Senior Financial Accountant

Senior Financial Accountant 

Leeds / Hybrid - 3 days per week in office (LS15 8ZB)

 

About the role

We are seeking a highly capable Senior Financial Accountant to support our EMEA finance function. This role will play a critical part in ensuring balance sheet integrity, robust intercompany processes, accurate cashflow forecasting support, and strong contribution during audit and statutory reporting cycles. The successful candidate will work across multiple legal entities and partner closely with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality financial information. 

Balance Sheet & Financial Control 

• Own and perform balance sheet reconciliations across multiple legal entities, ensuring accuracy, completeness and timely resolution of reconciling items 

• Perform month-end reconciliations for fixed assets and intangible assets, including additions, disposals, amortisation and depreciation 

• Prepare and deliver monthly balance sheet analytics, highlighting risks, movements and key insights for senior stakeholders 

• Maintain strong financial controls and documentation to support audit requirements 

Month-End & Intercompany Accounting 

• Manage month-end intercompany reconciliations, including investigation and resolution of variances 

• Post intercompany revaluations and ensure accurate related party accounting in line with group policies 

• Work closely with group and regional finance teams to ensure intercompany balances are aligned and settled 

Cashflow & Treasury Support 

• Support with EMEA cashflow forecasting, working cross-functionally (FP&A, commercial, operations and treasury) to help establish reliable and well-supported assumptions 

• Assist with currency management, including monitoring FX exposures and revaluation impacts 

• Support ongoing cash monitoring, providing visibility on liquidity, risks and short-term funding needs 

Audit & Statutory Support 

• Support the statutory reporting team during audits and peak reporting periods 

• Prepare audit schedules, respond to auditor queries and ensure timely resolution of issues 

• Assist with statutory accounts preparation where required 

What You'll Bring: 

Essential 

• Fully qualified accountant: ACA, ACCA or CIMA 

• Strong experience in financial accounting, ideally within a multi-entity or international environment 

• Experience with fixed asset and intangible accounting, including depreciation and amortisation 

• Solid understanding of cashflow forecasting and working capital 

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret and explain financial data 

• Excellent attention to detail and a proactive approach to problem-solving 

Desirable 

• Experience supporting EMEA or international regions 

• Exposure to FX and currency management 

• Experience working with ERP systems (e.g. SAP, Oracle, NetSuite) 

• Audit experience or strong exposure to external audits 

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