Financial Accountant
Financial Accountant
£60,000 - £65,000
East London
Hybrid working, 2 days per week in the office
Looking for ACA qualified candidates from practice for a newly created Financial Accountant role within a PE-backed, fast-growing technology business experiencing significant acquisition-led growth.
Reporting to the Head of Group Reporting, this role offers broad exposure across financial reporting, technical accounting, audit, tax and business partnering within a 30-person finance team.
Key responsibilities include:
- Ownership of month-end close and full P&L reporting for subsidiaries
- Preparation of board reporting packs with variance analysis and commentary
- Statutory accounts preparation under FRS102
- Coordination of external audit requirements and responses
- Support on corporate tax processes with external advisors (EY)
- Contribution to technical accounting and policy development
- Ownership and improvement of staff capitalisation processes (R&D/capitalised labour)
- Business partnering with FP&A, engineering and wider commercial teams
- Involvement in process improvement and finance automation, including AI adoption
Candidate profile:
- Newly qualified ACA, trained in practice (essential)
- Strong audit background with exposure to statutory accounts preparation
- Knowledge of VAT, corporate tax and/or R&D processes desirable
- Strong technical accounting foundation with commercial awareness
- Interest in automation, process improvement and AI-enabled finance
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted!