Financial Accountant 

About finova  

finova is the UK's largest cloud-based mortgages and savings software provider, supporting over 60 leading lenders, 3000 mortgage brokers and 200 financial institutions.  Our suite of award-winning software includes a Core Banking Platform, Broker Platform and finova Connect, a range of solutions that connect lenders, intermediaries, and consumers. Fast implementation and open architecture are at the centre of our technology, giving our customers the flexibility to integrate into their existing system or configure solutions to meet the needs of their business.   

About the role  

Reporting to the Financial Controller, you will play a pivotal role in our financial control team by helping us to ensure timely and accurate reporting is made that meets all of our compliance and regulatory requirements. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in financial analysis, exceptional attention to detail, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. Your day to day will involve working directly with a spectrum of stakeholders across our business on a variety of tasks, which will include: 

What you will be doing:

Financial reporting 

• Prepare and maintain accurate monthly consolidated financial statements (income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements) for internal and external stakeholders in accordance with IFRS. 

• Perform month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring timely and accurate reporting. 

• Prepare statutory financial statements.  

General Ledger management 

• Maintain the general ledger and work with others in the team to ensure all transactions are recorded accurately and in accordance with company policies and procedures. 

• Reconcile accounts (including intercompany) and resolve any discrepancies or issues in a timely manner. 

Compliance 

• Support external audit processes and ensure audit readiness at all times. 

• Ensure compliance with all relevant financial regulations and standards, including tax (Corporation tax, VAT, PAYE and R&D) compliance and reporting.  

• Stay update to date on changes in accounting standards or tax regulations; share knowledge with others and implement necessary changes to ensure compliance. 

Financial insight 

• Conduct analysis of actuals against budget/forecast and explain variances. 

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders, such as finance, operations and management teams, to provide financial insights and support decision making.  

Process improvements and efficiencies 

• Continuously assess and improve financial processes and systems to enhance efficiency and effectiveness of the finance team and wider Group.  

About You: 

You will be a key finance team member for finova and you will feel comfortable collaborating with other members of the team and wider Group. You will be confident in your technical ability and able to communicate effectively with non-financial staff. In terms of your experience, your attitude is everything, but we'd particularly love to see:   

• Financial accountant experience in a fast-paced, dynamic environment – ideally within a B2B SaaS / tech software industry 

• Experience collaborating with multiple stakeholders within an organisation.  

• Highly organised, efficient, and adaptable; able to proactively plan workload and manage priorities. 

• Ability to work well in a team and with excellent interpersonal skills and positive energy.  

Required Skills & Experience   

• Qualified chartered accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) 

• Minimum 2 years PQE working in a fast-paced SME environment   

• Strong working knowledge of all accounting and financial control processes. 

• Strong understanding of IFRS and UK tax requirements is a must. 

• Excellent accounting background, with experience of consolidations, foreign currencies, share-based payments, business combinations, and R&D capitalization. 

• Understanding of India reporting and tax is desirable. 

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen attention to detail. 

• Experience in the software industry or other technology-driven sectors preferred. 

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across functions and levels of the organization. 

• Strong Excel skills with experience of using tools such as PowerBI 

• High degree of integrity, professionalism, and attention to detail

What will you get from joining the finova family?

Flexible Working:

• 25 days holiday in each calendar year plus bank holidays

• Bank Holiday trading: flexibility to work bank holidays and take another day off that fits your values, beliefs or celebration calendar better

• Increasing your work life balance, holiday trading allows employees to buy an extra 5 days holidays

• Work from anywhere in the world for up to 4 weeks a year

• We recognise the importance of juggling family and work life therefore finova offer a flexible hybrid working policy

• We're open to applicants from all walks of life, please feel free to ask us if you require flexible working and we'll do our best to accommodate

Looking After You:

• Life Assurance, Group Income Protection and Private Medical Insurance

• Pension scheme via Salary Exchange

• Employee Assistance Programme with counselling sessions available

• Virtual GP to save you time in trying to get an in-person appointment

Family Friendly policy:

• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

• Paid time off for fertility treatments and pregnancy loss

Extra Perks:

• Cycle to Work Scheme

• Access to a huge range of benefits & discounts for shops, restaurants and gym memberships

• Free fresh fruit daily

• Share your passions and Interests with like-minded people through our colleague networks and social groups - from book clubs to fitness challenges and group parties

Giving you the chance to give back:

• Give-As-You-Earn scheme allowing you to support your favourite charities straight from your monthly salary

• One days paid volunteering day a year

Equal Opportunity Statement

Diverse teams really are the best teams, we promote a working environment in which diversity is recognised, valued and encouraged. We acknowledge the multi-cultural and diverse nature of the UK workforce and society in general. We are committed to principles of fairness and mutual respect where everyone accepts the concept of individual responsibility. Our policy seeks to ensure job applicants and employees are treated fairly and without favour or prejudice. We are committed to applying this throughout the entire employee lifecycle.

We know that some candidates (and, from the research we've seen, especially women) may feel less inclined to apply for a role if they don't quite meet every requirement of the role. If you like the look of a role but you're not 100% sure if your skillset will meet our requirements, please reach out and we will be happy to talk through your experiences.

Personal Data

finova retains applicants' personal data on our HR System for the purpose of reviewing and evaluating applications and contacting candidates to discuss job opportunities. For unsuccessful candidates, finova will retain your personal data and CV for the duration of 6 months.