Senior Financial Accountant

Senior Financial Accountant 

Full time (34.5 hours) we are open to a conversation about how you work these hours 

Fixed Term Contract (12 Months)

Hybrid - Split between home and our London office - expectations for this role will be once a week in our London Office

Salary - £54500 - £60500

About us

At Macmillan every pound matters. Behind our nurses, support services, campaigns and community programmes is a finance team committed to excellence, integrity and impact. We are now looking for a technically strong and commercially minded Senior Financial Accountant to join us on a 12-month fixed term contract and play a pivotal role in safeguarding and strengthening our financial operations.

This is more than a technical accounting role. It is an opportunity to influence organisation-wide change, lead on complex financial and regulatory matters, and support one of the UK’s most respected charities in delivering vital support to people living with cancer.

About the Role

As Senior Financial Accountant, you will act as the technical lead on accounting and regulatory matters, ensuring compliance across the organisation while driving continuous improvement and strategic financial insight.

You will lead finance input into cross-organisational projects and change programmes, partnering with teams across Macmillan to assess financial accounting implications and deliver robust, future-focused solutions.

You will also be a trusted expert and key point of contact for internal stakeholders, auditors, regulators and advisers, while managing and developing Financial Accountants within the team.

Key responsibilities

• Lead on technical accounting matters, ensuring compliance with SORP and UK GAAP
• Oversee VAT compliance, reporting and annual adjustments
• Manage key elements of the annual group accounts and support Board reporting
• Lead financial accounting input into major organisational change programmes
• Oversee accounting and compliance for subsidiary entities, including lottery and trading operations
• Ensure accurate reporting across corporation tax, regulatory returns and intercompany accounting
• Review investments, balance sheet reconciliations and payroll-related accounting
• Deputise for the Head of Financial Accounting & Tax when required
• Build strong relationships across Finance and the wider organisation to support strategic decision-making

About you

We are looking for a qualified accountant with strong technical expertise, excellent attention to detail and the confidence to challenge, influence and lead.

You will bring:

• A recognised accounting qualification
• Strong technical accounting knowledge, including UK GAAP
• Good understanding of charity accounting and VAT
• Experience leading or supporting complex finance projects
• The ability to interpret, question and challenge financial results and tax treatment
• Strong management and stakeholder engagement skills
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Advanced Excel and strong systems capability
• A proactive, collaborative and solutions-focused approach

Recruitment Process 
Application deadline: 29th May
First interview dates: TBC

To ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for this role, all our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed. 

We are an organisation that is committed to setting candidates up for success, so we can support you to be at your best during the application or selection process, please contact Macmillan TA Team TATeam@macmillan.org.uk for advice, or a conversation on reasonable adjustments.  

We welcome applications from everyone who meet the criteria and strongly encourage individuals to apply who have a disability, impairment or health condition or individuals who identify as Black, Asian or from another minority ethnic background, as these groups are currently under-represented at Macmillan. Our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy here along with our internal employee representation body, ‘Our Voice’ and 8 Employee Network groups help us promote fairness and belonging, becoming an engaged and inclusive organisation for all our people.