Senior Financial Accountant

About the role

This role sits within the Financial Reporting Team and provides financial reporting support to help the business achieve its objectives. The successful candidate will gain exposure to a wide variety of projects including technical accounting, statutory reporting, taxation, finance transformation, and M&A activity. It is a growth-oriented position requiring a technical mindset and the ability to collaborate effectively with senior management.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to project initiatives within the finance transformation roadmap and lead projects from planning through to implementation.
• Assist internal and external reporting teams with the preparation of management accounts and financial statements.
• Support corporate finance activities and strategic projects including due diligence and transaction-related work streams.
• Assist the Internal Reporting Team on general ledger system enhancement initiatives.
• Enhance controls and processes to build a strong control framework for IPO-readiness.
• Work with the Finance Data team to improve automation and build scalable processes.
• Support tax structuring and planning by liaising with external advisors.
• Prepare and review technical accounting papers and supporting working files.

Required skills

• Financial reporting
• Technical accounting
• Statutory reporting
• Taxation
• Finance transformation
• Data automation
• Treasury
• Securitisation
• Capital markets
• M&A
• General ledger
• Internal controls
• Regulatory standards

Nice to have

• Business combinations
• ECL modelling
• EIR revenue recognition
• IFRS 2 share-based payments
• Hedge accounting
• Due diligence
• SPV structures
• NetSuite

Qualifications

• Newly qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

Benefits

• Pension scheme
• Death in Service scheme
• Income Protection
• Share Options Scheme
• 5% back on in-app purchases
• £200 WFH setup allowance
• Private Medical Insurance
• Mental health support
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Gym membership discounts

About the Company

Zilch is one of Europe's fastest-growing fintech companies on a mission to create the world's most empowering way to pay. Launched in 2020, the company has achieved double unicorn status and serves more than 6 million customers.