Financial Accountant

Barrow in Furness Source: WhatJobs

Up to £60,000 salary

Financial Accountant

Location: Cumbria | Hybrid Working

We are working with a well-established financial services organisation to recruit a Financial Accountant into its Finance team.

This is a great opportunity for someone with strong financial or statutory reporting experience who wants a varied role, exposure to senior stakeholders and the opportunity to develop further within the organisation.

The Opportunity

Salary up to £60,000
Hybrid working available
Flexible approach to office attendance
Ideally looking for someone in the office around half of the month, but this can be discussed on a case-by-case basis
Flexibility to group office days together, for example one full week in the office followed by several weeks working remotely
Study support available for the right candidate
Genuine opportunities for career progression
Long-term opportunity to develop into regulatory reporting
Join an organisation that values developing and retaining its people

About the Role

You will work as part of the Finance team, supporting a broad range of financial accounting, reporting, regulatory and technical accounting activity.

Supporting the preparation of the Annual Report and Accounts
Preparing technical accounting assessments and supporting documentation
Working across areas including loan impairment, effective interest rate adjustments, financial instruments and hedge accounting
Leading interactions with internal and external auditors
Supporting annual budgeting and the longer-term planning process
Providing financial information and insight at committee meetings
Coordinating corporation tax and VAT activity
Keeping up to date with changes to accounting standards and regulatory requirements
Preparing accurate and timely financial and statistical regulatory returns
Monitoring regulatory developments and supporting the implementation of changes
Identifying opportunities to improve Finance processes, efficiency and controls
Supporting audit and assurance activity

About You

We are looking for someone with a strong grounding in financial accounting who is keen to develop their career. Ideally, you will have:

A professional accountancy qualification such as ACA, ACCA or CIMA, or be actively working towards one
Relevant experience in financial or statutory reporting
Strong attention to detail and a high level of accuracy
Strong Excel skills
The ability to analyse financial information and communicate your findings clearly
A proactive approach to identifying improvements and solving problems
The confidence to work with internal and external stakeholders

You don't necessarily need to have experience in every area of the role. The organisation is happy to support the development of the right person and provide study support where appropriate.