Senior Financial Accountant

GAIN

Senior Financial Accountant leading group monthly consolidation and financial control processes at GAIN. Overseeing compliance and liaising with senior stakeholders to enhance financial performance.

Posted 7/22/2026full-timeLondon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in financial consolidation, compliance with UK GAAP, and effective management of intercompany transactions and reporting. Proficient in leveraging AI tools and financial automation to enhance operational efficiency and accuracy in financial reporting.

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ACA/ACCA QualifiedUK GAAP ComplianceFinancial Consolidation ProcessesSage Intacct ProficiencyAdvanced Excel Skills

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Hard Skills

Financial ReportingVariance AnalysisTransfer Pricing PoliciesCash Flow ForecastingBalance Sheet ReconciliationInternal Financial ControlsTax ComplianceAccounting Standards UpdatesIntercompany TransactionsAutomated Invoice Processing

Soft Skills

Stakeholder CommunicationMulti-taskingAttention to DetailTeam CollaborationProblem Solving

Tools & Technologies

Sage IntacctAI ToolsFinancial Automation Platforms

Certifications & Qualifications

ACAACCA

Industry Keywords

UK GAAPStatutory Accounting RegulationsFinancial Risk ManagementPayroll ManagementCompliance Requirements

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the end-to-end monthly consolidation process for the group's entities, ensuring timely and accurate reporting.
Oversee the month-end close processes for corporate entities, maintaining a strict and efficient close calendar.
Perform rigorous analytical reviews on financial performance, delivering insightful variance analysis and commentary to support strategic decision-making.
Manage geographic entity reporting requirements and support the implementation, monitoring, and documentation of the group's transfer pricing policies.
Take ownership of the accounting, intercompany transactions, and net asset tracking for Group Holding Companies and corporate entities.
Account for corporate reorganisations, legal entity changes, capital restructurings, and post-acquisition integrations across the group.
Lead the technical assessment and operational transition for accounting standard updates under FRS 102, specifically managing the transition and ongoing compliance for operating lease changes (in line with the convergence toward IFRS 16 principles).
Develop, maintain, and roll forward rolling group cash flow forecasts to provide clear visibility on short and long-term liquidity.
Monitor daily cash positions across group bank accounts, optimise working capital, and manage internal funding or currency requirements where necessary.
Act as a key finance super-user for Sage Intacct, ensuring the system is configured effectively to support multi-entity reporting, dimension tracking, and smooth month-end workflows.
Focus on the integration of automated invoice-processing tools, optimising purchase order workflows, and refining control testing to ensure efficient, paperless AP operations.
Drive improvements in the Accounts Receivable workflow, optimising billing cycles, automating payment collection matches, and ensuring robust aging analysis to improve working capital.
Actively identify, test, and implement AI-driven process improvements and software integrations to eliminate manual accounting tasks and reduce transaction cycle times.
Review group balance sheet reconciliations to ensure accuracy, resolve complex discrepancies, and mitigate financial risk.
Regularly evaluate, design, and implement internal financial controls to safeguard company assets and streamline operations.
Manage group-wide tax compliance filings and reporting obligations.
Ensure full alignment with UK/Non UK statutory accounting regulations and filing requirements.
Act as the primary point of contact for external accountants and auditors, managing the preparation of year-end audit files and ensuring a smooth, efficient audit cycle.
Stay abreast of changing accounting standards and technical updates, assessing their impact on group financial practices and implementing required adjustments.
Manage and coordinate relationships with external accountants, tax advisors, and local service providers across our international regions, including Canada, Spain, the Philippines, and India.
Oversee and support the execution of global payroll across fortnightly and monthly timetables for the UK, USA, Philippines, India, Spain, Guernsey, Ireland, and Canada.
Ensure strict adherence to regional compliance requirements, ensuring statutory tax payments, pensions, and Social Security contributions are calculated accurately and paid on time across all jurisdictions.
Collaborate closely with the Group Financial Accountant to ensure that all payroll-related balance sheet accounts are fully reconciled, clear, and accurate.
Provide an accurate, forward-looking view of payroll funding timings for all countries to directly support group cash forecasting workflows

Requirements

What you’ll need

Fully ACA/ACCA qualified
Ability to leverage AI tools and financial automation platform capabilities to streamline workflows, enhance data analysis, and improve process efficiency.
Ability to communicate to different stakeholders in the business and manage external stakeholders where required.
Ability to multi-task, prioritise work and meet deadlines.
Collaborate effectively with team members to delivers common goals
Demonstrate accuracy and pay attention to detail.
Ability to manage work load and organise work streams
Strong Excel Skills, basic (VLookup/Pivot Tables) are Essential.
Strong understanding of UK GAAP and ability to grasp technical accounting matters and apply to real time scenarios
Strong understanding of monthly consolidation processes and requirements
Strong understanding of key compliance and reporting requirements
Ability to grasp commercial aspects of the numbers.
Ability to work independently on projects and work through challenges to deliver an effective result.
Be able to summarise and deconstruct large volumes of data into an understandable form
Understanding of risk factors from a financial and operational perspective for the business.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Private Medical Insurance
Life Assurance
Income protection
Employee Assistance Programme
Cycle to Work salary sacrifice scheme
Tech & Wearables salary sacrifice scheme
Octopus EV Scheme
Discounts and deals on a range of items from hotels, holidays and hormone testing to cinema, gyms and will writing