Senior Accountant
- Full-time
If you are a newly qualified accountant from an audit background and you’re ready to move beyond audit and build a career in financial advisory working on meaningful projects with real commercial impact this role offers the ideal platform to do so.
You’ll work on high-impact projects that go beyond historical reporting supporting lenders, investors, and management teams with forward-looking analysis, strategic insight, and real business decision-making. From day one, you’ll gain exposure to a wide variety of situations across the corporate lifecycle, developing a deeper understanding of how businesses operate, perform, and grow.
This role offers a clear transition from compliance-focused work into a dynamic, client-facing advisory environment.
- Location: Bristol
- Hybrid working after completion of training.
The role:
You will support a broad range of assignments, including:
- Pre-lending reviews
- Independent Business Reviews (IBRs)
Your responsibilities will include:
- Assisting in the preparation of buy-side financial due diligence reports
- Analysing management accounts, financial data, and broader market context
- Identifying trends, variances, and key business drivers
- Assessing business performance, financial health, and strategic positioning
- Performing sensitivity analysis on forecasts to evaluate risks and opportunities
- Producing clear, insight-led IBR reports with actionable recommendations
- Presenting findings to stakeholders including lenders, investors, and management teams
- Supporting clients in implementing recommendations and monitoring outcomes
- Building strong, trusted client relationships
- Collaborating with colleagues across advisory disciplines
- Working closely with senior stakeholders, including Partners, on live engagements
Skills /Experience required:
- Qualified ACA / ACCA (or equivalent)
- Background in audit, transaction services, or advisory
- Strong Excel and financial analysis skills
- Understanding of UK SME lending and debt structures (or a desire to develop this)
- Ability to translate financial data into clear, commercial insight
- A genuine interest in how businesses operate beyond the numbers
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