Senior Financial Accountant

Do you want to be part of one of the UK’s fastest growing FMCG brands? Are you looking for a big challenge with huge potential for growth?

Biotiful Dairy is the category leading Kefir producer and we have big ambitions. We are a fast-growing, pioneering, and ethical business who take pride in sharing our delicious and super healthy range of gut-friendly products with the increasingly health-conscious UK consumer.

To help us on this journey, we are looking for a Senior Financial Accountant to join our Finance Team; you will be a key member of the team, responsible for delivering accurate, timely and compliant financial reporting in a fast-paced FMCG environment. Operating as part of a high-growth business within a larger group, the role ensures alignment to group policies, accounting standards, and tight reporting deadlines.

This is a senior individual contributor position , requiring strong technical accounting skills, a continuous improvement mindset and the ability to work cross-functionally with commercial, operational and group stakeholders.

Package: Competitive + bonus

Contract: Permanent

Location: Hammersmith / 3 days pre week on site

What you’ll do Own and execute the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes to meet internal and group reporting timelines.

Prepare and review key journals, reconciliations and supporting schedules.

Produce management reporting outputs and factual variance commentary, collaborating closely with the Senior Finance Manager on commercial interpretation.

Ensure compliance with group reporting frameworks, accounting policies, and IFRS/UK GAAP  requirements. Act as the primary coordinator for external audit, ensuring clear documentation, reconciliations, and process transparency.

Support preparation of statutory accounts and regulatory reporting.

Monitor changes in accounting standards, industry practices, and group policy updates.
Maintain strong financial control standards across inventory, promotional spend, balance sheet items and financial operations.

Identify and drive improvements in the efficiency, accuracy and automation of reporting and month-end routines.

Document and enhance accounting policies, procedures, and control frameworks.
Work closely with Operations, Supply Chain, Sales, Commercial Finance and the Senior Finance Manager to ensure accurate data flows and understanding of financial drivers.

Collaborate with the AP/AR Supervisor to ensure ledger accuracy and control, without performing transactional processing.

Provide technical accounting guidance to finance and non-finance stakeholders.

What you’ll bring

Essential Fully qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent).

Strong financial reporting and month-end close experience ideally in FMCG, manufacturing, consumer goods, retail, or similar operationally complex environments.

Experience with inventory and cost accounting (e.g., standard costing, variances, landed cost, stock reconciliations, promotional allowances).

Experienced in working within group reporting environments with tight deadlines and defined standards.

Advanced Excel skills and strong proficiency with ERP/accounting systems.

Proven track record in improving processes, controls and reporting accuracy.

Desirable Experience in high-growth or scale-up organisations.

Familiarity with group consolidation systems (e.g., BPC, HFM, One Stream, Cognos, Net Suite, SAP).

Exposure to continuous improvement, automation, or Lean methodology.

Key Competencies & Behaviours High personal accountability and attention to detail.

Able to work at pace while maintaining high standards.

Problem-solving, curious and improvement minded.

Strong communication and business partnering skills.

Professional, collaborative, and comfortable challenging assumptions constructively.

Success Measures (6–12 Months) Month-end close delivered accurately and on time to internal and group deadlines.

Clear, well-documented and audit-ready balance sheet reconciliations.

Improved visibility and reliability of inventory and margin reporting.

Documented and embedded process and control improvements.

Positive stakeholder feedback and strong cross-functional relationships.

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