Brewer Morris
Financial Accounting Manager
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Financial Accounting Manager
Our client is a well-established and growing financial services organisation seeking an experienced Financial Accounting Manager to join its London-based finance team. This is a broad and hands-on role offering responsibility across financial control, statutory reporting, tax, audit management, and team leadership.
Working closely with senior finance leadership, you will play a key role in strengthening financial controls, improving processes, and ensuring the delivery of accurate and timely financial reporting. The position offers significant exposure across the finance function and the opportunity to contribute to ongoing transformation and efficiency initiatives.
The firm is proud of its collegiate, inclusive culture, which, whilst being high performing, ensures that the whole finance function is good at supporting each other and providing an environment that ensures people can enjoy work.
This is a hybrid working role, 3 days in the office, 2 days flex.
Responsibilities
- Manage the month-end close process and ensure timely and accurate financial reporting
- Oversee accounts payable operations, maintaining robust controls and governance
- Review and manage balance sheet reconciliations and control processes
- Support the preparation of annual statutory accounts and financial statement disclosures
- Coordinate internal and external audit activities, including responding to audit queries and providing supporting documentation
- Oversee VAT compliance, quarterly returns, and annual adjustments
- Support corporation tax compliance, reporting, and submissions
- Manage fixed asset accounting, accruals, prepayments, and intercompany accounting processes
- Oversee treasury-related reconciliations and cash control activities
- Review and improve financial processes, controls, and documentation
- Lead, develop, and mentor junior members of the finance team (at least 1 direct report)
- Contribute to finance transformation and continuous improvement initiatives
- Ensure adherence to regulatory requirements and internal governance standards
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Skills & Experience
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or equivalent)
- Strong financial accounting and financial control experience within financial services
- Experience managing direct reports advantageous
- Experience overseeing accounts payable process
- Experience preparing statutory accounts and working with auditors
- Strong understanding of UK VAT and corporate tax processes
- Experience managing month-end and year-end reporting cycles
- Proven ability to improve processes, strengthen controls, and drive efficiencies
- Strong reconciliation and balance sheet control experience
- Experience managing or mentoring junior finance professionals
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines
- Hands-on approach with strong attention to detail and a proactive mindset
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This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious finance professional looking to join a collaborative and evolving finance function where they can have a genuine impact on processes, controls, and overall business performance.
If this role is a fit for your experience and you would like to learn more, please apply below or reach out to Chrisstringer@brewermorris.com.
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