Senior Financial Accountant Department: Finance Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time Location: London Description Senior Finance Accountant London At Freetrade, we believe investing should be accessible to everyone. It’s one of the best ways to grow your savings, but for many, it seems complicated, expensive, and out of reach. We’re here to change that. We’re building a team with diverse and unique perspectives to help us on our mission to demystify investing. Our goal is to help our customers achieve better, long-term financial outcomes. In the UK, we now have over 1.6m registered users, offering a range of products like the Freetrade Pension, a stocks and shares ISA, and our premium plan, Freetrade Plus. We’ll be continuing to transform our product, developing new features and introducing new products. We are a young, growing company looking for an ambitious and driven accountant to join our Finance team based in London. This role reports to the Head of Financial Control & Reporting and will have direct exposure and engagement with the Executive team. The role is a key contributor to the Finance team and is a real opportunity for the right person to accelerate their career development towards a finance leadership role. You will Own Month-End Accounting: Oversee the centralised month-end accounting process for Freetrade Limited and its UK and overseas subsidiaries. Technical Lead on Accounting Policies: Be the technical accounting expert for new product launches and strategic initiatives for Freetrade, ensuring compliance with relevant UK GAAP/IFRS standards. Coordinate Audit Process: Serve as the primary point of contact for the external audit team, coordinating all audit activities and leading the preparation of financial statements. Tax Compliance & Advisory: Work closely with our advisors to ensure compliance with all direct and indirect tax-related reporting requirements, including leading our R&D claim and transfer pricing policies. Drive Operational Improvements: Assist the wider Financial Control team in day-to-day operations. Take initiative to identify and implement system, process, and control improvements to drive automation and efficiency. You have You are a qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with at least three years of hands-on experience working with finance teams - experience working in or with UK retail financial services regulated firms would be advantageous. You hold strong knowledge and experience of accounting under UK GAAP/IFRS financial reporting compliance. You’re systems literate with an understanding of system capabilities (experience with Netsuite is a real plus). A desire to learn and really get into the details of a Finance operation, while sharing your experience and knowledge with team members. You’re a self-starter and a problem solver - you will have a structured and systematic way of working, as well as excellent time management. Benefits & Logistics The application process consists of a four stage process. You will initially have a phone interview with one of our internal Talent Specialists, followed by a call with the hiring manager, a technical interview (pair programming exercise and separate open discussion on mobile architecture), and a cultural and behavioural interview. We offer a competitive salary plus stock options and lots of other benefits. You’ll have a stake in the company you’re building, with stock options benchmarked to US companies. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse and representative team. Whatever your race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability - we want to hear from you. We're very open about what we're working on, and the best places to learn more are our buzzing community forum and our blog.