Payroll jobs in United Kingdom

We're exclusively partnering with a highly successful, people-first business with multiple global offices and a growing UK finance function, supporting operations across five international entities.

This is a contract Management Accountant / Financial Accountant role, working closely with the Group Financial Controller and a colleague. You'll take rotational ownership of a proportion of the entities, delivering UK GAAP reporting, strong balance sheet control, and commercial insight, with scope to drive process improvement.

We're reviewing and shortlisting CVs now. Interviews will take place in January 2026, with a view to the successful candidate starting in late January or late February 2026 (depending on availability/notice period).

• Reporting into the Group Financial Controller, you'll work alongside a colleague to manage the financial and management accounts for a proportion of 5 legal entities on a rotational basis
• Owning the month-end close for your allocated entities, including close timetable management, accurate cut-off, and maintaining a clear audit trail
• Preparing and posting month-end journals across your portfolio (accruals, prepayments, deferred income, payroll, fixed assets, FX revaluations, provisions and other UK GAAP adjustments)
• Producing monthly UK GAAP management accounts (P&L and balance sheet) with commentary and variance analysis vs budget/forecast/prior year
• Supporting revenue recognition aligned to client contracts, including appropriate accounting for accrued/deferred income and associated costs
• Partnering with operational/project stakeholders to validate performance, billing triggers and improve financial accuracy across entities
• Maintaining strong balance sheet controls through timely reconciliations across key accounts (bank, AR/AP, VAT, payroll, accruals/prepayments, fixed assets, intercompany) and resolving discrepancies/aged items
• Supporting intercompany accounting across multiple jurisdictions, including recharges, intercompany journals, reconciliations and stakeholder query resolution
• Assisting with cashflow forecasting and treasury, supporting working capital management and allocation of funds across the group
• Supporting budgeting and reforecasting, providing KPI reporting, commercial insight, and decision support to senior management
• Supporting statutory reporting and the year-end audit process (audit schedules, queries, stakeholder liaison) and coordinating with outsourced international finance teams to deliver consistent, compliant reporting
• Identifying and delivering process improvements across close/reporting

• Qualified by Experience/QBE, ACCA, ACA or CIMA Qualified, with proven experience across Management Accountant and core Financial Accountant
• Strong UK GAAP understanding (FRS 102 exposure beneficial) and confident preparing/posting month-end journals through close
• Strong balance sheet control capability with a disciplined approach to reconciliations and audit readiness
• Commercially minded with excellent analytical skills and the ability to produce clear financial commentary and insights
• Confident communicator, able to work cross-functionally and manage multiple stakeholder relationships (including international teams)
• Process improvement mindset; experience with systems projects/automation is desirable
• Comfortable working with flexibility, adaptability, and independence in a collaborative finance team environment
• Experience of Sage would be an advantage

Please send your CV for the Management Accountant / Financial Accountant role via the advert for immediate consideration.

By sending an application or applying for a job, you consent to your personal data being processed and stored by Get Recruited (UK) Ltd in accordance with our Cookie & Privacy Policy (available in the footer on our website). Get Recruited (UK) Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and as an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. We are an equal opportunities employer and we never charge candidates a fee for our services.