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Senior Financial Accountant
Salary: Up to £75,000 per annum, depending on experience
Location: Central London
Working Pattern: Hybrid
Sector: Hospitality | Multi-site | International
Employment: Full-time
The Opportunity
My client are a fast-growing, international hospitality business with an expanding portfolio of sites across multiple locations. As they continue to scale, they are looking for an experienced Senior Financial Accountant to join a growing finance team.
Based in Central London, this is a fantastic opportunity for a qualified accountant who wants to move beyond a traditional financial accounting role and gain broad exposure across a dynamic, multi-site international business.
You will play a key role in delivering accurate financial reporting, strengthening controls and processes, and supporting the finance function as the Group continues its ambitious growth.
The Role
Reporting to the Financial Controller / Head of Finance, you will take ownership of key areas of the month-end close, financial reporting, balance sheet control and statutory accounting across multiple entities.
The role will suit someone who is technically strong, commercially minded and enjoys working in a fast-paced environment where there is plenty of opportunity to take ownership and make an impact.
Key Responsibilities
- Own and manage the month-end close process across multiple entities and sites.
- Prepare and review monthly financial and management reporting.
- Take ownership of balance sheet reconciliations and ensure strong financial controls are maintained.
- Prepare and review journals, accruals, prepayments and other month-end adjustments.
- Analyse site and Group performance, investigating variances and unusual movements.
- Support the preparation of statutory accounts and year-end audit processes.
- Assist with Group consolidation and intercompany accounting.
- Manage intercompany reconciliations and resolve discrepancies.
- Support VAT, corporation tax and other statutory requirements.
- Identify and implement improvements to accounting processes, controls and reporting.
- Work closely with operational teams to improve financial understanding and data quality.
- Support budgeting and forecasting activity.
- Assist with new site openings, international expansion and other finance projects.
- Provide technical accounting support across the wider finance team.
- Work with external auditors, tax advisers and other professional advisers as required.
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About You
You will ideally be a ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified accountant with strong financial accounting experience and a genuine interest in working within a high-growth hospitality environment.
You'll ideally bring:
- Qualified accountant status (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
- Strong financial accounting and month-end experience.
- Experience working within a multi-site or multi-entity environment.
- Experience within hospitality, leisure, retail, consumer or another operationally complex sector.
- Experience of Group accounting, consolidation and intercompany transactions.
- Good knowledge of UK GAAP and/or IFRS.
- Experience with statutory accounts and external audit.
- Strong Excel skills and confidence working with large datasets.
- Experience with an ERP/accounting system.
- Excellent attention to detail and a structured approach to problem solving.
- Strong communication skills and the confidence to work with non-finance stakeholders.
- A proactive, hands-on attitude and the ability to operate in a fast-changing environment.
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Why Join?
This isn't simply a role focused on producing numbers. You'll be joining a business at an exciting stage of its growth and will have the opportunity to help shape how the finance function develops as the Group expands internationally.
You'll gain exposure to:
- A growing portfolio of hospitality sites.
- Multiple entities and international markets.
- Group reporting and consolidation.
- New site openings and expansion projects.
- Process and systems development.
- Senior finance and operational stakeholders.
You'll also have the flexibility of hybrid working from our Central London office, alongside the opportunity to develop your career within an ambitious international business.
Package
- Salary up to £75,000, depending on experience.
- Hybrid working.
- Central London location.
- Opportunity to join a rapidly growing international hospitality group.
- Broad role with significant ownership and responsibility.
- Career development opportunities as the business continues to expand.
Ready for Your Next Move?
If you're a qualified accountant looking for a role where you can combine technical accounting expertise with commercial exposure, ownership and international growth, we'd love to hear from you.
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