Financial Accountant

This is a permanent opportunity offering broad exposure across financial accounting, statutory reporting, and compliance, within a collaborative and supportive setting.

Working closely with the Lead Financial Accountant, you'll contribute to the delivery of high-quality financial information, support audit processes, and help drive continuous improvement across financial systems and controls.

What you'll do

• Take ownership of financial reporting processes, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with relevant accounting standards • Prepare statutory accounts, including group and subsidiary reporting requirements • Lead on balance sheet reconciliations, accruals, prepayments, and control account management • Support external and internal audit processes, acting as a key point of contact and ensuring timely delivery of audit requirements • Contribute to VAT, tax, and regulatory reporting, ensuring compliance with relevant frameworks • Maintain oversight of fixed assets, income recognition, and key financial areas in line with accounting policies • Collaborate across departments to gather and validate financial information, ensuring strong financial control • Support and promote adherence to financial policies, processes, and best practice across the organisation • Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and strengthen controls

What you'll need

• Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent) or equivalent experience • Strong background in financial accounting and statutory reporting • Essential: experience preparing financial statements under Charity SORP and/or Higher Education SORP • Strong technical knowledge across financial controls, audit, and compliance • Experience supporting or leading audit processes • Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet reporting deadlines • Strong analytical skills with attention to detail and a proactive approach to problem solving • Confident communicator, able to engage effectively with both finance and non-finance stakeholders • Experience working with financial systems and Microsoft Excel

Benefits and working pattern

• Hybrid working model • Generous annual leave allowance • Competitive pension scheme • Supportive and collaborative team environment • Opportunity to contribute to process improvement and system development • Exposure to a broad and varied financial accounting role

If you're a technically strong Financial Accountant with Charity or Higher Education SORP experience looking for a role with real ownership and impact, apply now to be considered.