Financial Accountant
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Financial Accountant
Contract Type: Full-Time
About Us
We are seeking a technically strong and detail orientated Financial Accountant to partner closely with the Financial Controller and take ownership of key areas of financial reporting, audit, and balance sheet governance across multiple UK entities.
This role offers responsibility for consolidation, month end governance, Board reporting, Capex oversight, and audit readiness with clear scope for future line management.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
- Lead the month-end and year-end close process.
- Prepare and review journals, reconciliations and trial balances.
- Produce consolidated and entity level financial statements.
- Own the monthly Board Pack and Group reporting submissions.
- Oversee Capex, fixed assets and balance sheet governance.
- Maintain loan schedules and support cash flow forecasting.
- Coordinate audit processes and ensure compliance with accounting standards.
- Drive financial data integrity and continuous improvement.
- Lead and coordinate interim and year-end external audits across multiple UK entities.
- Act as the primary point of contact for external auditors and internal audit reviews.
- Own the Financial Accounts Audit File and ensure full audit readiness at all times.
- Drive implementation of audit recommendations and ongoing control improvements.
Requirements:
- Fully Qualified Accountant (ACA / ACCA preferred; CIMA considered).
- Minimum 3 years' PQE.
- Experience in multiple entity consolidation and financial control.
- Proven experience leading external audits and managing auditor relationships.
- Strong technical knowledge (FRS 101 / 102, IFRS, UK GAAP).
- Advanced Excel and ERP skills.
- Analytical, organised and commercially aware.
What We Offer
This is an excellent opportunity for a Qualified Accountant seeking a broad, governance-focused role with progression into future leadership responsibility.
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⭐ Highlight your qualified accountant status (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) prominently as this is explicitly required
📊 Quantify your consolidation experience: "Managed month-end close for 8 UK entities, reducing reporting time by 25%"
🌐 Emphasise your external audit leadership experience as you'll be the primary auditor contact
🎯 Showcase your technical accounting standards knowledge (FRS 101/102, IFRS, UK GAAP) with specific examples
🤝 Demonstrate your Board reporting capabilities as you'll own the monthly Board Pack preparation
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- •Led month-end close process for 5 UK subsidiaries, reducing reporting timeline from 12 to 8 working days through improved consolidation procedures
- •Managed external audit relationships and coordination across 3 entities, achieving clean audit opinions and implementing 12 control improvements
- •Prepared monthly Board packs and Group reporting submissions for £45M turnover business, ensuring FRS 102 compliance and audit readiness
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Kronospan's Financial Accountant role perfectly aligns with my qualified accountant background and expertise in multiple entity consolidation and external audit management. My experience with FRS 101/102 and IFRS reporting standards positions me well to take ownership of your financial reporting and Board pack preparation.
My background in managing complex consolidation processes and leading external audit relationships has equipped me with the technical skills and commercial awareness essential for this governance-focused role. I am particularly drawn to the opportunity to drive financial data integrity improvements across multiple UK entities.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How would you approach consolidating financial statements across multiple UK entities?
- ›What are the key differences between FRS 101 and FRS 102 reporting requirements?
- ›How do you ensure audit readiness throughout the year rather than just at year-end?
- ›Describe your approach to Capex governance and fixed asset management
- ›How would you handle a significant consolidation adjustment discovered during month-end close?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you led an external audit process and how you managed auditor relationships
- ›Describe a situation where you identified and implemented a financial control improvement
- ›How do you prioritise competing demands during busy month-end periods?
- ›Give an example of when you had to present complex financial information to non-financial stakeholders
- ›Tell me about a time you had to drive financial data integrity improvements across multiple entities
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you led an external audit process and how you managed auditor relationships
Describe a situation where you identified and implemented a financial control improvement