Financial Accountant

Are you a financial accountant who thrives on solving complex problems? Do you want to play a key role in a major finance transformation? Ready to take ownership of year-end accounts and drive continuous improvement? If yes, look no further!

A large and complex organisation is looking for a Financial Accountant to take the lead on statutory reporting for one of its most high-profile areas. This is a fantastic opportunity to step into a visible, varied role with real scope for development. Based in Swindon, with four days able to be worked at home, you’ll join a collaborative and forward-thinking finance team during a period of major change.

The key duties of this Financial Accountant will be as follows:

• Lead on the production of monthly, interim, and year-end financial accounts for your business area
• Own the monthly reconciliations and balance sheet, investigating and resolving anomalies
• Act as subject matter expert for your area, advising on depreciation, provisions, leases, and capital spend
• Work closely with finance business partners, auditors, and internal stakeholders to ensure accurate reporting
• Take the lead on audit preparation, including producing data sets, drafting audit papers, and liaising with the wider business to resolve queries
• Contribute to group consolidation by preparing notes to the accounts and supporting detailed trial balance submissions
• Play a key role in the transition to a new system, embedding new processes and driving improvements across the team
• Potential to supervise junior team members in future as the function continues to evolve

This organisation is undergoing significant transformation, including a major systems implementation and a broader restructure across finance. You’ll be joining a large finance team with huge scope for learning, cross-functional projects, and progression. There’s a strong culture of collaboration, problem-solving and continuous improvement. You’ll have the freedom to challenge, take initiative, and become a subject matter expert in the areas that interest you most – whether that’s fixed assets, audit, or financial reporting.

The successful candidate will have:

• A CCAB qualification (or be part-qualified/studying)
• Strong experience preparing financial accounts, including notes to the accounts and reconciliations
• Knowledge of balance sheet management, provisions, depreciation, and audit processes
• Excellent communication skills – you’ll be speaking to colleagues across the organisation to understand what’s happening and why
• Public sector experience is welcome but not essential – the team is open to backgrounds from any sector.

If this Financial Accountant role sounds like the right next step for your career, get in touch today to make sure you don’t miss out!