New Job Opening: Group Accountant in London

Job Description

Equifind has partnered with one of the UK’s fastest-growing neo-banks to appoint a newly qualified accountant into a Group Accountant position. This is a newly created role based in their City of London office, with three days a week on-site.

They operate as a tech-first digital bank at the forefront of financial management, education, and investing — and are edging closer to unicorn status. Following a recent fundraise, they’re entering their next growth phase and are looking to strengthen their finance operations function.

This role is a great opportunity for someone keen to make an impact within a future household name in the finance sector. It offers broad exposure and genuine ownership across a group of UK entities, covering the full spectrum of responsibilities: month-end reporting, MI packs, FP&A support, audit, and tax.

Key duties include:

• Ownership of the monthly close process for a group of European entities


• Preparation of monthly and quarterly management reports


• Supporting the preparation of annual budgets for the group


• Managing UK tax reporting and liaising with external tax advisors


• Acting as a key point of contact for external audits across the group


• Contributing to the development of financial controls, processes, and reporting


• Supporting the delivery of accurate and timely management information


• Assisting with the migration of data from legacy systems to the group’s accounting software

Key requirements:

• ACA/CA qualified accountant


• Minimum of three years’ experience, ideally within an FCA-regulated entity or advising such clients from an advisory/accounting practice


• Strong Excel skills


• Good communication and interpersonal skills


• Sound understanding of financial reporting requirements


• Proven stakeholder management and relationship-building capability

Package details:

• £60–65,000 base salary


• Discretionary annual bonus


• Equity in the business


• Employer pension contribution


• 27 days’ annual leave


• Free lunch when in the office


• Private medical insurance


• Group income protection


• Plus a range of additional perks and benefits