Senior Financial Accountant

Financial Reporting Accountant

I am recruiting a Financial Reporting Accountant for a private equity backed multi-site client based in Central London. My client has grown significantly through acquisitions, and they are in the process of re-engineering their finance function which includes the insourcing of the statutory accounting function. This brand-new position offers you the opportunity to shape and strengthen statutory reporting across a rapidly scaling PE-backed multisite real estate business. It is a high impact position with direct access to both senior leadership and investors.

Key responsibilities:

• Support the end-to-end production of statutory accounts for the Group under IFRS as well as maintaining the Group consolidation.
• Maintain and update Group accounting policies in line with any IFRS and FRS 101 developments.
• Prepare technical accounting papers for areas such as leases, revenue, impairment, financial instruments, business combinations, and going concern.
• Support month-end and quarter-end close on technically complex areas feeding into external reporting.
• Help plan, coordinate, and deliver the annual audit across multiple entities under tight timelines.
• Provide additional support to certain Treasury function tasks including cash flow reporting, payment runs and liquidity management.
• Work with the wider finance team to ensure strong control frameworks and reliable reporting.

Your profile:

• Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA) with at least 3 years post qualified experience.
• Background in external audit at a top 10 practice would be preferred. In addition you must have relevant multisector sector experience - real estate, property, hospitality.
• Experience of a similar role in a similar sized organisation.

Demonstrable knowledge of financial controls, audit, and compliance requirements.

A minimum of four days per week based at their Central London HQ.