Financial Accountant
West London | Hybrid Working | Permanent
 
“There’s no business like show business, but there are several businesses like accounting.” - David Letterman
 
Sheridan Maine is delighted to be working with an established and growing organisation to recruit a Financial Accountant to join its expanding finance team.
 
This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive, self-motivated and detail-focused accountant who enjoys getting involved across the wider finance function. The successful candidate will have a hands-on approach, a strong technical foundation and a genuine interest in improving processes and adding value beyond their day-to-day responsibilities.
 
Based in West London, the role offers hybrid working, with three days per week in the office.
 
The Role
As Financial Accountant, you will play a key role in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of the organisation's financial reporting. Working closely with colleagues across Finance and the wider business, your responsibilities will include:
 

• Supporting the production of accurate and timely month-end management reporting and accounts.
• Preparing and reviewing balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring financial information is accurate and compliant with relevant accounting standards.
• Investigating financial variances and providing meaningful analysis against budgets, forecasts and previous periods.
• Supporting the preparation of statutory, regulatory and tax-related returns.
• Overseeing accounting for foreign exchange transactions and related financial activity.
• Managing and reconciling intercompany and loan accounts.
• Supporting the year-end audit process and working closely with external auditors.
• Identifying financial and operational risks and helping to implement effective controls.
• Contributing to finance projects and continuously improving processes, systems and ways of working.
• Working collaboratively with stakeholders across the business and supporting the wider Finance team when required.

 
About You
We’re looking for a qualified accountant with strong financial accounting experience and a hands-on, commercially minded approach.
 
You will ideally have:

• At least three years' post-qualification experience, preferably gained within a fast-paced or high-volume environment.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge, including a good understanding of IFRS.
• Excellent Excel skills and confidence working with financial systems and large volumes of data.
• The ability to investigate issues, identify solutions and communicate financial information clearly.
• A proactive mindset and a willingness to take ownership and get involved across the wider finance function.

 
Why Join?
This is a fantastic opportunity to join an established organisation with a growing finance team, where you’ll have the opportunity to broaden your experience, contribute to process improvements and make a real impact within the wider business.
 
If you're a qualified accountant looking for a varied role where you can use your technical expertise while continuing to develop your wider finance skill set, we'd love to hear from you.
 
Apply today or contact Sheridan Maine for more information.
 
You are required to be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction.
 
Due to the high volume of applications, it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within five days, please assume that on this occasion your application has not been successful.