Financial Accountant

Reference
1696
Contract Type
Permanent
Sector
Not For Profit
Location
London
Salary
£50,000 - £58,000
Expiry Date
11/12/2023
You will become part of a close knit team by carrying out accurate and efficient duties in the Financial Accounts team and improve the control environment. This role reports directly to our Head of Financial Accounts

Job Description

This role offers a competitive salary, hybrid working, 28 days holiday a year plus Bank Holidays and 11% pension after one year of service.

Hybrid/London - (1 day in the London office and as required, typically Wednesday)

Salary £50,000 to £58,000 per annum

 About the role

We have an excellent opportunity for a proven Financial Accountant to join our high performing and friendly finance department here at Which?

As our Financial Accountant you will maintain the balance sheet of all companies within the group, ensuring items are being recorded correctly and outstanding items are being chased and cleared. 

You will become part of a close knit team by carrying out accurate and efficient duties in the Financial Accounts team and improve the control environment. This role reports directly to our Head of Financial Accounts

Key responsibilities include: 

Oversee Accounts payable function
Assisting with the year end accounts and statutory audit
Manage the Accounts receivable function
Preparation of balance sheet control accounts
Preparation of monthly and quarterly cash flow forecasts

About you:

Good numeric skills with a good eye for detail.
Good written and verbal communication skills
Excellent time-management skills, and the ability to meet deadlines
Flexibility when faced with changing customer requirement
 An ability to learn and develop new skills
Positive attitude to help support and motivate the wider finance team

 We also have these benefits for you to consider: 

35 hour working week
Award winning pension scheme – when you pay in 3%,?Which? pays?in 6% (rising to 11% after one year of service.) 
Discount site Sodexo which offers large %% off every day shopping 
Annual Award (depending on employee and company performance)
Healthcare insurance & Private medical insurance and opportunity to participate in Vitality rewards programme (at 6 months)
Free life assurance cover (worth at least 4 times?your?annual salary)
Free access to Which? member content and free access to Which? money and legal helplines 
Work from (almost) anywhere” for 4 weeks of the year policy

Our interview process usually involves 2 stages:

Sometimes a chat with a recruiter or hiring manager by phone (typically 30 minutes), followed by
An interview on Google Meet (approximately 45-90 minutes) consisting of values and experience-based competency questions and a role related task on a laptop

About Which?

We promote a great work-life balance(all our roles are now hybrid), offering flexible working options in addition to a full time working week (35 hours) e.g. part time or job shares where possible. If you wish to discuss any of these options, please contact the Resourcing team at resourcing@which.co.uk

Which? is the UK's consumer champion, here to make life simpler, fairer and safer for everyone. Read all about us on our website.

At Which? we value diversity and we're committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone is able to be themselves and to reach their full potential. We want to receive applications from everyone. We believe that a diverse workforce helps us to understand and create a positive impact for consumers.  

As a Disability Confident Employer, we want to ensure that everybody can apply and be part of our recruitment processes and so we'll put reasonable adjustments in place to support you - just let us know on your application. If you need assistance with applying (or would like to apply by phone or post), please do not hesitate to contact recruitment@which.co.uk. Find out about the Disability Confident Interview Scheme and examples of adjustments we offer here. 

We reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any given time due to the number of applications received.

We’re committed to making sure our application process is accessible to everyone who would like to apply for any of our vacancies! Please reach out to resourcing@which.co.uk if you need us to provide an alternative application method to support your accessibility needs.