Financial Accountant
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Financial Accountant - Global Consumer
£250 - £290 Day Rate PAYE
Start ASAP 5 Mths Contract with potentail of extension
2 Days in office | West London
Are you a technically strong accountant who thrives in a fast-paced, complex environment?
We are partnering with a globally recognised, market-leading business to recruit highly experienced Financial Accountants into a high-performing and collaborative finance team to support the wider teams during a very busy period. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a business operating at real scale, offering exposure to a highly complex environment and the chance to develop within a globally recognised brand.
This role would suit someone who enjoys pace, complexity and working within a large organisation where accuracy, ownership and strong technical accounting capability are key.
What you'll be doing:- Supporting the month-end close process and financial reporting activities
- Preparing and reviewing statutory accounts
- Managing and reconciling complex balance sheet areas
- Supporting audit requirements and stakeholder queries
- Working across a high-volume, fast-paced finance environment
- Supporting accounting requirements including IFRS 16
- Partnering with wider finance teams to ensure reporting accuracy and compliance
- Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent)
- Experience gained within a large, complex organisation - Essential
- Strong technical accounting experience, including month-end and statutory reporting
- Comfortable working with large data sets and advanced Excel skills
- Exposure to audit (practice or industry)
- US GAAP knowledge would be highly advantageous
- Build relationships quickly with the wider teams
This is an excellent opportunity to join a business that operates at significant scale, where you'll gain invaluable exposure, work alongside a high-calibre finance team and add an exceptional brand to your CV.
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⭐ Highlight your qualified accountant status (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) prominently as this is essential for the role
📊 Quantify your month-end experience: 'Led month-end close for 15 subsidiaries, completing within 5 working days'
🌐 Emphasise large organisation experience as the advert specifically mentions this is essential
🎯 Showcase IFRS 16 knowledge and any US GAAP exposure as these are specifically mentioned technical requirements
🤝 Demonstrate your ability to build relationships quickly with stakeholders and wider finance teams
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- •Led month-end close process for 12 subsidiaries, completing statutory reporting within 4 working days and reducing queries by 35%
- •Managed IFRS 16 lease accounting implementation across 8 business units, ensuring full compliance and accurate balance sheet presentation
- •Reconciled complex balance sheet accounts totalling £45M, identifying and resolving discrepancies that improved audit efficiency by 25%
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Zachary Daniels' Financial Accountant contract with your globally recognised consumer brand presents exactly the complex, high-volume environment where my qualified accountant credentials and large organisation experience can make an immediate impact. My background in month-end close processes and IFRS 16 compliance aligns perfectly with your technical requirements.
My background in supporting audit requirements and managing complex balance sheet reconciliations within fast-paced finance environments has prepared me to contribute from day one to your collaborative finance team.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›Walk me through your month-end close process and how you ensure accuracy
- ›How do you approach complex balance sheet reconciliations?
- ›What experience do you have with IFRS 16 implementation?
- ›Describe your experience with statutory accounts preparation
- ›How do you handle working with large data sets in Excel?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you had to build relationships quickly in a new team
- ›Describe a situation where you had to work under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- ›Give an example of when you took ownership of a complex accounting issue
- ›How do you ensure accuracy when working with high-volume transactions?
- ›Tell me about a time you had to collaborate with multiple stakeholders on a project
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you had to build relationships quickly in a new team
Describe a situation where you had to work under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment