Financial Accountant

• Join Awin, part of the Axel Springer group, as a Financial Accountant in London on a hybrid basis. • Support and oversee key accounting and reporting activities for Awin Ltd in the United Kingdom. • Work closely with the Head of Accounting, UK & Americas on month-end and year-end close. • Support IFRS Group reporting, UK statutory reporting, audit coordination, and VAT compliance. • Partner with Group Finance, Group Tax, FP&A, Payroll, auditors, advisers, and business stakeholders. • Strengthen controls, improve documentation, and support the harmonisation and automation of finance processes. • Work a four-day Flexi-Week at full pay, with no reduction to your annual holiday allowance.

• Bring 3+ years of experience in financial accounting, including month-end close and external audit support. • Bring proven practical knowledge of IFRS and UK GAAP (FRS 102), and research and apply accounting guidance confidently. • Bring experience supporting the preparation or coordination of UK statutory financial statements and schedules. • Understand UK VAT and related compliance obligations. • Be a qualified or part-qualified accountant such as ACA, ACCA, or CIMA, or bring demonstrably equivalent experience. • Apply strong analytical and problem-solving skills with sound judgement and close attention to detail. • Communicate confidently with auditors, advisers, Finance colleagues, and other stakeholders. • Bring advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including reconciliations, structured financial data, and reporting schedules. • Bring practical experience using modern ERP and financial reporting systems. • Identify and support opportunities for finance process automation and standardisation. • Be able to work from the London office on a hybrid basis.

• Bring experience in an international finance environment working with global stakeholders. • Bring experience providing accounting information to tax specialists or advisers. • Bring hands-on experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365. • Bring knowledge of consolidation and reporting tools such as Lucanet.

• Support and oversee accounting and reporting for Awin Ltd under IFRS and UK GAAP, coordinating the monthly and annual close. • Run a high-level month-end review of key accruals, prepayments, and provisions prepared by the Finance Services team. • Review journals, reclassifications, and accounting judgements as required. • Review and support accounting for fixed assets, payroll, intercompany balances, cash, and foreign currency revaluation. • Maintain the close timetable and checklist so responsibilities, deadlines, and dependencies are clear. • Review balance sheet reconciliations and ensure reconciling items are investigated and resolved on time. • Coordinate intercompany confirmations and resolve differences promptly. • Support interim and year-end audits, reviewing schedules and evidence before submission. • Coordinate responses to audit queries and resolve matters within agreed timelines. • Support the preparation, review, and submission of VAT returns and related compliance activities. • Coordinate with People & Culture and Payroll on payroll submissions, journals, and reconciliations. • Maintain process documentation, accounting calendars, and handover materials, and identify automation opportunities.

• Work a four-day Flexi-Week at full pay, with one lighter or fully disconnected day per week and no cut to your holiday allowance. • Work flexibly through a hybrid model built around collaboration, trust, and autonomy. • Receive a monthly work expense contribution plus a home working furniture package. • Receive regular pension contributions. • Access private medical insurance covering health, vision, and dental treatments. • Save on commuting through electric vehicle leasing and Cycle to Work schemes. • Save on childcare costs through the Workplace Nursery salary sacrifice scheme. • Access health and wellbeing initiatives, learning through Awin Academy, and peer recognition programmes.

Established in 2000, Awin is an affiliate marketing network with a dynamic, social, and inclusive culture, powering a vision to build the world’s leading open partner ecosystem. Its network of affiliate partnerships is diverse and transparent, and the company champions uniqueness and authenticity across its global team. Awin is part of the Axel Springer group.