Acquisitions Accountant

ELEMENT RECRUITMENT LIMITED · Swindon, South West

Acquisitions Accountant at ELEMENT RECRUITMENT LIMITED, based in Swindon, South West. This is a permanent role.

Salary
Competitive
Location
Swindon, South West
Contract
Permanent
Posted
1 week ago
Closes
5 Sep 2026
Sector
Accountant

Reference https://www.element-recruitment.co.uk/job/acquisitions-accountant-5310.aspx

About the role

Corporate Finance Manager | Swindon | £55,000 - £67,500 + Benefits

Leverage your technical expertise in a fast-paced, acquisitive environment.

We are currently partnering with an innovative organisation undergoing a significant period of strategic expansion, seeking a sharp Corporate Finance Manager to join their central team. We are looking for either experience of auditing transactions or experience in Lead Advisory or Transaction Services. This role offers an exceptional platform to apply your skills to "live" in-house deals within a market-leading group. You'll support acquisitions and disposals end-to-end, leading on financial due diligence and integration, supporting sell-side activity, and ensuring accurate IFRS accounting throughout each transaction. 

The Role:

In this role, you'll take ownership for three core areas: Due diligence, transaction accounting and finance integration.

  • Support buy-side financial sue diligence, including quality of earnings, working capital and net debt analysis
  • Review target accounting policies and assess alignment to IFRS and Group Accounting policies
  • Completion of accounts and earn-outs, support deal funds flow preparation and execution
  • Prepare acquisition accounting under IFRS, including goodwill and purchase price allocation 
  • Prepare technical accounting papers to support acquisition / disposal accounting, valuations and key judgements
  • Support monthly group consolidation, audit process etc.

Your Profile:

  • ACA / ACCA qualified 
  • Experience in M&A, transaction accounting or transaction services 
  • Strong IFRS knowledge
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Commercially minded and strong Excel skills

You do not want to miss out on this opportunity. To discuss further, call Tora on [phone removed] / [email removed] or click "APPLY!"

#ACA #M&A #CorporateFinance #Transactionservices

Reference: https://www.element-recruitment.co.uk/job/acquisitions-accountant-5310.aspx · Posted 1 week ago · Closes 5 Sep 2026 · Listed via ELEMENT RECRUITMENT LIMITED

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