A well-established and highly regarded business services group based near Hertford, Hertfordshire is looking to appoint a Qualified Senior Accountant to join its growing finance team. This is an excellent opportunity to step into a genuinely varied role within a company that puts its people first — think supportive leadership, clear progression, and a culture that actually delivers on the employee-focused promise.
  
About the Role
If you''re a qualified accountant with strong technical foundations and you''re ready to make your next move count, this one is worth a closer look.
  
Responsibilities

• Taking ownership of month-end and year-end processes, ensuring accuracy and timely delivery
• Preparing statutory accounts, management accounts and financial reporting packs for senior stakeholders
• Business partnering with internal teams and department heads — providing insight, challenge and commercial guidance
• Supporting budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis to drive better decision-making across the business
• Managing balance sheet reconciliations, journals and accruals with confidence and precision
• Liaising with external auditors and playing a lead role in year-end audit preparation
• Contributing to process improvements, systems development and finance efficiency projects
• Mentoring junior members of the finance team and helping shape their development  

• ACCA, ACA or CIMA qualified — fully qualified with a solid post-qualification track record  

• Extensive experience gained within a business services, commercial or multi-entity environment
• Strong technical accounting knowledge and confidence with UK GAAP / IFRS
• Advanced Excel skills
• A commercial mindset — someone who can look beyond the numbers and add strategic value
• Excellent communication skills, comfortable engaging with stakeholders at all levels
• Naturally organised, deadline-driven, and able to juggle competing priorities without dropping the ball