Financial Accountant

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Location: Hybrid - Sheffield (S11) - 3 days a week in office

Contract: Permanent

We are seeking a technically strong Financial Accountant to join our Sheffield-based Group Finance team. This role offers broad exposure across month‑end and year‑end reporting, capitalisation of staff costs, external audit, technical accounting, group consolidations, and the development of high‑quality statutory information. It is an excellent opportunity for an ACA/ACCA‑qualified accountant, likely a first or second mover from practice or someone with equivalent industry experience, who is looking to apply strong technical accounting expertise within a fast‑paced and evolving group environment.

Act as a key participant in the year‑end process with significant ownership of critical deliverables.

Serve as a core member of the client‑side audit team, managing efficient audit support, evidence preparation, and issue resolution.

Produce statutory accounts for all eight group companies, including preparation of two group consolidations, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely submission.

Elevate statutory and annual reports to "best‑in‑class" through improved disclosures, narrative quality, and alignment to evolving reporting standards.

Prepare complex technical accounting papers—such as Going Concern assessments, impairment reviews, and other ad‑hoc technical analyses—providing clear recommendations aligned to IFRS/FRS 102 requirements.

Design, implement & lead continuous monthly processes to determine internal staff costs for capitalisation including defining capitalisable projects and validating time records in collaboration with Project Managers and Engagement Managers across both Published Content & Software/Technology.

Working with the Management Accountant, be involved in the monthly Group balance sheet reconciliation process, delivering high‑quality reconciliations and robust supporting evidence each month, including over judgemental areas of the balance sheet (eg. Capitalised staff costs).

Maintain and enhance process and control documentation, contributing to the creation and ongoing development of the Group Finance Manual.

ACA or ACCA qualified

Ideal for a first or second time mover from practice, or an industry mover with significant year‑end audit & accounts preparation experience, proficient in IFRS reporting

Deep understanding of and experience with IAS 38 (capitalisation of development costs)

Strong technical accounting knowledge with experience preparing or auditing statutory accounts and technical papers.

Detailed knowledge & experience of statutory accounts preparation

Confident working with complex data, multiple entities, and consolidation structures.

Able to build strong relationships across finance and operational teams.

Proactive, organised, and able to drive continuous improvement in processes, controls, and reporting quality.

Finance system implementation experience is a plus, but not essential.

In return for everything you can bring, we can offer you an exciting role in a fast‑growing and dynamic business, with plenty of career opportunities.

A friendly, welcoming and supportive culture. We believe work should be fun and always put people before the process

Diversity, inclusion and belonging - our Employee Network Program includes working groups for LGBTQ+, People of Colour, Disabilities (visible and invisible), Women in Tech and Working Parents.

From day 1 - Westfield Health, 33 annual leave days per year (pro‑rata) inclusive bank holidays, a "Me" day each year, a charity day each year, flexible working policy with opportunities to work from home and Twinkl subscriptions.

Quarterly company awards programme

Seasonal events

Cervical and Prostate screening

Company sick pay after 3 months of service

After probation - cycle‑to‑work scheme

Long‑term service reward - Life insurance, enhanced pension contribution, enhanced maternity pay, enhanced adoption pay and enhanced paternity pay, long service award, long service annual leave