Senior Financial Accountant

Cirencester, England, United Kingdom

7/23/2025

Are you ready to chart your own career path? At SJP we need talented individuals like yourself to support our evolving culture. If you’re seeking an employer that is passionate about excellence, innovation and autonomy, SJP could be the place for you.

At a glance:

Location: Cirencester Office

Workplace Type: Hybrid

Employment Type: Permanent

Seniority: Mid-Senior Level

Responsible for the oversight and delivery of the SJPPS monthly management accounts and associated financial, regulatory and statutory reporting.

What you'll be doing:

• Delivery and ownership of the SJPPS monthly management accounts.
• Review, challenge and sign-off the monthly SJPPS controls pack.
• Provide senior management with relevant commentary as to the financial performance of the business on a monthly basis (variance to prior year & forecast)
• Own and develop the SJPPS monthly MI and forecasts (cash and accounting).
• Process improvement – drive for continued process improvement and efficiencies in the delivery of information and reporting.
• Statutory reporting – own and deliver the SJPPS statutory accounts and manage external audit queries.
• Regulatory reporting – oversight and delivery of relevant regulatory returns.
• Business partner with the Partner Finance, Corporate strategy and Treasury teams to ensure any financial reporting Impacts of their activities are fully understood and communicated.
• Intercompany champion - oversight of the Group intercompany balances and matrix
• Attendee of the Treasury Committee, keeping Financial reporting abreast of relevant Issues.
  
  

Other tasks:

• SJP Partner Loans No.1 Ltd:
• Review and challenge the monthly management accounts and controls pack
• Statutory reporting – own and deliver the statutory accounts and manage external audit queries.
• Delivery and ownership of the monthly management and statutory accounts of minor entities within the Group as required.
• Ownership of the Group Partner loan and borrowing notes.
• Treasury – Carry out the responsibilities required of an appointed payment authoriser.
• Assist the wider finance team in ad-hoc tasks/project work as required.
  
  

Essential Criteria

• In depth knowledge of financial accounting and ability to understand and interpret financial information.
• Strong statutory accounting knowledge
• Competent in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Must be a qualified accountant as recognised in the UK i.e. ACA, ACCA, CIMA etc.
  
  

Desirable Criteria

• Experience of the financial services sector is desirable, in particular, familiarity with debt instruments and special purpose vehicles.
• Experience with PowerQuery
  
  

What's in it for you?

We reward you for the work you do, whether that’s through our discretionary annual bonus scheme that reflects both personal and company performance, competitive annual leave allowance (28 days plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase an additional 5 days), or online rewards platform with a variety of discounts.

We also have benefits to support whatever stage of life you are in, including:

• Competitive parental leave (26 weeks full pay)
• Private medical insurance (optional taxable benefit)
• 10% non-contributory pension (increasing with length of service)
  
  

Reasonable Adjustments We're an equal opportunities employer and want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible and inclusive for all, if you require reasonable adjustment(s) at any stage please let us know by emailing us at [email protected]

Research tells us that applicants (especially those from underrepresented groups) can be put off from applying for a role if they do not meet all the criteria or have been on an extended career-break. If you think you would be a good match for this role and can demonstrate some transferable experience please apply, regardless of whether you tick every box.

What's next?

If you're excited about this role and believe you have the skills and experience we're looking for, we'd love to hear from you! Please submit an application by clicking ‘apply’ below and our team will be in touch.

As a business regulated by the FCA we would advise you to familiarise yourself with the conduct regulations and in particular consumer duty obligations prior to an interview with SJP.