KennedyPearce Consulting
Senior Accountant
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A leading international organisation is seeking an experienced Senior Accountant to join its UK Finance function. This is a key role responsible for delivering accurate financial reporting, supporting statutory compliance, strengthening financial controls, and providing insight into business performance.
The successful candidate will be a technically capable accountant with strong financial reporting experience, excellent attention to detail, and the ability to operate effectively in a complex, multinational environment. The role will involve close collaboration with internal teams and external stakeholders, with a focus on maintaining high standards of financial governance and continuous process improvement.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the preparation of monthly financial reporting submissions, ensuring information is accurate, complete, and delivered in line with Group requirements and deadlines
- Produce statutory accounts for UK entities, ensuring compliance with FRS 102 and relevant UK accounting regulations
- Manage the annual audit process from planning through to completion, acting as the key finance contact for external auditors and supporting the resolution of technical accounting queries
- Maintain the integrity of financial systems, including ERP finance data, reporting structures, and master data controls
- Review and analyse financial results, including balance sheet and P&L performance, identifying key movements, trends, and areas requiring further investigation
- Support improvements to accounting processes, reporting procedures, and internal control frameworks
- Partner with colleagues across Finance and the wider business to ensure accurate reporting and effective financial decision support
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- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CPA or equivalent) with strong technical accounting capability
- Demonstrable experience in a financial accounting role within a large, international, or multi-entity organisation
- Experience preparing statutory accounts and working with UK accounting standards, particularly FRS 102
- Strong background managing external audit processes and communicating technical accounting matters with auditors
- Experience using SAP or another large-scale ERP system; knowledge of finance systems governance and controls would be beneficial
- Strong Excel skills with the ability to analyse complex financial information
- Confident communicator with excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to build strong working relationships
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, work independently, and deliver accurate outputs within challenging deadlines
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