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Overview
Come and join us as a Senior Financial Accountant to provide essential financial reporting and technical accounting expertise for the Highbourne Group. You will play a key role in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of our group financial statements and supporting our strategic growth.
Responsibilities
- Lead the preparation and consolidation of the Group’s monthly, half-year, and annual financial statements in accordance with relevant accounting standards.
- Act as a key point of contact for external auditors, managing the year-end audit process and ensuring all queries are resolved efficiently.
- Provide expert technical accounting advice to the wider finance team and business stakeholders on complex transactions and new accounting standards.
- Maintain and improve the group’s financial controls framework to ensure the integrity of financial data and compliance with internal policies.
- Support the Group Financial Controller in ad-hoc projects, including corporate restructures, acquisitions, and treasury management.
- Liaise with tax and treasury specialists to ensure accurate reporting of group tax positions and funding requirements.
Qualifications
- You are a qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA or equivalent) with a strong background in technical financial accounting, likely gained within a large practice or a complex group environment.
- You have a sharp eye for detail, a proactive approach to problem-solving, and the ability to explain complex financial concepts to non-finance stakeholders.
Skills and competencies
- Advanced knowledge of IFRS and UK GAAP.
- Proven experience in group consolidations and statutory reporting.
- Strong proficiency in Excel and experience with financial consolidation software (e.g., Cognos, OneStream, or similar).
- Excellent project management skills with the ability to meet tight reporting deadlines.
- Ability to build strong working relationships across different departments and seniority levels.
- We’d love to hear from you whether you are currently a Group Finance Manager, Financial Accounting Manager, or a Senior Management Accountant seeking a step into a group-wide role.
Benefits
- Bonus
- Enhanced pension
- Discounts, savings and cash back at numerous retailers
- Life assurance
- Extended family policy including maternity, paternity, additional annual leave and more
- Mental Health First Aiders and Employee Assistance Programme
- Complete induction and a company that supports growth and development
- Financial education and loans
- Flexible working options
- Commitment to inclusion and a diverse workplace
- And more
We’re committed to best practices in recruitment and undertake basic criminal record disclosures for candidates offered employment within our branches that undertake deliveries for British Gas. This check will only be undertaken after the acceptance of an offer of employment.
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Location: Crick
Job Description:
Overview
Come and join us as a Senior Financial Accountant to provide essential financial reporting and technical accounting expertise for the Highbourne Group. You will play a key role in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of our group financial statements and supporting our strategic growth.
Responsibilities
- Lead the preparation and consolidation of the Group’s monthly, half-year, and annual financial statements in accordance with relevant accounting standards.
- Act as a key point of contact for external auditors, managing the year-end audit process and ensuring all queries are resolved efficiently.
- Provide expert technical accounting advice to the wider finance team and business stakeholders on complex transactions and new accounting standards.
- Maintain and improve the group’s financial controls framework to ensure the integrity of financial data and compliance with internal policies.
- Support the Group Financial Controller in ad-hoc projects, including corporate restructures, acquisitions, and treasury management.
- Liaise with tax and treasury specialists to ensure accurate reporting of group tax positions and funding requirements.
Qualifications
- You are a qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA or equivalent) with a strong background in technical financial accounting, likely gained within a large practice or a complex group environment.
- You have a sharp eye for detail, a proactive approach to problem-solving, and the ability to explain complex financial concepts to non-finance stakeholders.
Skills and competencies
- Advanced knowledge of IFRS and UK GAAP.
- Proven experience in group consolidations and statutory reporting.
- Strong proficiency in Excel and experience with financial consolidation software (e.g., Cognos, OneStream, or similar).
- Excellent project management skills with the ability to meet tight reporting deadlines.
- Ability to build strong working relationships across different departments and seniority levels.
- We’d love to hear from you whether you are currently a Group Finance Manager, Financial Accounting Manager, or a Senior Management Accountant seeking a step into a group-wide role.
Benefits
- Bonus
- Enhanced pension
- Discounts, savings and cash back at numerous retailers
- Life assurance
- Extended family policy including maternity, paternity, additional annual leave and more
- Mental Health First Aiders and Employee Assistance Programme
- Complete induction and a company that supports growth and development
- Financial education and loans
- Flexible working options
- Commitment to inclusion and a diverse workplace
- And more
We’re committed to best practices in recruitment and undertake basic criminal record disclosures for candidates offered employment within our branches that undertake deliveries for British Gas. This check will only be undertaken after the acceptance of an offer of employment.
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Posted: May 9th, 2026