Senior Technical Financial Accountant

Vitae Financial Recruitment; England; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial recruitment agency is seeking an Interim Senior Technical Financial Accountant for a 6-month contract based in St Albans (hybrid working). The ideal candidate will be a fully qualified accountant with significant experience in IFRS reporting, managing audits, and preparing statutory accounts. Responsibilities include providing technical support, producing accounting analyses, and leading the end-to-end audit process. Strong Excel skills and international tax awareness are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant with strong exposure to complex IFRS reporting.
• Significant post-qualification experience in multinational or acquisitive groups.
• Strong background in managing audits and IFRS financial statement preparation.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-level technical support on advanced IFRS accounting.
• Produce and review sophisticated accounting papers and analyses.
• Lead the preparation of full IFRS statutory accounts.

Skills

Advanced IFRS accounting

Complex reporting

International tax matters

Advanced Excel capability

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA or equivalent)

Job description

Interim Senior Technical Financial Accountant (6-Month Contract) – Location: St Albans (Hybrid‑3/2) – Start: ASAP – Rate: Circa 500p/day ( DOE)

We are partnering with a highly acquisitive, fast‑moving client seeking an exceptional Technical Financial Accountant for a 6‑month interim assignment. This role requires someone who is both technically rigorous and hands‑on, able to operate confidently across complex reporting work and day‑to‑day financial demands.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the in‑house expert on advanced IFRS accounting, providing high‑level technical support and guidance.
• Move seamlessly between complex technical tasks and detailed operational activities – from drafting technical papers to responding to audit requests and resolving invoice queries.
• Produce and review sophisticated accounting papers and analyses, including impairment reviews for goodwill and intangible assets, and going concern assessments.
• Lead the preparation of full IFRS statutory accounts.
• Build and implement a new IFRS consolidation model fit for a multi‑entity, international group.
• Oversee the end‑to‑end audit process, ensuring smooth coordination and timely delivery.
• Manage the finalisation and signing of a complex set of consolidated IFRS financial statements.
• Bring deep international experience across multi‑jurisdictional environments.
• Apply strong working knowledge of international tax matters.
• Utilise advanced Excel capability, with the ability to support parallel projects including a current refinancing initiative and the FY27 budgeting cycle.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA or equivalent), ideally trained within a Big 4 or top‑tier practice with strong exposure to complex IFRS reporting.
• Significant post‑qualification experience in multinational or acquisitive groups, with a solid track record in technical accounting, consolidations, and statutory reporting.
• Demonstrated background managing audits, IFRS financial statement preparation, and producing high‑quality technical papers (impairments, going concern, etc.).
• Strong international perspective, with global tax awareness and advanced Excel capability, gained through roles supporting cross‑border structures and group‑level finance projects.

Vitae Financial Recruitment Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.