Account Assistant jobs in United Kingdom

Excellent opportunity to join our Group Financial Reporting Team as Senior Group Accountant.

This role provides an excellent opportunity to broaden your experience and contribute to key areas of Group Finance. It plays a pivotal part in supporting Group reporting, with a focus on IFRS reporting processes, statutory accounting, consolidation, and financial analysis.

This role is ideal for someone looking to gain exposure to, and positively influence, high‑impact reporting processes within the Group and build cross‑functional and team relationships.

• Investment Accounting: Work closely with the cash and investment management and accounting teams across the group to ensure a smooth, efficient and well‑controlled reporting process, with appropriate oversight to ensure accurate, compliant and transparent management information.
• Financial Statements: Draft/review financial statement notes for inclusion in the Group's annual report, ensuring accuracy and compliance with IFRS.
• Process & Control Improvements: Drive enhancements in reporting processes and documentation, with a particular focus on strengthening controls.
• Entity‑Level Reporting: Coordinate and review group submissions for specific Group entities, ensuring timely submissions and resolving accounting queries in line with the Group timetable.
• Analytical Review: Perform regular reviews of financial data across the Group to identify trends and support the production of high‑quality management information for internal boards, committees, and external stakeholders.
• Group Consolidation: Support the Group consolidation process, including preparation of consolidation journals.
• Audit Liaison: Build strong working relationships with external auditors, managing key deliverables and facilitating smooth communication across business areas.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with colleagues across Finance, Investments, Risk, and other Group functions to ensure alignment and shared understanding.
• Ad‑Hoc Support: Provide flexible support to Group and UK Finance teams as needed, contributing to wider team goals.

• Several years post‑qualified in a recognised accounting qualification (e.g., ACA, ACCA).
• Ideally, experience of IFRS 9 (or relevant other regulatory) investment accounting processes.
• Demonstrated ability to support and enhance financial processes and controls, including identifying opportunities for improvement, driving implementation, providing actionable insights and maintaining clear and accurate process documentation.
• Experience of working with and driving improvements in reporting systems, including managing and maintaining standing data.
• Able to interpret accounting standards and regulatory requirements, and present impact assessments to senior management.
• Proactive and self‑motivated, with a collaborative mindset and a "can‑do" attitude.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build strong working relationships, including communicating insights effectively to senior stakeholders.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliverables.
• Advanced Excel skills and strong analytical capabilities.

Interviews for this role will take place during the second week of January. Due to the time of year, feedback may take a little longer than usual. Thank you for your understanding.

We take pride in being a diverse and inclusive business. It's a place where you can Be You, and show up as you are. We’re committed to fostering a people‑first culture where everyone is accepted, supported, and empowered to be brilliant. You can Grow And Progress at a pace and direction that suits you, Make A Difference for our customers and each other, and Share in Our Future with all colleagues eligible for up to £3,600 of free shares each year after one year of service.

Everyone receives 33 days holiday (including bank holidays) when they join us, increasing the longer you stay with us, up to a maximum of 38 days (including bank holidays). You also have the option to buy or sell up to an additional five days of annual leave.

We’re proud of our people‑first culture. In fact, we’ve been recognised as a Great Place to Work for Women, a Great Place to Work for Wellbeing, and an overall Great Place to Work for over 25 years! We’re fully committed to making sure your progression is not slowed or halted by barriers related to race, gender, age, sexuality or any of the protected characteristics.

Our fantastic benefits make sure our colleagues have a great work‑life balance; you can view some of our other key benefits here.