Top Accounting Jobs in London

Responsible for financial control and reporting for French banking entities, including monthly and quarterly accounts under French GAAP, balance sheet and P&L reviews, statutory accounts, audit coordination, regulatory reporting support, legal entity governance, and control framework maintenance. The role requires professional accounting qualifications, French and English proficiency, French GAAP expertise, and experience in regulated banking or financial services.

Lead financial control for assigned EMEA legal entities, ensuring accurate books, reporting, statutory statements, audits, and control governance. Oversee close processes, accounting judgments, risk remediation, regulatory and internal reviews, and communication with boards and senior stakeholders. Partner across controller, regulatory reporting, and business teams; assess accounting impacts of products and organizational changes; provide technical guidance; and support finance transformation, process improvement, and system implementation initiatives.

Responsible for monthly group consolidation, intercompany reconciliation, book entries, month-end close, quarterly analytics, SOX controls, audit support, and KPI reporting. The role also drives process improvements, automation, financial systems enhancements, and data integrity while collaborating with technical accounting, finance systems, and stakeholders across the organization.

Deliver month-end close and management accounts across the consultancy’s P&L, including revenue recognition, reconciliations, forecasting, budgeting, billing, cash flow, and variance analysis. Support VAT, tax, audit, financial controls, and executive reporting. Partner with practice leads and operational teams to improve processes, maintain accurate finance data, and develop dashboards using Excel, Power BI, automation, and AI tools.

Supports bookkeeping, accounts payable, bank reconciliations, month-end management reporting, journal posting, balance sheet and intercompany reconciliations, year-end financial statements, and audit preparation. The role also contributes to process improvement and ad-hoc finance projects while collaborating with stakeholders across the business.

Support accounting and financial reporting for Special Purpose Vehicles and capital markets transactions. Responsibilities include preparing trial balances, draft financial statements, management accounts, journal entries, reconciliations, audit schedules, VAT and Corporation Tax returns, and iXBRL tagging. The role involves client and auditor liaison, collaboration across global teams, and participation in finance improvement projects while developing ACCA, IFRS, local GAAP, securitisation, and SPV accounting knowledge.

Own monthly management accounts, accounts payable and receivable, brand payments, tax and compliance support, audit preparation, weekly cash-flow forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis. Improve accounting and reporting processes through automation and AI workflows while collaborating cross-functionally to resolve discrepancies and support accurate, timely financial information.

Owns corporate accounting and reporting for Software Technology Operations, including month-end journals, accruals, reconciliations, fixed assets, depreciation, variance analysis, audit support, and process improvements. Partners with finance and technology stakeholders on purchasing, invoices, tax information, and SAP-related issues. Also provides limited stock accounting and pricing support. The role requires a part-qualified accountant with at least two years of finance experience, strong Excel and SAP skills, and experience with controlled financial closes.

The Group Accountant supports international group financial reporting, consolidation, technical accounting, audits, and compliance with IFRS. Responsibilities include reviewing regional results, foreign exchange and intercompany eliminations, preparing complex accounting analyses, supporting M&A accounting, maintaining global accounting policies, and responding to auditor and stakeholder queries. The role collaborates with finance teams across regions and reports to senior stakeholders in Japan.

Supports group financial reporting, consolidation, technical accounting, audit, and accounting policy updates for a multinational organization. Reviews regional results, investigates reporting queries, applies foreign exchange and intercompany elimination knowledge, and prepares analyses involving IFRS 15, IFRS 16, and IFRS 9. Collaborates with international finance teams, auditors, and reporting stakeholders while ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant internal and external reporting.

Own Preply’s global indirect tax roadmap across multiple jurisdictions, monitor regulatory changes, and translate tax advice into clear, auditable requirements. Draft and maintain tax requirement documents covering VAT/GST logic, tax-engine integrations, and exemptions. Partner with Product, Engineering, PayOps, and Finance Systems to validate implementations, coordinate advisors and vendors, track concurrent workstreams, and maintain documentation of tax positions and decisions.

Lead finance across multiple UK and international entities, managing statutory accounts, Corporation Tax, month-end close, consolidation, cash flow forecasting, budgeting, management reporting, VAT, PAYE, and audit coordination. The role requires hands-on Xero administration, UK GAAP and IFRS knowledge, HMRC and Companies House compliance, and strong multi-currency accounting experience. The successful candidate will provide clear financial insight to leadership and support group-wide financial operations.

Owns monthly management reporting, variance analysis, budgeting, forecasting, balance sheet controls, reconciliations, and financial business partnering for overhead cost areas. The role supports senior stakeholders, improves finance processes and automation, contributes to business cases and investment appraisals, and coaches junior colleagues. A professional accounting qualification and experience in management accounting, month-end reporting, and balance sheet control are required.

Supports financial reporting and control for regulated insurance entities, including monthly and quarterly accounts, statutory accounts, regulatory and industry returns, journals, reconciliations, controls, and committee reporting. The role works with finance teams across the organization, maintains reporting procedures, supports continuous improvement, and meets tight regulatory deadlines.

Entry-level accounting role involving preparation of year-end financial statements, calculation of corporation and personal tax liabilities, tax planning, client relationship development, and completion of a funded AAT study program. The role provides structured training, mentoring, and a personal development plan toward becoming a qualified accountant.

Management Accountant responsible for month-end reporting, end-to-end billing, revenue recognition, reconciliations, audit support, statutory accounts, intercompany reconciliations, and general ledger ownership. The role partners with Commercial Operations, Sales, Credit Control, Financial Accounting, and Finance Systems teams, manages an Accounts Executive, improves billing and reporting processes, and supports ad hoc finance projects.

Own month-end close activities, journals, balance sheet and bank reconciliations, revenue and expense analysis, and intangible asset accounting. Maintain accurate, controlled general ledger records and support regulatory, statutory, tax, and audit reporting. Lead finance process automation and continuous improvement, including AI-enabled tools, while collaborating with FP&A, Tax, Treasury, Accounts Payable, Regulatory Reporting, auditors, and other stakeholders.

Own financial accounting and month-end close across UK and US entities, including journals, reconciliations, audit support, statutory reporting, technical accounting, intercompany accounting, and NetSuite consolidation. Manage the outsourced UK accounting provider, strengthen systems and controls, and oversee revenue recognition, capitalization, and automation initiatives. The role offers growth into Group Financial Controller.

Manage month-end reporting for management partnerships, including management accounts, fee and profit-share calculations, reconciliations, variance analysis, KPIs, budgets, forecasts, and investor reporting. Partner with operational teams and external investors, oversee financial controls and capital expenditure, answer reporting queries, and improve finance processes. The role requires a qualified accountant with strong commercial awareness, advanced Excel skills, and experience in financial reporting and analysis.

Part-time Real Estate Accountant responsible for supporting daily accounting operations, bank reconciliations, accounts payable, property tax accounting, mortgage-related activities, financial reporting accuracy, and compliance with accounting standards and internal controls. The role requires independent work, strong attention to detail, and proficiency with Excel and real estate accounting software.

Prepares monthly and year-end management accounts, budgets, forecasts, variance analysis, and financial models for touring productions and projects. Partners with budget holders, provides actionable financial insight, identifies risks and opportunities, and supports statutory accounts, compliance, and Theatre Tax Relief work. The role also involves developing stakeholder relationships, maintaining high-quality outputs, and deputising for the Head of Management Accounting when required.

Maintain accurate accounting records and financial controls for UK and European legal entities. Responsibilities include balance sheet reconciliations, general ledger reviews, journal preparation, month-end close, variance analysis, cost-center reporting, statutory accounts, tax filings, audit coordination, and board reporting. The role also supports shared-service cost control, transfer-pricing allocations, process improvements, and data migration or system transition projects.

Supports management accounting for a data and analytics business, including revenue recognition, unbilled revenue reconciliations, forecasting, variance analysis, budgeting, timesheet posting, balance sheet reconciliations, contract setup, audit liaison, commissions, and finance support for project teams. The role offers structured development toward ACCA or CIMA qualification and requires strong Excel, communication, organization, analytical, and deadline-management skills.

Own the end-to-end group management accounts process, including month-end close, multi-entity consolidation, intercompany eliminations, reconciliations, reporting packs, investor reporting, and loan book provisions. Improve and automate finance processes, identify reporting bottlenecks, support scalable operations, and coach junior team members. The role requires accurate, deadline-driven reporting and collaboration within a fast-paced financial services environment.

Manage month-end close, reconciliations, audit schedules, budgets, rolling forecasts, cash flow, and monthly management accounts. Build financial models, investigate accounting exceptions, manage supplier invoices and payment runs, verify bank details, file quarterly UK VAT returns with HMRC, and maintain compliance records. The role also supports finance process improvements and communicates financial insights to department heads and non-finance teams.