Senior Financial Accountant

Senior Financial Accountant | English Heritage | £59,469 - £62,301 | London (hybrid, 2 days PW) | Permanent

English Heritage are excited to be recruiting for a newly created Senior Financial Accountant position which will be a crucial role leading a small Financial Accounting team. It will be responsible for the preparation of the annual statutory accounts and for managing the external audit cycle and taking a lead on the Charity's annual tax planning, developing the tax strategy, mitigating risk and maximising recovery. We need a technically strong accountant who has a keen knowledge of the latest developments impacting the Charity's financial accounting and reporting and will take the lead in resolving financial accounting queries.

Key Responsibilities

• Owning the year end process, audit and preparation of the annual statutory accounts for the Charity and trading subsidiary in line with Charities SORP.
• Engaging with external auditors and internal auditors and leading on the implementation of audit recommendations as appropriate.
• Leading the Charity's annual tax planning work, supporting the Finance Director in developing the tax strategy and resolving tax queries internally
• Keeping abreast of developments impacting financial accounting and reporting and leading in the implementation of changes as appropriate. Leading in the resolution of financial accounting queries.
• Reporting to the Financial Controller and managing a small Financial Accounting team.
• Developing cashflow forecasting and managing cash balances in line with the Investment Policy.
• Owning, developing and managing the processes for monitoring and releasing restricted reserves.
• Leading process review and improvements as appropriate.

Person Specification

• A fully qualified chartered accountant
• Sound understanding of tax matters ideally within a non-profit setting (VAT, including partial exemption, Corporation Tax, option to tax, capital good scheme etc.)
• Experience of working in, or audited, a financial control function in a complex organisation
• Strong understanding and experience of statutory accounting experience
• Previous experience in managing or supervising a team
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong technical skills and advanced level Excel capabilities

Who you'll work for

English Heritage cares for over 400 historic monuments, buildings and places. Through these, we bring the story of England to life for over 10 million visitors each year.
They offer excellent benefits including generous holiday, pension contribution and flexible working with a hybrid policy of at least 2 days in the office per week. English Heritage is passionate about ensuring they're an organisation where everyone is valued, respected and supported, and Equality Diversity and Inclusion is at the heart of how their recruitment process. Applicants from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

Interviews will be held w/c 24th November 2025.

Please contact Imogen Brown at Altum Consulting for more information on imogen.brown@altumconsulting.com