Senior Financial Accountant
1 day ago
City Of London
Equifind have partnered with a global insurance group to recruit a Senior Financial Accountant for their London operation. This is a fiercely ambitious, high-growth company, expanding globally through diversification, organic growth, and acquisitions. With revenues in the billions and 20% YOY growth, they are one of the market’s real success stories. This newly created role is ideal for someone eager to make a tangible impact by driving change, implementing new processes, and improving existing policies within an international finance team. You’ll also take on responsibility for managing a qualified accountant, offering the opportunity to develop and sharpen leadership skills. Key Duties Include: • Training and development of a Financial Accountant, • Oversight of monthly financial close, ensuring accuracy and timely delivery, • Prepare monthly management accounts and statutory year-end reporting, • Support budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis across key business units, • Partner with non-finance stakeholders, providing insight and challenge, • Drive process improvements and strengthen reporting controls, • Contribute to ad-hoc projects including systems upgrades, M&A, and integration work, • Present financial information in a clear, concise way to senior leadership Experience & Qualifications: • Qualified accountant (preferably ACA/CA), • A minimum of 5 years post-qualified experience, within a financial reporting or controls-focused role, • Solid understanding of IFRS and UK GAAP reporting standards, • Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate finance for non-finance stakeholders, • Advanced Excel and modelling skills, • Commercially astute, with proven business awareness Compensation & Benefits: • Base salary: £70-80,000, • London subsidy of £5,000, • Annual bonus (performance-based), • 25 days’ annual leave, • Employer pension contribution, • Cycle to Work Scheme, • Private healthcare & dental, • Death in service, • Subsidised gym membership