Financial Accountant

Overview

In this Financial Accountant role, you own key areas of the monthly, quarterly and year-end reporting, ensuring accuracy and timely delivery. You’ll work across the balance sheet, P&L and cash flow to provide reliable financial insight. The role blends hands-on reporting with data analysis and process automation to improve efficiency and quality. You’ll operate in a fast-paced, multinational environment undergoing growth and change, collaborating with Finance teams to drive better decision-making. Your work supports governance, controls and continuous improvement as Legend scales post-acquisition.

Responsibilities

• Own monthly, quarterly and year-end reporting cycles ensuring accuracy and timeliness
• Prepare, review and improve balance sheet reconciliations, supporting schedules and working papers
• Analyze performance across balance sheet, P&L and cash flow to identify trends, risks and opportunities
• Build, improve and automate reporting processes using Excel and data tools
• Use data insights to challenge processes and simplify, standardise and enhance Finance operations
• Partner with Finance Operations, FP&A and wider Finance teams to improve information quality and usefulness
• Support audit, governance and control activities throughout the reporting cycle
• Contribute to wider Finance projects and improvements during growth and post-acquisition integration

Key requirements

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA or equivalent)
• Experience in financial reporting, management accounting or similar environment with ability to own parts of the reporting cycle
• Strong understanding of financial reporting fundamentals across balance sheet, P&L and cash flow
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to turn data into insight
• Advanced Excel skills with handling of large datasets
• Proven experience improving reporting processes and automating manual tasks
• Experience with data tools such as Power Query, Alteryx (advantageous)
• Attention to detail with focus on accuracy, controls and high-quality outputs
• Proactive, curious mindset with ability to challenge processes and take ownership
• Strong communication and collaboration across Finance and wider business
• Experience in fast-paced, multinational or listed environments or post-acquisition change (advantageous)

• analytical mindset
• proactive problem-solving
• strong communication
• Excel (advanced)
• Power Query
• Alteryx

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