Summary: The Financial Accountant role involves leading financial reporting for interim and year-end accounts, overseeing Accounts Payable operations, and managing balance sheet activities. The position requires collaboration across finance functions and the ability to provide technical accounting guidance while ensuring compliance and accuracy in financial reporting. The role also emphasizes process improvement and supporting finance transformation initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead financial reporting for interim and year-end accounts, ensuring accurate disclosures, strong ledger integrity, and alignment with required reporting standards.
- Oversee Accounts Payable operations, including staff management, invoice processing performance, purchase order controls, and continuous improvement of purchase-to-pay processes.
- Manage balance sheet activities, including monthly reconciliations, accruals, prepayments, and oversight of the fixed asset register (capitalisation, depreciation, reclassification).
- Coordinate external audits, prepare audit documentation, maintain audit trails, and support implementation of audit recommendations.
- Provide technical accounting guidance, maintain accounting policies, interpret relevant financial frameworks, and prepare briefing papers on accounting treatments.
- Ensure tax and compliance accuracy, including VAT returns and reconciliations, and support preparation of financial estimates and classifications for government submissions.
- Drive process improvement, contributing to finance transformation initiatives and ensuring Accounts Payable workstreams progress effectively.
- Collaborate across finance functions, supporting Accounts Receivable, strengthening financial controls, and contributing to fraud-risk governance.
- Undertake additional duties as required to support the wider finance function.
Key Skills:
- Full professional accounting qualification (e.g., CCAB-equivalent).
- Strong numeracy and proficiency with Excel and financial systems.
- Analytical mindset with the ability to anticipate issues and develop solutions.
- Experience managing or leading a team.
- Ability to work independently under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
- Clear and confident communicator, able to explain complex financial information to non-specialists.
- Strong influencing and negotiation skills.
- Effective collaborator with strong interpersonal skills.
Salary (Rate): £330 per day
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Detailed Description From Employer:
Key Responsibilities Lead financial reporting for interim and year-end accounts, ensuring accurate disclosures, strong ledger integrity, and alignment with required reporting standards. Oversee Accounts Payable operations, including staff management, invoice processing performance, purchase order controls, and continuous improvement of purchase-to-pay processes. Manage balance sheet activities, including monthly reconciliations, accruals, prepayments, and oversight of the fixed asset register (capitalisation, depreciation, reclassification). Coordinate external audits, prepare audit documentation, maintain audit trails, and support implementation of audit recommendations. Provide technical accounting guidance, maintain accounting policies, interpret relevant financial frameworks, and prepare briefing papers on accounting treatments. Ensure tax and compliance accuracy, including VAT returns and reconciliations, and support preparation of financial estimates and classifications for government submissions. Drive process improvement, contributing to finance transformation initiatives and ensuring Accounts Payable workstreams progress effectively. Collaborate across finance functions, supporting Accounts Receivable, strengthening financial controls, and contributing to fraud-risk governance. Undertake additional duties as required to support the wider finance function. Essential Skills & Experience Full professional accounting qualification (e.g., CCAB-equivalent). Strong numeracy and proficiency with Excel and financial systems. Analytical mindset with the ability to anticipate issues and develop solutions. Experience managing or leading a team. Ability to work independently under pressure and meet tight deadlines. Clear and confident communicator, able to explain complex financial information to non-specialists. Strong influencing and negotiation skills. Effective collaborator with strong interpersonal skills. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk
Rate:
£330 Per day
Location:
London
IR35 Status:
Undetermined
Remote Status:
Undetermined
Industry:
Other
Seniority Level:
Not Specified
