Financial Reporting Accountant - Fixed-Term Contract (6 months)
The role
We are seeking a newly qualified ACA (or equivalent) to join the finance team in a data-focused Financial Reporting Accountant role on a fixed-term basis, with immediate availability.
If you enjoy improving data quality, solving legacy issues, and turning complex financial information into reliable reporting, this is an excellent opportunity to make an immediate impact. You will work across multiple entities, helping to strengthen financial data integrity, improve reporting quality, and rebuild confidence in the numbers.
The responsibilities
- Lead the review, validation and clean-up of financial data across multiple entities.
- Integrate entities from legacy systems onto our new accounting platform Elite 3E
- Analyse general ledger data to identify inconsistencies, duplication and mis postings.
- Rebuild reliable datasets to support accurate, meaningful reporting.
- Understand and rationalise chart of accounts and reporting structures.
- Carry out deep-dive balance sheet reconciliations and investigate historic issues.
- Resolve intercompany mismatches and historical imbalances.
- Prepare audit-ready datasets and supporting documentation.
- Help strengthen processes and controls around financial data.
The team
The Finance department consists of 45 finance professionals operating across three specialist areas: Financial Control, Financial Operations and Financial Reporting. This role works closely with the Financial Control and Partnership Accounting Managers and reports into the Head of Financial Control and Partnership Accounting.
You
- Newly qualified chartered accountant (ACA) with strong technical accounting knowledge.
- Experience preparing statutory, regulatory and management accounts, ideally within a professional services or financial services environment.
- Advanced Excel skills and strong data analysis capability.
- Experience working with large or complex financial datasets.
- A highly analytical approach with excellent attention to detail.
- Immediate availability or short notice is a requirement.
- Collaborative and proactive, with a professional approach and the confidence to build effective working relationships across teams.
- Strong sense of responsibility, with the ability to work independently, take ownership of tasks, solve problems effectively, and communicate clearly in both written and verbal form.
Reward and benefit
- A 35-hour working week with a hybrid working policy with the flexibility to work from home for up to three days per week (our core hours are 10-4).
- Excellent benefits including; contributory pension scheme, 25 days annual leave, Life Assurance cover and great flexible benefits and family friendly policies.
- Eligibility for the firm’s Profit-Sharing Plan. Paid in December.
- Eligibility for the firm's discretionary bonus scheme
About us
Saffery LLP is an adviser to individuals and businesses across a range of sectors, providing market-leading accountancy, audit, business advisory, tax and VAT services. Founded in 1855, we are the UK’s 15th largest accountancy firm.
When you work with us at Saffery, you work with people who know your name, not just a job title. We’re a place shaped by friendly, intelligent people who are individually excellent and collectively exceptional. We’re committed to our clients, but also to our greatest asset – our people.
As a proud member of Nexia, a leading, international network of independent accounting and consulting firms, we’ve got access to local insight on a global scale.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Equality, diversity and inclusion is a top priority for us. With our ED&I strategy, Everyone Belongs, we are building on our positive work culture and implementing initiatives to improve diversity and strengthen our equitable culture of inclusion, led from the top.
We hope you will apply to us, whatever your background, ethnicity, gender, age, sexuality, disability or neurodivergence, because individual differences equal collective strength. Built on values of excellence, integrity, enthusiasm and collegiality, Saffery is where Potential meets Personal.