A regulated financial services organisation is strengthening its finance team to support an evolving control environment and a significant systems upgrade.

They are seeking a Financial Accountant to take ownership of core reporting, balance sheet integrity, and audit readiness while contributing to the ongoing development of finance processes and systems.

This is a hands-on role offering genuine ownership across financial control in a regulated setting.

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  Lead key elements of month-end and year-end close, including journals, accruals, and reconciliations

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  Prepare financial statements in line with IFRS requirements

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  Own balance sheet control across complex accounts, including income recognition, deferrals, provisions, and funding-related balances

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  Support Board and regulatory reporting with accurate and well-documented information

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  Assist with statutory accounts preparation and act as a key contact during the external audit process

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  Maintain and strengthen financial controls, ensuring processes are robust and scalable

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  Reconcile data between operational systems and the general ledger, investigating and resolving variances

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  Support provisioning processes in line with accounting standards

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  Work closely with risk and operational teams to ensure financial data integrity

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  Monitor cash positions across operational accounts

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  Prepare cash flow forecasts and analyse movements against projections

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  Support covenant and liquidity monitoring, responding to information requests from auditors, regulators, and stakeholders

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  Play a central role in finance systems implementation, including data mapping, migration testing, and reconciliation

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  Support user acceptance testing and help embed improved reporting processes post-implementation

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  ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualified or part-qualified

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  Strong financial accounting and balance sheet control experience within financial services or a regulated environment

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  Confident handling complex reconciliations with strong attention to detail

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  Comfortable working cross-functionally to improve reporting accuracy

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  Strong Excel skills and an interest in systems and process enhancement