Senior Accountant

Marc Daniels are partnering with a FTSE-listed, market-leading organisation based in Maidenhead that is undergoing a period of rapid growth and transformation. This is a fantastic opportunity for a technically strong Senior Accountant to join a high‑performing finance team and play a key role in statutory reporting and performance analysis. This is a 12 month FTC Maternity Cover which requires the candidate to either be immediately available or have a short notice period The Role As a Senior Accountant, you will take ownership of key areas of financial reporting and support the month‑end process, working closely with both Group Finance and commercial stakeholders. You will be hands-on with statutory accounts preparation while also providing insightful analysis to support decision-making. Key responsibilities:

• Preparation of statutory accounts in line with relevant accounting standards, including IFRS 15

• Supporting group reporting processes, ensuring accuracy and adherence to tight deadlines.

• Preparation of monthly management accounts, including P&L, balance sheet and supporting schedules.

• Detailed variance analysis against budget, forecast and prior year, providing commentary and insight to senior management.

• Partnering with finance and non-finance stakeholders to explain results and drive performance.

• Assisting with year‑end audit, acting as a key point of contact for external auditors.

• Supporting continuous improvement of financial controls, reporting processes and systems in a fast‑growing environment.

About You

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent).

• Strong experience in statutory accounts preparation, ideally within a listed or large corporate environment.

• Solid working knowledge of IFRS, with practical exposure to IFRS 15.

• Proven experience producing management accounts and performing detailed variance analysis.

• Confident communicating financial information to non-finance stakeholders.

• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, growing, market-leading business.