Financial Accountant
Hybrid, London - City
Full time, Permanent
Salary: £55,000 - £62,000
Your role:
As a Financial Accountant, you will support the Financial Controller in safeguarding the accuracy and integrity of the organisation’s financial operations. The role spans statutory and financial reporting, tax compliance, treasury management and financial control, playing a key part in maintaining financial stability and supporting informed decision-making across the group. As a central point of contact within finance and the wider organisation, you will contribute to both day-to-day operations and broader strategic matters.
You will take ownership of end-to-end financial accounting, including the preparation of statutory accounts and audit deliverables, corporation tax and VAT returns, and maintaining robust records across UK and international entities. Alongside this, you will oversee balance sheet reporting, cashflow forecasting and reserves reconciliation, while supporting treasury activities and payroll processes. The role also requires active engagement with auditors, management of audit queries, and ensuring compliance with evolving financial regulations.
In addition, you will play a key role in strengthening and enhancing the group’s financial control environment, identifying improvements to processes, systems and reporting. This is a broad and demanding role requiring a high level of accountability, resilience and attention to detail, offering the opportunity to make a tangible impact within a complex and evolving finance function.
You:
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You are a recently qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA or similar) with a strong grounding in financial accounting, ideally gained in an audit environment.
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You are comfortable taking ownership of end-to-end financial processes, including statutory accounts, VAT, payroll and audit engagement.
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You bring a high level of attention to detail and technical confidence, with strong Excel skills and a solid understanding of financial controls and reporting.
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You are organised and resilient, able to manage competing priorities and operate effectively in a demanding, fast-paced role.
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You communicate clearly and build effective working relationships across finance teams, senior stakeholders and external auditors.
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You take a proactive approach, identifying improvements to processes and systems while remaining adaptable in a changing environment.
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You are realistic about the breadth of the opportunity and motivated to contribute in a hands-on, individual contributor role at the centre of the finance function.
Application deadline:
We will review applications on Monday, 25th May 2026. Applications after this date are welcome, however these will be reviewed and progressed on a rolling basis should we have available slots on the shortlist.
Next steps:
If you would like to explore this opportunity with us for the next step in your career, we look forward to receiving your application through the Apply feature at the top of this advert.
If you have any queries or you would like to see the full JD, please get in touch on [email protected].
We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know. We are committed to ensuring all candidates have equal access and opportunity, in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Please note: At the CII, we work with a carefully selected Preferred Supplier List (PSL) for recruitment. We do not accept speculative CVs and kindly request that agency recruiters do not contact our managers directly, to ensure a consistent and properly coordinated recruitment process.
If you are interested in working with us in the future, please contact [email protected]. We review our PSL at set intervals and are happy to retain details for consideration when opportunities arise.
Agencies who do not follow this process will be excluded from any future opportunities to work with us, including PSL reviews
The overarching purpose of the Chartered Insurance Institute (‘the Institute’) is to educate and support our members to deliver services to the highest professional standards and to advocate for the public good. By doing this the Institute builds and maintains public trust in the insurance, financial planning, and mortgage advice professions.
Our vision is that CII and PFS professionals build a world which delivers ever greater financial resilience for individuals and societies more broadly.
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