Financial Accountant

APCO
London
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Finance & AccountingEducation: certificationSkills: ["Collaboration","Stakeholder management","Communication","Analytical thinking","Process improvement mindset"]

Join the Europe Finance team to support statutory reporting and compliance across multiple European markets. You’ll assist with tax, VAT, treasury, audit support, and governance, while contributing to finance transformation and systems projects. Working closely with regional leadership, local office teams, Corporate Finance, and external advisers, you’ll help improve processes, controls, and automation—ensuring accurate month-end close, forecasting, and timely deliverables.

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APCO
APCO
2 months ago

Financial Accountant

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Job Summary

Join the Europe Finance team to support statutory reporting and compliance across multiple European markets. You’ll assist with tax, VAT, treasury, audit support, and governance, while contributing to finance transformation and systems projects. Working closely with regional leadership, local office teams, Corporate Finance, and external advisers, you’ll help improve processes, controls, and automation—ensuring accurate month-end close, forecasting, and timely deliverables.
Location: London
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Finance & Accounting
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Support statutory reporting requirements across Europe, liaising with local external accounting advisers and coordinating audit deliverables and statutory filings.
  • •Assist with tax, VAT and treasury activities, including VAT reporting and e-invoicing initiatives, liquidity management, and cashflow/cash management analysis.
  • •Support regional audit planning and delivery by preparing audit information, coordinating with local teams and advisers, and tracking open items and deadlines.
  • •Contribute to finance transformation and systems projects, including automation opportunities and improved use of technology, managing European contributions and follow-through.
  • •Review financial accounting processes and controls to simplify, standardise, automate, or strengthen ways of working; support documentation, communication, and training for changes.

Key Requirements

  • •ACA or ACCA qualified accountant, ideally recently qualified with two to three years’ post-qualification experience.
  • •Strong grounding in financial accounting, audit, internal controls, and statutory reporting, including applying technical accounting across multiple jurisdictions.
  • •Ability to analyze and interpret differences between local GAAPs and US GAAP and work effectively with external advisers.
  • •Strong analytical skills to interpret financial information, understand process flows, identify issues, and recommend practical improvements.
  • •Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and comfort using Microsoft business applications; ERP experience is desirable.
Experience:AuditProfessional servicesInternational environmentMulti-entity
Education:Certification / Diploma in ACA/ACCA
Skills:CollaborationStakeholder managementCommunicationAnalytical thinkingProcess improvement mindset
Certifications:ACAACCA
Tech Stack:Microsoft ExcelMicrosoftERPMaconomyE-invoicingVATCashflow forecasting

Company Brief

APCO
Global communications consultancy offering public affairs, strategic communications, crisis management, and stakeholder engagement services to corporations, governments, and nonprofits across sectors and regions.
Industry: Consulting
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Established Company
Funding: Bootstrapped
Headquarters: Washington, D.C., United States
Founded: 1984
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