Financial Accountant

Description:

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, the Financial Accountant will support the CFO in maintaining accurate financial records, delivering timely management information and strengthening financial controls across Mprove. This is a hands-on role covering month-end reporting, balance sheet reconciliations, statutory compliance and day-to-day finance operations. You will work closely with operational teams to ensure financial information is complete, reliable and useful for decision making.

Key responsibilities

Month-end and financial reporting: prepare and post accruals, prepayments, journals and other month-end adjustments; support the preparation of monthly management accounts (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow) with commentary on material variances; maintain robust reconciliations for all key balance sheet accounts; review revenue and contractor costs with operational teams; produce schedules and analysis for the CFO, Board and management team.

Transactional finance and cash management: oversee accurate customer invoicing and cash allocation; maintain the aged debtor ledger and support credit control; ensure supplier invoices, contractor payments and expenses are authorised, coded and processed correctly; complete bank, credit card and payment platform reconciliations; assist with invoice finance reconciliations and funding reports.

Tax, payroll and statutory compliance: prepare VAT reconciliations and returns; review payroll information and reconciliations; prepare schedules for year-end accounts, corporation tax and audit; maintain records in accordance with UK accounting requirements and internal policies.

Controls, systems and process improvement: operate and improve controls across revenue, purchasing, payments and payroll; maintain accurate data in Xero and connected systems; identify opportunities to simplify, automate and document finance processes; build effective relationships with colleagues, clients, suppliers and external advisers.

What we are looking for

A minimum of three years' relevant accounting experience including month-end close, reconciliations and management reporting; a sound understanding of double entry bookkeeping, accrual accounting, VAT and balance sheet control; strong Excel skills and cloud accounting experience, preferably Xero; the ability to turn financial data into clear, useful information; a consistently high level of accuracy against recurring deadlines; clear communication across finance and operational teams.

Desirable: AAT qualified, part qualified or qualified ACCA, CIMA or ACA (or qualified by experience); experience in healthcare, professional services, recruitment, staffing or another project-based business; experience of project accounting, margin analysis, invoice finance or a growing SME environment.