Financial Accountant

The Role

Reporting directly to the Financial Reporting Manager, you will play a central role in delivering the UK group's statutory financial reporting across 12 legal entities (representing a group turnover of £2.5 billion).

Operating as an autonomous financial accounting specialist, you will translate US GAAP management accounts into audited UK GAAP financial statements, manage multi-currency consolidations, and collaborate closely with external auditors and corporate tax partners.

Key Responsibilities

• Statutory Financial Statements: Lead the preparation of statutory financial statements under UK GAAP from business unit US GAAP management accounts, including multi-currency consolidation of UK and overseas subsidiaries.
• Audit & Stakeholder Coordination: Coordinate end-to-end data delivery across external auditors, shared service centres, divisional Financial Controllers, and central corporate reporting teams to ensure deadlines are met.
• Tax Alignment: Support external tax advisors with required financial schedules for Corporation Tax reporting and assist with tax disclosures within the financial statements.
• Advisory & Governance: Provide technical financial accounting guidance and support to UK commercial business units on areas outside day-to-day management accounting.
• Project Support: Drive continuous improvements in statutory reporting processes and manage small ad-hoc financial accounting projects.

This role could be right for you if you have:

• Qualifications: Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA) with 3+ years of post-qualification experience gained within practice or a dedicated statutory reporting environment.
• Statutory & GAAP Expertise: Proven track record preparing statutory accounts under UK GAAP (FRS 101 / 102) and converting from US GAAP management accounts.
• Consolidations: Practical experience handling complex, multi-currency legal entity consolidations across multiple operating units.
• Systems: Experience using statutory reporting software such as OneSource (OSR) is a strong advantage.
• Communication & Delivery: Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to manage high-volume workloads and deliver complex statutory processes with minimal supervision.