Financial Control Accountant

Are you looking to launch your career in finance while working towards a professional qualification? Cancer Research UK's Finance Training Academy offers an exciting opportunity to gain hands-on experience across a range of finance disciplines whilst studying towards your ACCA or CIMA qualification. What will I be doing? Working in the financial control team:

• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations.
• Assist in the production of year-end accounting information, liaising with internal and external auditors and monitoring internal financial controls across CRUK.
• Work with the financial control manager and financial control team to regularly review, develop, and improve financial reporting and other control processes.
As a finance trainee:
• Complete structured rotations across key finance functions, including transactional finance, management accounting, financial reporting, treasury and financial analysis.
• Support finance processes including income processing, supplier payments, reconciliations and month-end activities.
• Assist with budgeting, forecasting, management reporting and variance analysis.
• Develop strong relationships across the organisation and become a trusted point of contact.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives across finance processes and reporting.
• Study towards an ACCA or CIMA qualification alongside your role.
  
  A minimum 2:1 degree in any discipline.
• A genuine passion for finance and desire to pursue ACCA or CIMA.
• Strong numerical, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good Excel and IT skills with strong attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Self-motivated and organised with the ability to balance study and work commitments.