Description

My client is a technology company based in Central London and are looking for a Group Financial Accountant for 6 months.

Group Financial Accountant

£70-75K (6 month FTC)

Duties

• Supporting the group consolidation and the preparation of group financial reporting, including reporting by function
• Support monthly financial reporting, including (but not limited to) automating functional reporting, implementing regional and product-level P&L reporting, and supporting financial KPI reporting aligned to agreed business strategies
• Preparing and reviewing management accounts in a multi-entity, multi-currency environment
• Reviewing the work of junior team members, providing quality control and developing the team
• Support audit transition to new auditor
• Identifying and driving process improvements across the finance function
• Leveraging AI tools and supporting or leading AI-related projects and finance transformation initiatives to improve efficiency, automation, and process effectiveness across the finance function

Requirements:

• A qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA)
• Strong technical ground and excellent attention to detail
• Proven experience thriving in a fast-paced environment – comfortable with ambiguity, shifting priorities, and pace
• A self-starter who can hit the ground running with minimal hand-holding
• A genuine appetite for improving processes and project-managing change
• Strong financial and management accounting experience
• Experience preparing group reporting by function
• Exposure to multi-entity, multi-currency consolidation
• Comfort with finance technology, automation, or AI tools