The Opportunity
Finatal is partnering with a fintech company generating £130m in revenue, currently mid-cycle in its Private Equity journey. With a strong global presence and well-established brand reputation, this opportunity offers both travel and career growth, making it highly sought after.
They are seeking a forward-thinking, analytical, and operational Accountant to take ownership of the group reporting. In this role, you will have full responsibility for the accounting and financial reporting related to the Balance Sheet. This includes overseeing group reporting for key asset accounts such as cash, receivables, bad debt provisions, intangibles, and prepayments, while preparing insightful commentary for senior management.
Responsibilities:
- Prepare group level month reporting and forecasting – produce and review content for the production of the group’s management accounts and other ExCo and Board financial reports to support regular business reviews
- Help prepare the consolidated group accounts in accordance with IFRS reporting requirements and support the annual audit of the group financial statements
- Ultimate responsibility for fixed asset accounting, ensuring company accounting policies are maintained in line with IFRS
- Ultimate responsibility for intangible asset accounting, including ensuring that capitalised developments are treated correctly in the balance sheet in accordance with company policy and IFRS requirements
- Prepare and review all asset balance sheet reconciliations to ensure accuracy and compliance with accounting standards
- Perform month-end and year-end closing processes, including journal entries and account analysis
- Maintain and update the general ledger, ensuring all transactions are recorded accurately and in a timely manner
- Assist in the preparation of financial statements and management reports
- Analyse and explain variances between actual results and budget/forecast
Qualifications/ skills required:
- Must be a qualified accountant (ACA/ ACCA/ CPA/ CIMA)
- Desirable: NetSuite
- IFRS reporting required
- Local European GAAP reporting experience beneficial
- European languages would be beneficial
