About the role
We're looking for a Senior Accountant to join our management accounts and controllership function. This is the team that delivers the monthly close for the UK group companies and owns the accuracy of what sits behind it.
We're a high-transaction-volume lending business scaling across the UK, US and Mexico. This is a hands-on role for someone who wants to own real deliverables early and help automate and improve the processes within the Financial Reporting team.
What you'll be doing/impact on objectives
Deliver monthly close for the UK group companies, accurately and within set timelines
Partner with the wider finance team and business stakeholders to prepare product-level P&Ls that support commercial decision-making, help with queries and month-end inputs
Taking ownership, and automating, balance sheet reconciliations Month on Month, whilst applying an inquisitive mindset by being able to identify and investigate variances and unusual data trends
Assisting with the preparation of the consolidated balance sheet, P&L and cash flow
Work with high volumes of data from different sources and compiling, consolidating and reconciling this data to be used and relied upon in month end reports
Support continuous improvement of financial controls and policies
Assist with annual audit preparation, including supporting schedules and auditor queries
What we're looking for
Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with 0-2 years PQE
Working knowledge of UK GAAP and/or IFRS
Exposure to US GAAP is beneficial given the group's US operations
Strong Excel skills for high-volume ledger and reconciliation work
Meticulous and deadline-driven, suited to a fast-paced, high-transaction-volume environment
Collaborative, hands-on style rather than a purely technical or advisory orientation
Comfortable supporting continuous improvement of financial controls and policies rather than operating a static process
Interview process
Online assessment: a 15 minute cognitive assessment followed by a 40 minute Accountancy Task (to be taken at a time of your own choosing)
20-30 minute remote interview with our Talent team
30 minute remote team interview to discuss your task and dive deeper into your experience
Final stage: Onsite interview with finance leadership for 45 minutes
