Business Performance Accountant
Contract: Financial Planning & Analysis
Location: London, E14 9SH
Hours of work: 40
Contract Type: Permanent
We are looking for a Business Performance Accountant to join our UK and Ireland Controlling function.
This is a key role providing financial oversight, supporting operational teams, and driving improvements across reporting, cost management, and internal controls.
You will work closely with the Finance Service Centre and business stakeholders to ensure accuracy, insight, and service excellence.
Job Description
As a Business Performance Accountant, you will play an important part in delivering accurate financial reporting, reviewing profit and loss performance, and ensuring strong balance sheet control.
The role will focus on strengthening processes, improving efficiency in cost management, and enhancing reporting quality. You will act as an important link between Finance Business Partners, Operational Teams, and the Controlling function.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee the month end close process for allocated accounts, including review and approval of accruals and revenue related activity.
- Complete balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring accurate posting of prepayments, accruals, fixed assets, and provisions.
- Perform cost accounting and profitability analysis for products, services, or departments.
- Provide insight on unit costs, margins, cost drivers, and opportunities for cost saving.
- Support Finance Business Partners with customer reporting and business reviews.
- Engage with Key Account Managers and Directors to support performance discussions.
- Ensure compliance with internal financial controls and oversee control self assessments.
- Support external audit, internal audit, and financial control reviews.
- Monitor service delivery quality from the Finance Service Centre and drive improvements.
- Contribute to developing better processes, reporting enhancements, and operational efficiencies.
Professional and Personal Competencies/Qualifications
- ACCA, ACA, CIMA qualified, part-qualified, or able to demonstrate equivalent experience.
- Experience in financial accounting, month-end reporting, and balance sheet reconciliations.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret financial data and provide commercial insight.
- Experience of P&L management, variance analysis, and profitability reporting.
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills.
- Proven ability to identify process improvements and maintain strong financial controls.
- Advanced Excel skills and a high level of attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively under pressure.
- Proactive, organised, and able to work independently while supporting wider business objectives.
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]
If you are interested in learning about other opportunities at ISS, please join our Talent community by clicking on the following link: TalentPlace
To find out more about what we do - https://www.uk.issworld.com/
Work Location: In person
