Financial accountant

The role

You will be a key member of the Finance team, working in a small team of 5 people and reporting to our Senior financial controller.

You will be responsible to manage the month-end close process, prepare financial reports and balance sheet reconciliations, coordinate tax compliance and audit process and participate in ad-hoc finance related projects.

The best things about the role:

• It's an exciting time to join the business, as we begin a new chapter of sustainable and ambitious growth.
• Your focus will be on helping the business to maximise profitability.
• You will operate with great exposure to senior management.
• This is an exciting opportunity and will provide you with a strong career with a reputable property consultancy business.

You will be responsible for:

• Financial leadership in managing the month end and year end processes.
• Financial acumen in reconciling and analysing revenue streams and balance sheet accounts.
• Manage and oversee the year end audit process and provide support to budgeting and forecasting process.
• Manage the accounting team
• Overseeing systems, transactions and management accounts.
• Streamline processes and procedures ensure efficiencies are always being pursuit.

Who we're looking for:

• A qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with post-qualification experience
• Attention to detail, strong problem-solving abilities, and a proactive approach
• Strong communicator with financial and management accounting experience
• Good relationship building in working with key stakeholders across the business
• Fascination – always looking at new efficient ways of working
• Experience of working within complex organisational structure
• You will have strong process and accounting knowledge including statutory accounting
• You'll be comfortable working independently, able to manage your own workload through good time management and prioritisation skills to deliver the required outcomes.
• Ideally you will have experience of managing a team
• SUN financial systems and SAP Concur experience would be an advantage

Our benefits:

• Holidays: 27 – increase in line with length of service to a maximum of 30 days
• Private medical insurance
• Auto Enrolment Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance (3x)
• Interest Free Season Ticket Loans
• Cycle to work scheme
• Flu and eye care vouchers - to keep you healthy
• Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7 health & wellbeing support
• Help@Hand Remote GP app - to give you and your family access to medical experts quickly
• Platform hosting 1000s of discounts at your favourite retailers, restaurants, supermarkets, leisure & days out venues, gyms and more
• Family & wellbeing policy - including enhanced maternity pay, menopause support, neurodiversity support, carer support, company sick pay and much more

Plus a Flexible benefits policy that allows you to pick and choose additional benefits as below:

• Purchasing up to 5 days additional holiday
• Discounted gym membership
• Discounted dental insurance
• Discounted private medical insurance for family cover
• Discounted critical health insurance and more

We actively seek applicants from all backgrounds and want you to get in touch even if you don’t have all the skills we have asked for - we will support you with the development you need.