Role Summary A critical financial reporting position responsible for preparing Group and subsidiary statutory accounts, managing external audit processes, and supporting comprehensive financial reporting across the organisation.
SALAD is a social enterprise and community development finance institution creating a sustainable mid-cost credit market. Using Open Banking data instead of traditional credit scores, we provide fairer lending alternatives through innovative affordability assessments. - You’re more than your score.
Key Responsibilities
* Prepare the Group and subsidiary annual statutory accounts to agreed deadlines.
* Co-ordinate external audit requests across finance and other departments, ensure requests are responded to on a timely basis, effectively communicating with the external audit team and finance team.
* Provide supporting documentation to tax accountants for year-end computations.
* Assist with the production of board reports for the Group.
* Contribute to development and implementation of Group accounting policies and controls.
* Serve as technical point of contact for accounting queries across the Group.
* Support external reporting to investors and regulators.
* Drafting reporting timetables, ensuring delivery dates are met and communicating progress.
Required Qualifications
* Relevant accounting qualification (ACA or ACCA), with 3–5 years post-qualification experience (PQE)
* Experience in financial services statutory reporting
* Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
* Exceptional attention to detail
Compensation & Benefits 10% performance bonus
* 8% employer pension contribution
* Private health insurance
* Wellbeing support
* Fully remote working, with occasional in-person team days.
Diversity & Inclusion SALAD is an equal opportunities employer committed to welcoming applications from all backgrounds and providing reasonable adjustments during recruitment.