Financial Accountant (Part Qualified)
About this role
We are looking for an ambitious and talented Financial Accountant to join our UK Finance Team. This is a great role for someone who is looking to develop their accounting skills and learn from a highly skilled and motivated team in a fast-paced SaaS Technology environment.
This role is important in our Finance team, and you will play a key part in ensuring the financial records of the Group are accurate, complete, and reliable.
What you will be doing:
As a Financial Accountant, you will get involved in:
Perform month-end accounting activities, including preparation of journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, and profit and loss analysis
Support the implementation of new finance systems, including the development and embedding of new controls and processes
Assist with the annual statutory financial audit, including preparation of supporting documentation and responding to audit queries
Oversee cash reporting for the business, including preparation of weekly cash flow forecasts and liaising with banking partners
Gain exposure to FX hedging, including forecasting currency requirements, contributing to hedging strategies, and supporting the implementation of the company’s hedging policy
Support tax reporting across the group, including VAT, UK corporation tax, and US taxes
Prepare technical accounting papers and support the implementation and maintenance of financial accounting policies
Collaborate with wider Finance teams and key stakeholders, including senior management, to provide financial insights and support decision-making
Contribute to ad-hoc tasks and drive continuous process improvement initiatives
Responsibilities
- Perform month-end accounting activities, including preparation of journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, and profit and loss analysis
- Support the implementation of new finance systems, including the development and embedding of new controls and processes
- Assist with the annual statutory financial audit, including preparation of supporting documentation and responding to audit queries
- Oversee cash reporting for the business, including preparation of weekly cash flow forecasts and liaising with banking partners
- Gain exposure to FX hedging, including forecasting currency requirements, contributing to hedging strategies, and supporting the implementation of the company’s hedging policy
- Support tax reporting across the group, including VAT, UK corporation tax, and US taxes
- Prepare technical accounting papers and support the implementation and maintenance of financial accounting policies
- Collaborate with wider Finance teams and key stakeholders, including senior management, to provide financial insights and support decision-making
- Contribute to ad-hoc tasks and drive continuous process improvement initiatives
- 2+ years of relevant experience in a similar fast-paced environment
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Excellent communication and organisational skills
Requirements
- Good Excel/Google Sheets skills
- Part-qualified ACCA/CIMA/ACA
- Numerical degree
- Equity participation in our innovative mission to combat financial crime
- Unlimited Time Off Policy to promote work-life balance and well-being
- We embrace a hybrid approach that requires employees to be in the office for two days a week. We strongly believe that this approach fosters collaboration and enables the building of meaningful relationships
- Opportunities for collaboration and career development with smart, like-minded professionals
- Annual learning budget to support professional growth
- A home office budget to support working from home
- Enhanced parental leave and childcare benefits
- Life insurance and medical coverage through BUPA, including pre-existing conditions
- Pension contribution through The People's Pension
About ComplyAdvantage
We’re looking for a smart and motivated individual who takes pride in their work and contributes to an informal working environment. As a Financial Accountant, you will have: 2+ years of relevant experience in a similar fast-paced environment Meticulous attention to detail Excellent communication and organisational skills Good Excel/Google Sheets skills Part-qualified ACCA/CIMA/ACA Numerical degree What’s in it for you? Equity participation in our innovative mission to combat financial crime Unlimited Time Off Policy to promote work-life balance and well-being We embrace a hybrid approach that requires employees to be in the office for two days a week. We strongly believe that this approach fosters collaboration and enables the building of meaningful relationships Opportunities for collaboration and career development with smart, like-minded professionals Annual learning budget to support professional growth A home office budget to support working from home Enhanced parental leave and childcare benefits Life insurance and medical coverage through BUPA, including pre-existing conditions Pension contribution through The People's Pension Our mission is to empower every business to eliminate financial crime. By harnessing AI, a unified platform, and an extensive partner ecosystem, we help customers turn compliance into a catalyst for growth, operational resilience, and enduring regulatory trust. More than 3,000 enterprises across 75 countries rely on our end-to-end platform and the world’s most comprehensive financial crime risk intelligence. With full-stack agentic automation, we help organizations automate up to 95% of KYC, AML, and sanctions reviews, cut onboarding times by 50%, reduce false positives by 70%, and handle 7x more work with the same staff. ComplyAdvantage is headquartered in London and has global hubs in New York, Lisbon, Singapore, and Cluj-Napoca. It is backed by Balderton Capital, Index Ventures, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Goldman Sachs, and Andreessen Horowitz. Learn more about compliance re-engineered for the age of AI at complyadvantage.com.