My client is seeking a Senior Financial Accountant who will play a pivotal role in driving the financial performance of the company. The successful applicant will be expected to provide valuable financial insights, manage complex accounting tasks, and contribute to strategic decision-making processes.

Client Details

Based in Leeds, my client is an award-winning employer with a strong culture focused on inclusion and performance. They are one of the leading PE-backed business services companies in the area and as part of their long-term strategy for growth they are continuing to invest in new markets, digital transformation and their overall value proposition. As part of that strategy, they are investing in their finance function.

Description

The Senior Financial Accountant will be responsible for:

• Ensuring that the governance and control framework in finance and accounting is strong.
• Processing key accounting transactions and other complex funding structures, including related hedge accounting.
• Producing financial statements that will be audited and published externally, ensuring they are materially accurate and free from error.
• Taking a lead in understanding and documenting key accounting judgements and estimates, which underpin the external financial reporting.
• Preparing quarterly financial information for bond reporting /banks / investors
• Acting as key contact for the business and finance units to provide a level of oversight, expertise and advice on accounting and reporting matters.

Profile

The successful Senior Financial Accountant should have:

• Professional accounting qualification (ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent)
• Recent experience of either preparing financial statements or auditing financial statements
• Experience within the business/Trade and services industry desirable
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities

Job Offer

• A competitive salary range of £70,000 - £80,000 per annum
• £5k car allowance
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Generous Holiday allowance plus birthday day off and bank holidays with ability to buy/sell additional
• Pension: 3:6%
• Private medical insurance
• Death in service 4x
• Various additional benefit package