Financial Accountant
Contract: Financial Planning & Analysis
Location: London, E14 9SH
Hours of work: 40
Contract Type: Permanent
We are seeking a Financial Accountant to join the UK&I Controlling function, working within a collaborative team encompassing controls and assurance, financial reporting, and accounting services.
This role focuses on balance sheet control, income statement management and analysis, and supporting the delivery of accurate and timely financial reporting across customer contracts.
Job Description
We are looking for a proactive finance professional who will support the Senior Financial Accountant in implementing process improvements, driving efficiencies in cost management, and delivering value-added financial services to Account Leadership and customers.
The successful candidate will play a key role in financial control, month-end activities, reconciliations, and stakeholder communication.
Key Responsibilities
- Operate within a robust internal financial controls framework, completing Controls Self-Assessments and implementing Financial Controls recommendations.
- Complete balance sheet reconciliations in line with UK&I requirements and ensure reviewer recommendations are actioned.
- Support external audits, Group and UK&I internal audits, and Financial Controls & Assurance reviews.
- Perform month-end close activities, including accruals, prepayments, revenue-related transactions, and reporting for allocated accounts.
- Review overdue accounts receivable, trade working capital reports, and support corrective actions where required.
- Prepare and analyse balance sheet and income statement control activities, including prepayments, accruals, fixed assets, provisions, profitability analysis, payroll review, and overhead management.
- Review open purchase orders on a weekly basis and minimise aged purchase orders.
- Support business reviews, customer reporting activities, forecasting variance analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives across the finance function.
Professional and Personal Competencies/Qualifications
- Qualified, part-qualified, or studying towards an accountancy qualification (ACCA, ACA, CIMA, or equivalent), or qualified through experience.
- Excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret and communicate complex information.
- Sound judgement and decision-making capability.
- Excellent organisation, planning, and time management skills.
- Meticulous attention to detail.
- Ability to work effectively under pressure and challenge the status quo.
- Intermediate to advanced Excel skills.
- Knowledge of Navision and/or OneStream would be advantageous.
The Company
ISS is a world-leading workplace and facility management company, connecting people and places to make the world work better. Working with customers day by day, side by side, we understand every aspect of the user experience.
Through a unique combination of intelligent solutions, high standards and people who care, to help our customers achieve their purpose, whether it’s hospitals healing patients, businesses producing the next great innovation, or airports bringing passengers home to their families. ISS is committed to doing business the right way, taking its corporate responsibility very seriously. Our passion is people.
We offer you a challenging and exciting career in an organisation with people at its heart. In ISS, everyone has the opportunity to develop, grow and make a difference. #Becomewhoyouwant, #Bepartofsomethingbigger,
#aplacetobeyou,
#facilitiesmanagement
ISS is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer.
ISS welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race (which includes race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin and caste), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or educational background.
We are proud to be a Gold Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) award holder and a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, recognising our commitment to supporting veterans, reservists, and military families. Through our Joint Forces Programme, we provide mentoring and support to members of the Armed Forces community and their spouses as they transition into civilian careers.
We are a Disability Confident Committed (Level 2) employer, proudly supporting and promoting inclusive hiring practices in line with the UK government’s Disability Confident scheme.
Our passion for inclusivity and diversity makes ISS a more creative, productive and happy place to work.
If you have any further queries regarding this role, please contact the Resourcing Team by emailing [email protected]
To find out more about what we do go here - https://www.uk.issworld.com/
Work Location: In person
