Robert Walters
Finance Analyst - Employee Costs & Pensions
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Role Overview
We are hiring a high-profile role within a large, internationally recognised organisation operating in a complex, regulated environment. This position sits at the centre of payroll, pensions and technical accounting - offering ownership, visibility and exposure rarely seen at this level.
You'll take ownership of accounting and reporting for employee-related costs across a large, multi-entity business.
This is a broad and technically challenging role, working closely with Group Finance, external advisers and operational teams - with a strong focus on accuracy, control and insight.
Key Responsibilities
- Owning payroll accounting and ensuring accurate posting into finance systems
- Reconciling payroll systems to the general ledger across pay, tax, pensions and NI
- Reviewing and signing off balance sheet reconciliations for payroll and employee costs
- Partnering with Financial Controls to ensure a robust and compliant control environment
- Leading IAS 19 accounting for defined benefit pension schemes, working with technical specialists and external advisers
- Supporting senior stakeholders with analysis and insights on pension-related commercial decisions
- Acting as the key contact for IFRS 2 (share-based payments) accounting
- Managing incentive scheme provisions in partnership with FP&A and Reward teams
- Supporting ongoing finance transformation and process improvement initiatives
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Requirements
This role suits a technically strong, curious accountant who enjoys working in a large, complex business with multiple moving parts.
- ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualified (or equivalent)
- Strong technical grounding in IFRS, particularly IAS 19 and IFRS 2
- Background in Big 4 or a large, complex organisation
- Experience in financial reporting, technical accounting or central finance
- Strong analytical capability, including financial modelling
- Confident communicator, comfortable working across finance and non-finance teams
- Exposure to payroll accounting or employee costs is advantageous
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Why Apply
- Join a large, household-name organisation with significant scale and complexity
- Work in a role with real ownership of specialist technical areas (pensions, IFRS 2)
- Gain exposure to senior stakeholders, group finance, and external advisers
- Opportunity to be involved in finance transformation and system change programmes
- Strong platform to move into technical accounting, financial control or broader finance leadership roles
If you're a qualified accountant looking to deepen your technical expertise while working in a high-impact, visible role - we'd be keen to hear from you.
Desired Skills and Experience
Pensions, Payroll, IAS19, IFRS 2, Financial reporting, Technical Accounting
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