Financial Accountant - 1 year contract

Financial Accountant

Location: Oxfordshire

Working pattern: Hybrid

An established and growing international business is seeking an experienced Financial Accountant to join its finance team.

This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified accountant to join a dynamic organisation operating across multiple international markets. The successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining robust financial controls, delivering accurate reporting and supporting the ongoing development of the finance function.

Financial Reporting & Month-End

• Support the Financial Controller with month-end close, ensuring accurate and timely preparation of financial statements.
• Take ownership of balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring accounts are fully reconciled, supported and ready for audit.
• Manage intercompany accounting and reconciliations, investigating and resolving discrepancies.
• Prepare and post journals, including technical accounting adjustments and lease accounting.
• Manage fixed asset reconciliations and reporting.
• Prepare monthly group reporting submissions and support ad hoc reporting requirements.

Audit & Compliance

• Take an active role in audit preparation, ensuring reconciliations, supporting schedules and financial documentation are complete and available.
• Liaise directly with external auditors, responding to queries and providing supporting evidence throughout the audit process.
• Support internal audits and compliance reviews.
• Prepare VAT returns and support indirect tax compliance across UK and international operations.
• Assist with tax reporting, including Corporation Tax and R&D-related requirements.
• Ensure financial reporting complies with relevant local and international accounting standards.
• Maintain reconciliations between local and group reporting requirements.

Treasury & Process Improvement

• Assist with treasury administration, including bank mandates.
• Support finance system projects and wider business initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, controls and reporting efficiency.

Candidate Requirements

• ACCA, ACA or equivalent qualified accountant.
• At least five years' relevant accounting experience.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge, including experience with relevant accounting standards and complex journal entries.
• Proven experience managing balance sheet reconciliations and resolving discrepancies.
• Good experience preparing for external audits, dealing directly with auditors and managing audit queries through to resolution.
• Solid intercompany accounting and reconciliation experience, including investigating and resolving differences and preparing intercompany balances for audit.
• Strong ERP systems experience; SAP or similar systems would be advantageous.
• Advanced Excel skills and strong analytical capabilities.
• Experience working within an international business environment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively across teams and departments.
• Highly organised, resourceful and able to manage competing priorities and strict deadlines.

What's on Offer?

• Competitive salary, dependent on experience.
• Hybrid working.
• 23 days' annual leave, increasing with length of service.
• Holiday purchase scheme.
• Contributory company pension.
• Healthcare benefits, subject to eligibility.
• Bonus opportunity.
• Training sponsorship and professional development.
• Charity volunteering leave and wellness initiatives.
• A collaborative working environment with supportive leadership and opportunities to develop.

If you're a qualified Financial Accountant with strong technical accounting, audit and reconciliation experience, looking for your next opportunity within an international business, we'd love to hear from you.