Senior Financial Accountant (9 Months Fixed-Term)

The role

You will own key areas of the profit and loss account and balance sheet and produce management reporting. You will support the month-end close and work with FP&A and stakeholders across the business.

What you will do

• Own key areas of the profit and loss account and balance sheet, ensuring accurate and timely reporting.
• Produce insightful management reporting that supports business performance and decision-making.
• Partner with FP&A and stakeholders across the wider business to understand financial performance and support budgeting activities.
• Maintain a robust financial control environment, identifying risks and contributing to successful audits.
• Take ownership of key month-end activities, ensuring deadlines are consistently met to a high standard.
• Review, challenge and improve existing financial processes, identifying opportunities to drive efficiencies across the team and wider business.

Required qualifications

• Qualified accountant (ACA or equivalent) with at least two years' post-qualified experience and strong technical accounting knowledge.
• Proven experience across both financial and management accounting.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a proactive, can-do approach.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to build trusted relationships across the business.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail and a commitment to producing high-quality, accurate work.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced and evolving environment.
• Experience partnering with senior stakeholders, including colleagues outside of Finance.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a small team while confidently taking ownership of individual responsibilities.

Nice to have

• Experience within technology, e-commerce or retail.

Benefits

• Competitive pay and bonuses.
• Generous pension plans, staff discounts and share schemes.
• Private healthcare (UK), dental, life insurance and mental health support.
• Generous holidays, hybrid working and opportunities for international working.
• Learning allowances, coaching and development programs.
• Regular awards, charity support, length of service awards and volunteering days.

Before you apply

• The interview process has two stages: Stage 1 with the Hiring Manager and a Finance team member (30–45 minutes); Stage 2 with the Head of Financial Control and a senior Finance team member (30–45 minu
• One interview stage will be in person, shared during the screening call.
• Candidates can request reasonable adjustments during the interview process.

About the company

Buyagift and Red Letter Days are the UK's gift experience providers, offering a range of 4000+ experiences. They are part of the Moonpig Group.