Senior Financial Accountant (12 Month FTC)

Close Brothers; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services group is seeking a Senior Financial Accountant for a 12-month fixed-term contract. The role focuses on financial control, regulatory reporting, and team collaboration within a dynamic finance department. Candidates should be qualified accountants with a minimum of 2 years of post-qualification experience, strong attention to detail, and excellent communication skills.

Benefits

Competitive salary plus discretionary annual bonus

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Flexible working options including hybrid working

Pension scheme up to 10% employer contribution

Private medical

Discounted health checks

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounted Gym Membership

Qualifications

• Minimum 2+ years PQE in financial accounting.
• Strong financial control experience required.
• Excellent attention to detail and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist with month-end financial control and reporting.
• Prepare VAT returns and annual corporation tax returns.
• Support with interim and year-end reporting.

Skills

Financial control accounting

Excel

Team player

Tax and technical accounting

Education

Qualified Accountant (ACCA/CIMA/ACA)

Job description

Senior Financial Accountant (12 Month FTC)

Division Winterflood

Location London

The Vacancy

Winterflood requires aqualifiedAccountant (min 2+ years PQE) with strong financial accounting experience to cover a period of upcoming maternity leave.

The incoming hire willassist with the day-to-day requirements of the Finance department, predominantly in financial control with cover for Accounts payable as appropriate. The candidate must work as part of a team to ensure that all reporting deadlines are met on a timely and accurate basis.

This would interest a highly driven individual with a demonstrated can-do attitude and “hands-on” approach to work. An excellent eye for detail combined with strong communication skills is critical for the role.

Key Responsibilities:

Month-end financial control:

• Review of sales and purchase ledger transactions
• Production of key month-end reconciliations
• Preparation of monthly Management Accounts and Finance Board pack
• Preparation of monthly Consolidation forms for Group reporting

Regulatory reporting and tax

• Assist in preparation of quarterly FINREP returns
• Preparation of VAT returns, annual corporation tax returns and PSA
• Support the Deputy Head of Finance with internal and external reporting requirements

Interim and year-end reporting:

• Support with the production of interim & year-end packs
• Assist in the preparation of the annual Financial Statements and associated audit documentation

General:

• Production of daily revenue report
• Preparation of weekly/monthly Management Information

Ad-hoc

• Support and provide cover for financial accountant and Accounts payable as appropriate
• Preparation of Office of National Statistics returns
• Support in ad hoc projects as deemed appropriate
• Qualified Accountant (ACCA/CIMA/ACA) with 2+ years PQE
• Strong Financial control accounting experience
• Highly competent in excel
• Team player with ability to work in a friendly close-knit environment
• Tax and technical accounting experience
• Competitive salary plus discretionary annual bonus & annual pay review
• Work Abroad Policy for up to 15 days per year
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and additional well-being day
• Option to purchase an additional 5 days holiday per year
• Flexible working options available, including hybrid working
• Pension scheme up to 10% employer contribution
• Income Protection & Life insurance (4 x salary core level of cover)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted Gym Membership
• Variety of travel to work schemes

Company benefits are provided on completion of either six months service, or a successful probation period whichever is sooner.

Entitlement outlined above is in respect of full-time entitlement, and will be provided to part-time workers on a prorate basis in accordance with the relevant scheme rules.

All benefits are subject to rules of the scheme and associated provider. The Company in its sole and absolute discretion reserves the right to discontinue, vary or amend any of the aforementioned benefits.

At Close Brothers we look to recruit individuals from all different backgrounds and encourage you to apply even if you don’t tick every box. We celebrate diversity, promote inclusivity and are open to discuss flexible work options to help you balance your work and home life.

We appreciate that from time to time, recruitment agencies will have speculative CVs that they may wish to submit to our Talent Acquisition team in relation to a specific role.

To avoid any ambiguity around fees, please note thatspeculative CVs received by Close Brothers, that have not been authorised in advance, by us, will be ineligible for an agency fee. Thank you.

The Company

Winterflood Securities is a leading market maker committed to providing liquidity and flexible execution services to retail brokers, asset managers and institutional investors.

Winterflood’s strengths are a combination of traditional trading values and the performance of our own cutting edge technology. Our experienced team of traders helps clients achieve high quality execution in over 15,000 tradable instruments including UK, European and North American Equities together with Investment Trusts, Exchange Traded Products, Fixed Income, Structured Products and Funds. Founded in 1988, Winterflood has gone from being a niche market maker in the UK Small Cap market, to a mature, diverse and major liquidity provider across multiple asset classes in the UK and European markets.

Winterflood is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Winterflood Securities is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Close Brothers Group plc, a specialist financial services group which makes loans, takes deposits, trades securities and provides advice and investment management solutions to a wide range of clients.Close Brothers is a leading UK merchant banking group providing lending, deposit taking, wealth management services and securities trading. We employ approximately 4,000 people, principally in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Close Brothers Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange.

The Benefits

Private medical

Discounted health checks

Cycle to work scheme

Purchase additional holiday

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