Financial Accountant (12Month FTC)

Financial Accountant (Fixed-Term Contract)

Liverpool Competitive Salary | Full-Time

A well-established UK consumer-focused business is looking to appoint a Financial Accountant on a fixed-term basis to support the finance function through a key reporting and controls period.

This is an excellent opportunity for a technically strong accountant to take ownership of group balance sheet oversight, statutory reporting and financial controls within a fast-paced and collaborative environment. Key responsibilities:

Oversight and review of the group balance sheet, ensuring strong controls and robust reporting

Preparation and review of consolidated and individual statutory accounts

Supporting quarterly and year-end reporting, ensuring compliance with IFRS and UK GAAP

Acting as a key contact for auditors, managing audit queries and deliverables

Preparing technical accounting papers for both internal stakeholders and external audit

Ownership of capital asset accounting and review of capitalisation processes

Leading on revenue recognition and supporting wider understanding of finance systems

Driving improvements across balance sheet review processes and controls

Reviewing month-end reconciliations and ensuring timely resolution of actions

Supporting budgeting, financial risk reporting and wider finance transformation projects

Producing reporting for senior leadership and board stakeholders

About you

ACA / ACCA

Background in audit, ideally Top 10 trained

Strong technical accounting knowledge across IFRS and UK GAAP

Experience with statutory reporting and consolidations

Advanced Excel skills

High attention to detail and strong presentation standards

Able to manage deadlines in a fast-paced environment

Confident communicator with the ability to build relationships across finance and wider business teams

Comfortable working independently while contributing to team objectives

This role would suit someone looking to join a dynamic and evolving business where they can add value across technical reporting, controls and process improvement.

Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates