Senior Financial Accounting Analyst (6 Month FTC) Finance The Crown Estate, 1 St James Market

Advert Closes:Monday 1st September

Are you a detail-driven finance professional with a passion for reconciliation and process improvement? We're looking for a Senior Financial Accounting Analyst to help shape the future of financial operations following a major system migration and insourcing project.

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real impact by building robust reconciliation processes and contributing to automation and control initiatives that support The Crown Estate's strategic ambition to modernise and enhance data integrity.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Drive service charge reconciliations and support lease accounting improvements.
• Perform ledger clean-ups, JV consolidation entries, and capital reallocations.
• Prepare and review accurate balance sheet reconciliations and insightful financial reports.
• Support and deliver cross-functional projects and ad-hoc initiatives.
• Champion automation and simplification across financial processes.

What We're Looking For:

• Qualified Chartered Accountant (or equivalent) with post-qualification experience.
• Excellent reconciliation skills and a forensic approach to financial integrity.
• Experience in a group finance function, large private company, or practice.
• Skilled in stakeholder engagement and confident communication.
• Experience with process change and ERP systems (preferred).
• A self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Why This Role Matters:

You'll be at the heart of a transformation journey, helping to build a more efficient, automated, and controlled financial environment. If you're motivated by continuous improvement and want to be part of a team that values innovation and precision, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply now and help us redefine financial excellence.
Our Offering / benefits:

As well as a competitive salary, pension and performance relatedbonus offering, we have a wealth of benefits available ranging from flexible working; market leading family policies and shopping discounts in the West End,to private healthcare; life andcritical illness cover and 28 days holiday with the option to buy more. We value work life balance and your wellbeing highly,enabling you to be your best self to work.

Disability Disclaimer:

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We are happy to offer alternative application methods or formats and can be flexible on our process to enable you to have the best opportunity.

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