47 Financial Analysis jobs in London

• 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.

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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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

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.

FP&A Manager (Executive Reporting), Financial Services Start-Up, London, £75k + 20% bonus + 20% pension

We are exclusively partnering a leading Financial Institution start-up formed by a group of the UK's top retail banks. This is a newly created role and an outstanding opportunity for a qualified, commercially astute FP&A Manager to join a business leading the UK's financial access.

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The Assembly Finance team is seeking a detail oriented and driven Senior manager, FP&A.

The Senior manager, FP&A role provides an opportunity partner with key stakeholders across the company. In this position, the Senior manager will Support the Senior Director FP&A with responsibility for ensuring the completeness and integrity of forecasts, budgets, tracking performance, managing monthly operating expenses, and using analysis help drive informed decision making.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with the Senior Director FP&A and other business leaders to play a crucial role in planning and assessing the company's performance.
• Manage FP&A analyst.
• Contribute to the development of accounting systems, policies, and procedures.
• Maintain client profitability reporting and forecast.
• Work with Senior Director FP&A and business leaders to maintain revenue forecast and pipeline.
• Work with business leaders and senior director FP&A to plan and carry out annual budgeting and quarterly / rolling reforecasting.
• Work with the accounting team to handle monthly, quarterly, and annual closes, ensuring all expenses are recorded accurately and reconciled to forecast.
• Own cash flow forecasting and management for Assembly Europe working with AP, AR and Billing central services to forecast and manage cash flow.
• Drive operational improvements through automation.
• Collaborate with other key stakeholders to monitor performance, identifying & understanding any differences from our budget plans.
• Build and maintain financial reporting packages and dashboards.
• Conduct research and analysis into issues and questions raised by leadership team to inform decision-making
• Partner with cross-functional teams to help optimise business performance, including identifying trends, gaps, insights, and opportunity areas within the business

About Assembly

We find the change that fuels growth. We're a cutting-edge global agency combining data, tech, and top talent to supercharge the world's best brands. With over a decade in social and environmental impact, we clinched Ad Age’s Purpose-Led Agency of the Year, championing a diverse, purpose-driven culture. 

Join Assembly, and you're instantly with 1,600 digital specialists across 30 global offices, pushing boundaries in omnichannel media, data, and tech to drive brand evolution. 

Requirements

• ACCA qualified or equivalent
• Prior experience in international, multi-currency environment
• Experience within media or marketing services advantageous
• Continuous improvement mindset
• Understand widely accepted accounting principles and financial concepts.
• Approach tasks with ownership, using analytics to guide decisions and solve problems, rather than just reporting results.
• Seek and implement ways to improve, streamline and automate processes
• Well-organised with strong people skills and ability to evaluate and communicate with Clients and Agency leaders

Benefits

In return for your enthusiasm and expertise, we’ll reward you with an enviable range of benefits that include, 24 days holiday a year (increasing by 1 day/year to a max of 30 with every year of service), a day of birthday leave, early finish Fridays, pension, life assurance, enhanced parental leave and access to perkbox.

Equal Opportunities

Assembly is an advocate for equal opportunity in the workplace. We are committed to ensuring equal opportunities regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability and gender identity. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

Social and Environmental Responsibility

At Assembly, we have a responsibility to bring impact into our every day. This means we must always look for ways in which to be conscious citizens in our roles to support society and environmental sustainability. We encourage employees to; be a conscious citizen by actively participating in our organisation's sustainability efforts, help us promote environmentally friendly practices within the workplace, collaborate with community organisations and stakeholders to support initiatives aligned with our company's values, participate in volunteer activities that benefit the community. Employees are also encouraged to make suggestions and evaluate our business practices to identify areas for improvement in social and environmental performance. Employees at Assembly demonstrate commitment to sustainability and inclusivity in their actions and behaviours.

• Prepare accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
• Manage the month-end and year-end close processes, including journal entries and reconciliations.
• Conduct detailed financial analysis, including variance analysis and trend identification.
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards (GAAP/IFRS) and regulatory requirements.
• Liaise with external auditors and provide support during audits.
• Assist in the preparation of budgets and forecasts.
• Develop and maintain strong internal controls over financial reporting.
• Support the implementation and optimization of accounting systems and processes.
• Provide financial insights and recommendations to management.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Professional accounting qualification (e.g., ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in financial accounting and reporting.
• Proficiency in accounting software (e.g., SAP, Oracle) and MS Excel.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP or IFRS.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Ability to work independently and manage deadlines effectively.