Senior Financial Accountant
CV-LibraryCheltenham, GloucestershirepermanentPosted: 5 May 2026
Apply NowMorgan McKinley is partnering with an acquisitive PE backed business based in Cheltenham, to recruit a Senior Financial Accountant.
The Role
Reporting to the Financial Controller, this key role will oversee all aspects of statutory accounts reporting, financial controls, external reporting, VAT compliance and effective financial management.
You will also actively support strategic decision-making and transformation activities as the organisation delivers on its transformation programme.
Specific responsibilities will include:
Producing statutory accounts in accordance with UK GAAP / IFRS
Leadership of small team
Delivering process improvements
Key point of contact for the external Audit team to plan and execute audit
Prepare and review monthly balance sheet and cashflow
Lead on UK consolidation
Oversee VAT returns and support on corporate tax calculations
The Person
Ideally you will be a Qualified Accountant ideally looking for your first move from practice into industry.
You will be proactive and an excellent communicator, with the ability to use your technical knowledge to support technical conversations across finance and other areas of the business.
The Client
My client is a fast growing global business, and the environment is supportive and collaborative, offering hybrid work to the successful candidate.
This role will offer you genuine breadth of experience, and career development is often fast paced
The Role
Reporting to the Financial Controller, this key role will oversee all aspects of statutory accounts reporting, financial controls, external reporting, VAT compliance and effective financial management.
You will also actively support strategic decision-making and transformation activities as the organisation delivers on its transformation programme.
Specific responsibilities will include:
Producing statutory accounts in accordance with UK GAAP / IFRS
Leadership of small team
Delivering process improvements
Key point of contact for the external Audit team to plan and execute audit
Prepare and review monthly balance sheet and cashflow
Lead on UK consolidation
Oversee VAT returns and support on corporate tax calculations
The Person
Ideally you will be a Qualified Accountant ideally looking for your first move from practice into industry.
You will be proactive and an excellent communicator, with the ability to use your technical knowledge to support technical conversations across finance and other areas of the business.
The Client
My client is a fast growing global business, and the environment is supportive and collaborative, offering hybrid work to the successful candidate.
This role will offer you genuine breadth of experience, and career development is often fast paced