Financial Accountant required for a leading UK services group (Hybrid)
£60,000 – £65,000 + bonus + benefits
We are partnering with a well-established and growing PE backed UK services group operating across both the private and public sectors. With a strong track record of growth, continued investment and a clear focus on sustainability and operational excellence, the business plays a key role in delivering essential services nationwide. Finance is central to supporting capital investment, governance and long-term scalable growth.
As Financial Accountant, you will play a key role within the group finance function, taking ownership of capital expenditure, fleet and lease accounting while supporting robust financial control and technical accounting across the business. This role offers a strong blend of technical accounting, stakeholder partnering and process improvement within a complex, multi-site organisation.
Reporting into the Head of Financial Reporting, you will act as a subject matter expert across capex and asset accounting, working closely with Finance, Fleet, IT and external advisors.
Key Requirements:
* Fully qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent)
* Strong technical accounting knowledge, including IFRS 15 and IFRS 16
* Strong Excel skills, including pivot tables and lookups
* Excellent communication skills with the ability to partner across functions
* Experience with SAP B1 and acquisition integration desirable
* Proactive, detail-focused and process-driven approach
Key Responsibilities:
* Ownership of capex, fleet and asset accounting across the group
* Monthly reporting, depreciation, asset disposals and balance sheet reconciliations
* Budgeting and forecasting of capex, leases and hire purchase costs
* Monitoring spend against budget and forecast, providing variance analysis
* Group cash flow forecasting and debt covenant reporting
* Review of statutory accounts alongside outsourced auditors
* Acting as finance business partner to Fleet, Asset and IT teams
* Supporting acquisition integration relating to assets and leasing arrangements
* Driving continuous improvement across controls, processes and financial systems
* Providing technical accounting support and ad-hoc project input to senior finance leadership
The role is based on a hybrid working model, within a collaborative and high-performing finance team. The business offers a supportive culture, strong benefits package and excellent long-term development opportunities within a growing organisation.
If you meet the above criteria and are looking for a technically focused Financial Accountant role with ownership, visibility and progression, please apply below.
Due to the high volume of applications, we may be unable to respond to all unsuccessful applicants.