Financial Accountant

About Us:

Founded at the beginning of the dot com bubble in 1996, our CEO Charles Nasser had a light bulb moment to develop a truly customer-focused IT business. Since then, Claranet has grown from an Internet Service Provider (ISP) in the UK to being one of the leading business modernisation experts, who deliver solutions across 11+ countries.

At Claranet, we go the extra mile with our people—because we believe in building a workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. Our flexible benefits package includes a matching pension scheme, healthcare, dental, insurance, discounted gym memberships, and app-supported access, all designed to meet your individual needs.

What makes us unique is Team Claranet—our internal community that supports causes close to our employees’ hearts. We offer paid charity leave, support local charities across our offices, and host annual fundraising events, all backed by a dedicated committee.

We’re proud founding members of TC4RE (Technology Community for Racial Equality) working collectively to build a more diverse and inclusive tech industry.

The Role:

We’re looking for a motivated and detail-oriented Financial Accountant to oversee the financial management of our Group's corporate entities. This role involves handling comprehensive accounting processes, including accounts payable (AP), payroll, intercompany (ICO) recharges, bank and ICO loans, interest calculations, and posting journals, invoices, receipts, and payments. You'll ensure accurate financial records across the entities while maintaining compliance with accounting standards.

Responsibilities:

• Month end/quarter end reporting and analysis;
• YE annual reporting on the corporate entities and assistance with audit process;
• Assisting with the management of cash requirements for the Group corporate entities;
• Assistance in preparation of Group reporting and analysis for banks and lenders. This involves extracting data from the Group consolidation system and presenting in PowerPoint;
• Managing of the group recharges process. Includes receiving and booking all Ico costs from other companies of the Group and challenge them; building and improving recharge model; issuing invoices to other countries; managing cash payments and
• Preparation of the budgets and forecasts for corporate entities;
• Preparation of financial information for ad hoc management requests.

Qualifications/skills – essential

• Strong accounting knowledge
• Good attention to detail
• Good analytical and problem solving skills and can do attitude
• Ability to learn fast
• Experience working in a fast paced environment, with the ability to manage multiple deadlines
• Good interpersonal skills
• Strong Excel skills

Qualifications/skills – preferable

• Management accounts experience
• Part or fully qualified ACCA/ACA/CIMA
• Experience with F&O M365

Equal Opportunities Statement

Diversity, equity and inclusion are at the heart of what we value as an organisation. Claranet is an equal opportunities employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability or any other status protected by law. Our recruitment team are happy to support with any reasonable adjustments that are needed within the recruitment process.