Accountant

Financial Accountant Location: Uxbridge Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 per annum - DOE Working Pattern: Office-based, 5 days per week Hours: Monday to Friday, 09:00 – 17:30 The Opportunity We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Financial Accountant to join a growing international finance team based in Uxbridge. This role offers the opportunity to work within a dynamic, multi-entity environment, supporting financial reporting, month-end close activities, intercompany accounting and compliance across a network of international businesses. You will work closely with UK and overseas finance teams, supporting financial operations and contributing to process improvements within a fast-paced and collaborative environment. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring accurate financial reporting, maintaining strong financial controls and supporting effective decision-making through high-quality accounting and analysis. Key Responsibilities

• Support the month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring timely and accurate completion of all accounting activities.
• Prepare and process intercompany customer and supplier invoices, statements and reconciliations.
• Complete monthly intercompany reconciliations across multiple international entities and resolve any discrepancies.
• Perform balance sheet and profit & loss account reconciliations, investigating and correcting variances where necessary.
• Prepare, maintain and review accrual and prepayment schedules.
• Allocate employee expenses accurately across departments and cost centres.
• Support UK VAT reporting requirements and related compliance activities.
• Assist with vendor master data maintenance, ensuring appropriate controls and validation checks are followed.
• Support internal and external audit processes, preparing schedules and responding to auditor queries.
• Produce financial analysis and reporting to support the Finance team and wider business.
• Respond to finance-related queries from internal stakeholders.
• Assist with ad hoc projects, process improvements and continuous improvement initiatives. Candidate Requirements
• ACA, ACCA or CIMA finalist or newly qualified accountant.
• Experience supporting month-end accounting and financial reporting processes within a commercial environment.
• Strong understanding of intercompany accounting and reconciliations.
• Experience preparing balance sheet reconciliations, accruals and prepayments.
• Good understanding of double-entry accounting principles and financial controls.
• Working knowledge of UK VAT requirements.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP and data analysis.
• Experience using SAP S/4HANA or another major ERP/accounting system.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build relationships with both finance and non-finance stakeholders. Essential Experience
• Experience working within an international or multi-entity business.
• Exposure to intercompany trading environments.
• Experience supporting external audits.
• Continuous improvement or finance transformation experience. What's on Offer
• Salary of £50,000 - £60,000
• Opportunity to work within a global and growing organisation
• Exposure to international finance operations
• Collaborative and supportive finance team
• Long-term career development opportunities
• Office-based role in Uxbridge with close interaction across the wider business
• Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.