Financial Accountant (12Month FTC)

A well-established UK consumer-focused business is looking to appoint a Financial Accountant on a fixed-term basis to support the finance function through a key reporting and controls period.

This is an excellent opportunity for a technically strong accountant to take ownership of group balance sheet oversight, statutory reporting and financial controls within a fast-paced and collaborative environment.

Key responsibilities:

• Oversight and review of the group balance sheet, ensuring strong controls and robust reporting
• Preparation and review of consolidated and individual statutory accounts
• Supporting quarterly and year-end reporting, ensuring compliance with IFRS and UK GAAP
• Acting as a key contact for auditors, managing audit queries and deliverables
• Preparing technical accounting papers for both internal stakeholders and external audit
• Ownership of capital asset accounting and review of capitalisation processes
• Leading on revenue recognition and supporting wider understanding of finance systems
• Driving improvements across balance sheet review processes and controls
• Reviewing month-end reconciliations and ensuring timely resolution of actions
• Supporting budgeting, financial risk reporting and wider finance transformation projects
• Producing reporting for senior leadership and board stakeholders

About you:

• ACA / ACCA
• Background in audit, ideally Top 10 trained
• Strong technical accounting knowledge across IFRS and UK GAAP
• Experience with statutory reporting and consolidations
• Advanced Excel skills
• High attention to detail and strong presentation standards
• Able to manage deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Confident communicator with the ability to build relationships across finance and wider business teams
• Comfortable working independently while contributing to team objectives

This role would suit someone looking to join a dynamic and evolving business where they can add value across technical reporting, controls and process improvement.