FCA Regulatory Reporting Accountant

Overview

In this Financial Controller role, you will lead UK finance operations within a FCA-regulated broking/trading environment, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting across multiple entities. You will partner with the CFO and senior stakeholders to drive efficiency, improvements, and growth opportunities, while developing and guiding a team of assistant accountants. The role combines hands-on financial control with strategic oversight of management, statutory reporting and audit liaison. You will shape processes, automation, and controls to support a fast-paced, global business.

Responsibilities

• Oversee end-to-end finance operations for in-scope entities
• Produce monthly management accounts, P&L, balance sheet and cash flow with commentary
• Review and challenge monthly accounts and supporting schedules
• Maintain balance sheet reconciliations and provide analytical insights
• Drive process improvements, automation, and internal controls
• Ensure timely statutory reporting, annual accounts and tax filings
• Manage the audit process and liaise with external auditors
• Support the CFO in leading the UK finance function and identifying efficiency/growth opportunities
• Lead and develop a team of assistant accountants
• Oversee transaction reporting and ICARA-related activities where applicable

Key requirements

• Qualified accountant (ACA/CIMA/ACCA)
• Strong technical accounting experience in a complex/global setting
• Experience in FCA-regulated broking/trading environments preferred
• Proven ability to interpret complex financial information for varied audiences
• Demonstrated capability to drive financial reporting accuracy and controls
• Strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills
• Experience coordinating audits and statutory/management reporting
• Understanding of P&L drivers, balance sheet dynamics and business metrics

• collaboration across finance and senior stakeholders
• clear and concise communication
• problem solving and analytical thinking
• management accounting
• statutory accounting
• balance sheet reconciliations

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