Pineapple Recruitment is delighted to be partnering with a dynamic, fast-growing business based in Worcester to recruit a Senior Financial Accountant on a full-time, permanent basis.
If you are a technically strong accountant who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys leading a team, this is an exceptional opportunity to make a tangible impact on an expanding organisation.
The Role:
As the Senior Financial Accountant, you will be a key finance professional responsible for ensuring robust financial governance for both internal and external stakeholders.
Reporting directly to the Financial Controller, you will oversee and mentor a dedicated transactional finance team of 4. This is a highly collaborative role that blends technical financial reporting with team leadership and process optimisation.
Key Responsibilities:
- Statutory Reporting & Compliance: Support the preparation of annual accounts, VAT returns, P11D forms, and national statistics submissions. Act as a key point of contact for tax authorities.
- Balance Sheet Integrity: Take full ownership of the timeliness and quality of monthly balance sheet reconciliations and the maintenance of the general ledger.
- Payroll Processing & Control: Oversee, validate, and control payroll processes, including managing uploads to internal billing systems.
- Pensions: Review and control multiple pension scheme arrangements across the diverse business sectors.
- Banking & Cash Management: Maintain oversight of multiple bank accounts, ensuring accurate payment processing and approvals.
- Cashless Liability: Manage the control and internal reporting of monthly client cashless liability positions.
- Financial Controls: Drive the continuous improvement of the financial control framework by strengthening, monitoring, and streamlining processes.
Team Leadership & Projects:
- Team Leadership: Manage, mentor, and develop a team of 4 finance professionals, fostering a collaborative and high-performing culture.
- Ad-hoc Projects: Support the business with ad-hoc financial projects and duties as the organisation continues to scale.
Qualifications & Technical Expertise:
- Qualifications: Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA) with 3+ years Post-
- Data & Analytics: Strong analytical capabilities with advanced Excel skills (pivots, v-lookups, and data manipulation).
- Systems: Experience using SAP is an advantage, though not essential.
Personal Attributes:
- Communication: Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex financial data into simple, actionable information for non-financial stakeholders.
- Adaptability: Comfortable working under pressure in a fast-paced, evolving environment, with a willingness to be "hands-on" when required.
- Collaboration: Highly collaborative approach when partnering with different internal departments and stakeholders.
- Detail-Oriented: Exceptional attention to detail and a commitment to maintaining balance sheet integrity.
Other Essential Requirements:
- Full clean UK driving licence.
- A clear, enhanced DBS check.
Company Values & Commitments:
Our client operates on a foundation of integrity and community care. All successful candidates will be expected to uphold and champion the following pillars:
- Customer Focus: Putting the needs and expectations of customers at the heart of daily operations to deliver a high-quality service.
- Equal Opportunities: A deep commitment to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion in both employment arrangements and service delivery.
If of interest, please apply for a confidential discussion.
Pineapple Recruitment Ltd is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client and is acting as a Preferred Recruitment Agency on an exclusive basis.
Pay: £50,000.00-£55,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Worcester (Worcestershire)
