Senior Financial Accountant

A well established wealth and asset management group is looking for a Senior Financial Accountant to take ownership of the numbers across the group. The business has grown quickly, both organically and by acquisition, and now runs a portfolio of trading entities across the UK and offshore. This role sits at the centre of that, reporting to the Group Finance Manager and deputising for them, and it is a genuine step up for someone who wants more scale and more responsibility than their current seat offers. There is a clear route forward as the group continues to build out its finance function.

What you will be doing

Own the monthly consolidated reporting pack and make sure every subsidiary reports in line with group accounting policyPrepare, analyse and review the group consolidation under UK GAAP, including intercompany, elimination entries and foreign currency translationReview and challenge the balance sheet reconciliations and submissions prepared by the wider finance teamOwn the consolidated statutory accounts and the subsidiary accounts, and ensure full compliance with FRS 102Lead year end planning and act as the main point of contact for the external auditors across the groupLead the financial accounting side of acquisition integrations, including fair value adjustments, goodwill and the consolidation of acquired balancesOwn quarterly group VAT reporting and support other statutory and regulatory returnsLine manage and develop junior members of the finance team, reviewing their work and building the technical knowledge in the team

What we are looking for

Fully qualified accountant, ACA, ACCA or CIMA, with post qualification experience. Finalists with strong group reporting exposure will also be consideredProven experience preparing and reviewing consolidated and statutory accounts under UK GAAP and FRS 102Experience managing an external audit process from planning through to sign offConfident reviewing the work of others, with experience mentoring or line managing junior colleaguesStrong Excel, and exposure to a modern cloud finance system such as NetSuite would be an advantageComfortable working across multiple entities and communicating with senior stakeholders inside and outside the business

The role is London based with hybrid working, paying up to £65,000 plus a benefits package including private medical cover, income protection, a six percent employer pension contribution, twenty five days holiday and support with further study.