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Financial Reporting Accountant Fluent Chinese (Mandarin)

City of London / Hybrid

Permanent

Up to £60k + bonus

Are you interested in working for a company where you can achieve professional growth? My client needs a part qualified accountant with some financial services reporting experience. They are happy to train the right candidate.

We are working with a financial services company based in Centra.

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About Allica Bank

Recently named by The Times newspaper as one of the UK’s Top 20 financial technology (Fintech) companies, Allica is a new bank for established small & medium sized enterprise (SME) customers. We have just closed a £100m Series C fundraise led by leading global investor TCV.

Established SMEs are one of the last underserved opportunities in UK fintech. They are the backbone of local communities - representing over a quarter of our economy - yet have been largely neglected both by traditional high street banks and modern fintech providers. We’re here to change that. We’ve already established a clear competitive advantage, and that should only increase as we scale.

Finally, we really care about attracting the best people. It’s amazing what a small team of committed and talented people can do, if not weighed down by poor culture, leadership and processes. We’re building something important and impactful at Allica and we’re always looking for exceptional people to join the mission. Could that be you!

Department Description

The Finance & Treasury function covers a broad spectrum of financial responsibilities for the Bank. Under the leadership of the CFO and the finance department heads, the team is responsible for equity raising and investor relations; treasury and liquidity management; prudential risk and regulatory reporting; financial reporting and accounting, financial planning, and tax management activities.

Role Description

We are looking for a Financial Reporting Accountant to join our Financial Control team at an exciting phase of our growth journey. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to lead across a number of areas of our close and reporting processes, own the review and challenge of certain key accounting assessments & judgments, support the maturity and automation of our controls, test the accounting impact of new product initiatives, as well as many other tasks.

Principal Accountabilities

• Responsibility for the accounting of all treasury instruments, including but not limited to hedge accounting, collaterals, bonds and gilts.
• Review of the management information prepared by Treasury, including the challenge and verification of their key models including IRRBB and liquidity metrics.
• Preparation of monthly and annual financial statements (including P&L, Balance Sheet, Cashflow and supporting files.
• Provide oversight over the Bank’s external financial reporting requirements, including any investor reporting.
• Performance of variance analysis, reviewing variances against prior period actuals and forecasts and preparing summary commentary for management.
• Review of key accounting areas such as ECL/IFRS 9 assumptions, capitalised development costs and EIR.
• Working with the Finance Transformation team to support new product initiatives, including any accounting considerations.
• Assessing the impact of corporate development activity to our financial statements.
• Support the year-end audit process, working closely with the Bank’s external auditors.
• Identify improvements in internal controls, as well as working with the Finance Transformation team to automate processes.
• Assist with ad-hoc duties as needed.

Personal Attributes & Experience

• Qualified ACA/ACCA or equivalent, ideally gained within a Big 4/Top 10 accountancy firm.
• Experience of working in the Banking/FinTech/Financial Services industry, either in audit or in industry.
• A genuine passion for FinTech and wants to contribute to the growth of Allica at an exciting phase of our journey.
• Have strong analytical skillset, including the utilisation of data and reporting tools
• Have the ability to work autonomously and be initiative-taking as required whilst working well within a team
• Be able to solve complex problems
• Strong influencing and people skills
• Strong skills in MS Office, especially Excel.

Don’t tick every box?

Don’t worry if you don’t have all the skills or requirements listed on the job description. If you think you’ll be a good fit, we’d still love to hear from you!

Flexible working

We know the ‘9-to-5’ isn’t right for everyone. That’s why Allica Bank is fully committed to flexible and hybrid working. Please let us know what is best for you and, if we can, we will do our best to accommodate.

Diversity

We’re a diverse bunch here at Allica, with all kinds of experiences, backgrounds and lifestyles. Our openness and differences make us stronger, and we want everybody to feel comfortable bringing as much of themselves to work with them as they like.

Working at Allica Bank

At Allica Bank we want to ensure our employees have the right tools and environment in which to succeed in their role and in support of our customers.

Our employees are at the heart of everything we do, so our benefits are designed with you in mind;

• Full onboarding support and continued development opportunities
• Options for flexible working
• Regular social activities
• 25 days holiday
• Pension contributions
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Private health cover (with the option to add family members)
• Life assurance
• Critical illness cover
• Family friendly policies including enhanced Maternity & Paternity leave

• Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards (IFRS/GAAP) and relevant regulations.
• Perform detailed financial analysis, including variance analysis and commentary.
• Assist in the preparation of budgets and forecasts.
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts and manage the general ledger.
• Support internal and external audits.
• Develop and maintain financial models and reports.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements in financial reporting.
• Collaborate with other departments to provide financial support and insights.

• Fully qualified Chartered Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent).
• Proven experience in financial reporting and accounting roles.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS/GAAP.
• Proficiency in accounting software (e.g., SAP, Oracle) and advanced Excel skills.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment.
• Minimum of 3 years post-qualification experience.

Join our journey to create a new experience for The National Lottery and help us to power change for the greater good.

We are Allwyn UK, part of the Allwyn Entertainment Group – a multi-national lottery operator with a market-leading presence across Europe which includes: Czech Republic, Austria, Greece, Cyprus & Italy.

While the main contribution of The National Lottery to society is through the funds to good causes, at Allwyn we put our purpose and values at the heart of everything we do.  Join us as we embark on a once-in-a-lifetime, largescale transformation journey by creating a National Lottery that delivers more money to good causes.  

We’ll talk a bit more about us further down the page, but for now – let’s talk about the role and who we’re looking for…

A bit about the role…

An exciting opportunity in a key and broad financial role within an innovative multibillion pound business. The Financial Reporting Accountants are key members of the team delivering the financial records of Allwyn Entertainment Limited and its fellow group companies, monthly management reporting, asset management, balance sheet reporting, financial controls and regulatory reporting.

There are two Financial Reporting Accountants within the Financial Control team, both of these roles are expected to learn all aspects of financial control, and to be able to support each other to ensure that the requirements of the Company are fulfilled. We believe in providing incumbents the fullest opportunity to get as much experience as possible across all of the financial statements, and being able to work collaboratively to ensure that the responsibilities are delivered to an excellent standard in a timely manner.

• This role sits within the Financial Control team, a team of 8 which has primary responsibility for ensuring that the businesses financial records are sound, there are robust accounting and reporting processes, gatekeeping and application of Allwyn’s accounting policies, filing of our 6 UK entity accounts on time including one set complete under full IFRS and a public listed Financing Company, in addition to completing regulatory reporting to our banks and to the Gambling Commission.
• Key responsibilities for the team are:
• Financial Reporting
• Quarterly reporting to Group for consolidation
• Statutory Reporting
• Covenant Reporting
• Regulatory Reporting including our annual Good Causes final reconciliation
• Custodians of the balance sheet accounts
• Managing financial controls
• Support with budgeting and forecasting
• Delivering value and insight

What you’ll be doing…

• Responsible for routine month end processes and journals, ensuring all accounting adjustments are made, and costs are appropriately captured and reported on a periodic basis in accordance with IFRS
• Ownership and proactive management of the reporting of fixed assets including additions, disposals, assets under construction, depreciation and amortisation and impairment.
• Ability to write technical accounting papers as required.
• Ownership of lease accounting to include embedded lease reviews and annual IBR reviews.
• Deputise for the Financial Reporting Manager.
• Line management of one Trainee Accountant.
• Supporting the IFRS Manager with documenting accounting policies, ensuring the policies adhere to IFRS but also apply the business requirements of Allwyn.
• Ownership of the GRNI accrual including active management of the aged balances by liaising with stakeholders to ensure closed down in a timely manner
• Preparation of all balance sheet accounts (excluding Trust, Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable) ensuring that they are fully reconciled on time, with all balances substantiated and reviewed in line with SOX.
• Work very closely with the Commercial Finance team to ensure that their reporting is robust, review business cases and review balance sheet reconciliations.
• Support with implementing and monitoring of the new balance sheet reconciliation and journal policy
• Liaise with other departments as appropriate to ensure that all relevant considerations (legal, corporation tax, VAT, lottery duty etc.) have been taken into account in the financial reporting process
• Become the expert for tax GL postings by liaising with the tax department as necessary.
• Review of the monthly management accounts to ensure accuracy of month end numbers and to ensure cost accruals are well supported and verified
• Support the Financial Reporting Manager and Reporting Financial Controller with implementing SOX across Financial Reporting and Accounting
• In relation to preparation / approval of balance sheets and journals, be able to appropriately challenge and question underlying assumptions ensuring rigor and robustness across the financial statements
• Key responsibilities in the quarterly and annual audit cycles in terms of key deliverables to the external auditors and working as the liaison between wider finance and the audit team.
• Support the preparation of the Financial Statements under IFRS as required.
• Support the Group Reporting team as required to ensure that intercompany processes are robust and all amounts agreed and reconciled.

What experience we’re looking for…

• ACA or ACCA or similarly qualified accountant with statutory reporting, month end reporting, preparing journals and reconciliations, and control-based experience with at least 2 years PQE of which one has been in industry
• Experience of operating in a month/period end cycle – working to tight deadlines and delivery of a successful month end
• Experience of interpreting and applying new accounting standards
• Experience of delivering process improvement, including driving efficiencies
• Experience of tangible and intangible asset accounting and assessment of impairment
• Experience of coaching junior team members to impart knowledge
• Proven aptitude using accounting systems, ideally SAP, and an ability to understand and adapt to different systems and ways of working
• Proven experience of analysing and interpreting financial data
• Demonstrable ability to articulate and present using effective written and verbal communication skills, including report writing
• Ability to use the Microsoft Office suite, with advanced knowledge of Excel

We are Allwyn UK, part of the Allwyn Entertainment Group – a multi-national lottery operator with a market-leading presence across Europe which includes: Czech Republic, Austria, Greece, Cyprus & Italy.

While the main contribution of The National Lottery to society is through the funds to good causes, at Allwyn we put our purpose and values at the heart of everything we do.  Join us as we embark on a once-in-a-lifetime, largescale transformation journey by creating a National Lottery that delivers more money to good causes.  

We’ve developed ground-breaking technologies, built player protection frameworks, and have a proven track record of making lotteries better. 

• Innovation - We pride ourselves on it! We’re constantly looking for new ways to excite our customers, bringing new products to enjoy which is all underpinned by our responsible play values and making them accessible to all.
• Giving back – Did you know that playing the lottery generates around £30m a week for charities and good causes in the UK? Our aim is to have doubled this number by the end of the first 10-year licence
• Sustainability – Our aim to be net zero by 2030 which would make us the first lottery provider globally to achieve this
• Inclusion and accessibility – We are making all parts of The National Lottery inclusive – whether you play a game in a store or online. 

If you need any assistance or adjustments to this job description or in the application process, please contact a member of the talent team at and we’ll be happy to help. 

**Being the custodians of the National Lottery license is a big responsibility, so all of our roles are subject to extensive background checks**

An inclusive reward offering with wellbeing at the centre…

At Allwyn, we’ve put together a range of inclusive benefits and policies to support our colleagues at every stage of their lives and careers.

Here’s a list of some of the fantastic benefits we offer…

• Company bonus scheme
• Matched pension contributions up to 8.5%
• 26 days annual leave + 2 Life Days (and bank holidays)
• Complimentary Private Medical
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity leave
• £500 wellness allowance
• Access to nutritional advisor and personal trainers
• Discounted Health Assessments
• Complimentary Financial coaching

Our benefits and policies reflect our commitment to wellbeing and inclusivity and are enhanced with features that benefit our colleagues (and their families). By offering a variety of benefits that support our colleagues, we continue to create a place of work where people feel rewarded and can succeed.

A place of belonging…

We want to create one of the UK’s most inclusive organisations – where people can bring the best of themselves, to do their best work, every day, for the benefit of good causes.

Allwyn is an Equal Opportunity Employer which prides itself in being diverse and inclusive. We do not tolerate discrimination, harassment, or victimisation in the workplace.  All employment decisions at Allwyn are based on the business needs, the job requirements, and the individual qualifications.  Allwyn encourages applications from individuals regardless of age, disability (visible or hidden), sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

We are a Disability Confident Leader which means we’ve taken proactive steps to ensure our workplace is accessible and inclusive for disabled colleagues and candidates. As part of this we offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential requirements of the job.

NXTGEN are supporting a high-profile public sector organisation in their search for an Interim Head of Financial Reporting for an initial 6-month assignment (inside IR35). This is a pivotal role within a newly created subsidiary of a complex group, where you will take full ownership of the financial reporting process, embedding robust controls to meet external regulatory requirements.

As Interim Head of Financial Reporting, you will lead the preparation of statutory financial statements under IFRS and draft technical papers for the Executive team. You will also collaborate with the Group Tax function and external auditors at year-end to ensure timely delivery of all submissions. Acting as the technical expert across the business, you will provide guidance to the wider finance team on IFRS and regulatory matters.

Key responsibilities within the role will include:

• Designing financial reporting and control processes for a new subsidiary, ensuring regulatory compliance
• Preparing statutory financial statements and disclosures under IFRS
• Supporting the delivery of consolidated group reporting with senior stakeholders
• Partnering with the Group Tax Manager to align reporting with tax computations and considerations
• Leading the delivery of all external financial reporting requirements
• Identifying gaps or risks in financial controls and implementing improvements

The successful candidate will be a fully qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA or equivalent) with a proven background in technical financial reporting and IFRS. Experience of managing reporting teams in large corporate or complex group structures is essential, while prior exposure to the public sector, third sector, government bodies or housing is highly desirable. The role is a hybrid position and candidates will need to commit to working in the office up to 3 days p/week.

This role requires someone available at short notice, subject to satisfactory completion of basic security checks. Candidates must have full right to work in the UK as visa sponsorship is unavailable.

Freightserve recruitment are looking for a Finance Manager for a well-established Freight Forwarder. The role is based in the Feltham, Middlesex area.

Daily Duties:-

• To manage the account department
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• Accounts payable / receivable
• Sales Ledger
• All Billing
• Credit Control
• Invoicing
• Complete reports (Profit & Loss / Balance Sheets)
• Credit checks
• Liaising with Senior Management / Director
• Dealing with all queries
• P&L Reports
• VAT Returns
• Completing all month end accounts

Required Experience:-

• Knowledge of all Account duties
• Experience within The Freight industry
• Sage experience

As an agency we are a Freight recruitment specialist. We have a fast growing reputation with most Freight related companies. Freightserve has been established since 1992 working within the Freight Forwarding and Shipping industry

Finance Manager

Chessington / Hybrid

55,000-70,000 DOE and qualifications + Bonus and excellent benefits

Full-time, Permanent

I'm partnering with a fast-growing, global business based in Chessington to find a hands-on Finance Manager to lead their experienced finance team. This is a key role for someone analytical, reliable, and confident working across core finance ops, cashflow, intercompany transactions, and audits. You'll partner closely with stakeholders, drive day-to-day performance, and make a real impact in a business undergoing exciting change.

Key Responsibilities

• Successfully lead and manage a busy, fast pace finance department
• Take ownership of daily reconciliations - ensuring accuracy in real-time systems
• Provide financial insight and business partnering to the MD and other Stakeholders across the organisations
• Manage and improve cashflow processes, including multi-currency and intercompany transactions
• Prepare monthly and annual IFRS financial statements and management reports
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and cost reviews
• Manage quarterly group audits and annual statutory accounts
• Support HMRC compliance including VAT, payroll journals, and statutory filings
• Use advanced Excel skills to handle data-heavy processes - most financial reporting is Excel-based
• Oversee credit management processes and customer account setups
• Assist in insurance renewals, FX transactions, and banking operations

Person specification:

• Qualified Accountant (ACCA/CIMA/ACA) or QBE with relevant experience
• Strong Excel and technical skills
• Confident communicator and effective business partner
• Hands-on, detail-focused, and practical
• Thrives in fast-paced, high-volume settings
• Experienced in audits and driving finance process improvements

Shortlisting is underway, with interviews happening imminently. Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity - apply today!

Huntress Search Ltd acts as a Recruitment Agency in relation to all Permanent roles and as a Recruitment Business in relation to all Temporary roles.

We practice a diverse and inclusive recruitment process that ensures equal opportunity for all we work with, irrespective of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. As an organisation, we encourage applications from all backgrounds and will ensure measures are met when required, to allow a fair process throughout.

PLEASE NOTE: We can only consider applications from candidates who have the right to work in the UK.

Finance Manager

Location:  TW8
Sector: FMCG / Manufacturing / Distribution

About the Role

We are seeking a Finance Manager to lead the finance function across UK & European operations in a fast-paced, multi-currency FMCG environment. Reporting directly to the General Manager, this role will take full ownership of financial control, management reporting, and strategic financial planning. The Finance Manager will be a key business partner to the leadership team, driving financial performance, supporting decision-making, and developing a high-performing finance team.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Leadership & Control

• p>Take full ownership of the finance function, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting.

• Oversee monthly management accounts, statutory reporting, and compliance with accounting standards.

• Manage and reconcile all ledgers and oversee month-end close processes.

• Develop and implement robust financial controls and processes.

Commercial & Strategic Support

• Provide strategic financial insights to drive business performance and profitability.

• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-term financial planning.

• Manage working capital, cash flow, and foreign exchange risk.

• Partner with operations, sales, and supply chain teams to provide financial analysis supporting commercial and operational decisions.

Team Leadership & Development

• Lead, mentor, and develop a growing finance team (currently two junior finance staff).

• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and professional development.

• Act as a senior business partner to cross-functional teams and leadership.

Key Requirements

• Qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent) with 5+ years’ post-qualification experience.

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• Proven experience in FMCG, manufacturing, or distribution (UK-based).

• Strong multi-currency, foreign exchange, and financial modelling expertise.

• Advanced Excel and ERP system knowledge (Sage 200 preferred).

• Demonstrated experience in leading teams and influencing senior stakeholders.

• Commercially astute with the ability to drive strategic decision-making.

Benefits

• Competitive salary package

• 25 days holiday + UK bank holidays

• Pension scheme

• Company events and engagement activities

Eligibility: Only candidates with relevant UK finance experience in distribution, FMCG, or manufacturing will be considered. We cannot offer visa sponsorship.