Financial Accountant in London Area

Job description

REF: TT53884

Job Title: Financial Accountant

Industry: Private Equity

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Central London

Salary Guide: £60,000 + Bonus

Our client is a well-established PE fund based in London. Due to internal progression they are now seeking a driven and ambitious newly-qualified accountant to join their finance team.

Description

Our client is a well-established private equity fund based in central London. Due to natural progression within the finance team, they are now looking to hire a recently-qualified accountant from a top-tier accounting firm to join their LLP finance team. You would have close interaction with the COO/ CFO and cover financial accounting responsibilities, including the preparation of the annual financial statements and regular reporting, supervision of the outsourced management accounting function, liaising with external auditors and tax advisors, supporting the FP&A function on regular budgeting and forecasting process, and other ad hoc tasks across the corporate entity, tax, and (potentially) fund accounting functions.

Requirements

The successful candidate will have an excellent academic background, be a recently-qualified accountant (ACA/ CA or equivalent), and have been trained in a top-tier accounting firm. You will need excellent technical, communication, and presentation skills and proficiency with MS Excel. Experience of private equity audit is preferred, but is not an absolute prerequisite. The capacity to work four days per week in central London is required.

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Please note that due to the expected volume of applications, we will only be able to respond to those candidates whose experience matches the requirements of our client. We are sorry, but if you have not heard from us within the next ten days, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Walker Hamill has been a specialist finance and strategy recruiter for approaching 40 years. We have an extensive client group, including major multinational listed organisations, private equity backed businesses and privately owned companies. We recruit across all sectors and have particularly strong client relationships in media, retail, pharma/biotech, technology, property/real estate, leisure and business services. Headquartered in London, we have additional offices in continental Europe.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

London Area

Type of Contract

Part-time jobs

Published at

16-12-2025

Profession type

Accountancy

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English