifind; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Equifind is supporting a rapidly growing Fintech business in central London, seeking a Senior Group Accountant. This role involves overseeing financial reporting, enhancing the finance function, and engaging with stakeholders. A great opportunity to make a significant impact during the firm’s expansion phase.

Benefits

Pension

25 days annual leave

Private healthcare

Life assurance

Competitive base salary

Hybrid working

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with ideally 2 years+ PQE.
• Proactive and positive approach to work.
• Experience dealing with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Prepare annual reports, monthly financial statements, and board packs.
• Manage regulatory reporting commitments across jurisdictions.
• Build financial systems to support reporting as business expands.

Skills

Stakeholder Management

Financial Reporting

Leadership

Process Improvement

Risk Management

Education

ACCA / CIMA qualified

Job description

Equifind are supporting a rapid growth Fintech business in central London, based by Bond Street, looking to hire a Senior Group Accountant to report into the Group FC.

The Company

With a headcount of currently just over 150, the firm will be rapidly expanding and this is a Senior Group Accountant position crucial to the running of the finance function, reporting in to the UK GFC. Seeking a 2 year PQE Accountant capable of managing/supervising a decent sized qualified finance function. This hire will make the team eight in total. The firm is looking for an exit over the next 3 years, so a great time to join and be involved.

The Role

This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a fast paced Fintech environment, where you will have autonomy to put processes in place and streamline the existing ones.

Key Accountabilities:

• Helping to prepare the business for exit in the medium term
• Supporting the GFCin developing the Finance function, identifying the critical elements of the Finance blueprint and maturing the overall operating model for Finance
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with the board and risk/audit subcommittees as well as banks, auditors, regulators, advisors, and other key stakeholders
• Ensuring the firm builds a world class accounting and reporting function and taking responsibility for an effective and highly automated financial control environment across all our businesses
• Taking responsibility for preparing our annual report and accounts, monthly consolidated financial statements and our monthly board packs
• Managing and delivering on our regulatory reporting commitments, across a number different jurisdictions and regulators
• Ensure the firm is fully compliant with all applicable financial regulation e.g. tax and regulatory reporting requirements
• Ensure the firm identifies and proactively manages all financial risks, which may impact the business objectives
• Designing, building and implementing world class financial systems to support and automate our reporting and MI as we expand internationally and manage increasing complexity of the group
• Managing, supporting and developing more junior members of the team to actively train and improve staff knowledge and empower colleagues to take the next step in their career

Requirements

• Ideally qualified, 2 years+ PQE experience
• Positive and proactive nature
• Ability to deal with senior stakeholders

What's on offer

• Competitive base salary
• Hybrid fashion 4 and 1 day working from home
• Pension
• 25 days annual leave
• Private healthcare and life assurance
• Other benefits