Summary: The Senior Financial Accountant role in Birmingham involves leading a small finance team while providing operational support and ensuring high standards in financial reporting. The position requires an ACA or ACCA qualified individual with significant industry experience, particularly in fast-growing international businesses. The role offers opportunities for professional growth and requires strong communication and interpersonal skills. The contract is for 12 months with potential for extension.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as a key member of the Finance team, lead, motivate and inspire the junior team to reach the next level of performance.
• Monitor and ensure all tasks are completed in a timely manner and that team members are accountable for their work to high standards.
• Provide operational support to the finance team and wider business, assisting the Group Accountant with statutory reporting and group audit.
• Collaborate with the FP&A team on non-business as usual project work.

Key Skills:

• ACA Qualified or equivalent with a minimum of 5 years industry experience.
• Previous experience in a fast-growing, international business.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to present complex financial data clearly.
• Experience in optimizing finance processes to improve efficiency and controls.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and challenge others.
• Resilient and able to cope with high levels of change.
• Experience working with enterprise accounting software, preferably NetSuite.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Birmingham

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: Senior

Industry: Finance