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Senior Financial Accountant

1 month ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom Financial Times Full time
About Us

The Financial Times is a leading global news organisation that delivers high-quality information, news, and services to individuals and companies worldwide. Our mission is to provide independent and unbiased reporting, analysis, and commentary on global events, markets, and economies.

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Financial Accountant to join our UK Financial Control team. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the financial governance of the FT Group's UK-registered legal entities, ensuring the reliability of business reporting, and safeguarding the FT's business assets.

Main Responsibilities
  • Review balance sheet reconciliations to ensure accuracy and compliance with accounting standards and FT policies.
  • Ownership of indirect tax accounting processes for UK-registered legal entities and associated reconciliation processes.
  • Partnership with Commercial Finance and the wider Finance team to provide assurance over risk areas and ensure the proper functioning of accounting processes.
  • Participation in corporate development projects, including acquisition due diligence, group reorganisations, and liquidations.
  • Review and approval of payment batches prepared by the Accounting Services team.
  • Completion of month-end and year-end activities in accordance with communicated timetables.
  • Preparation of analysis, supporting schedules, and journal entries.
  • Collaboration with teams across Finance to ensure a clean, supported balance sheet for UK legal entities.
  • Provision of accounting advice under UK GAAP (FRS 101) to the wider Finance team.
  • Identification of areas for efficiency gains and improvements to controls.
Requirements
  • Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent).
  • Previous experience in a similar role or a background in practice (e.g. audit).
  • Strong technical understanding of UK GAAP/IFRS.
  • Strong working knowledge of Excel.
  • Experience of Oracle an advantage.
  • Ability to work to demanding deadlines.
  • Good interpersonal skills and the ability to work with, influence, and persuade finance and non-finance colleagues.
  • Ability to work independently and apply initiative to identify issues, present them to the relevant audience, and create practical solutions.
  • Enthusiasm, resilience, drive, and commitment, with the ability to work effectively in a constantly changing environment.
  • Strong commercial acumen and the foresight to ask the right questions.
What's in it for you?

The FT offers a range of benefits, including generous annual leave allowances, flexible working, medical cover, enhanced parental packages, subsidised gym memberships, and Giving Back opportunities. We are committed to providing an inclusive working environment for all and are an equal opportunities employer.

We welcome applications from talented individuals who share our values and are passionate about delivering high-quality information and services to our audience. If you are a motivated and experienced professional looking for a new challenge, please submit your application.