Senior Technical Accounting Manager

Description

IG Group is a FTSE 100 fintech operating across five continents, serving over 1.3m customers and handling billions of dollars in transactions – built on scale, trust, and proof. We didn't pivot to innovation; it's how we've always operated. What that means for the people who work here is real: genuinely complex problems to solve, the technology and resources to tackle them properly, and the kind of scope that's rare in established businesses.

Desirable

• Proven track record within a banking, CFD, spread betting or broader financial services institution, or a Big 4 banking/financial services advisory practice.

• Demonstrated experience working collaboratively across a team and leveraging external skill sets, rather than working in a silo.

• Demonstrable adaptability and resilience in a fast-paced, tech-led, agile environment.

Role Requirements

• Fully qualified ACA/ACCA accountant, with 3+ years' post-qualification experience in accounting policy, technical accounting, or Big 4 accounting advisory.

• Strong, hands-on knowledge of UK-IAS, particularly in specialised, judgemental areas.

• Comfortable getting into the detail of underlying data where needed, rather than operating at a purely theoretical level.

• Experience reviewing financial statements from a technical accounting perspective, with a focus on the appropriateness of judgements and disclosures.

• Proven ability to act as the go-to for technical accounting matters, driving alignment to the relevant standard among senior leaders and cross-functional teams.

• Strong communication skills, able to turn technical standards into clear, practical guidance for non-finance stakeholders.

• Experience seeing technical accounting conclusions through to practical implementation, not just handing off the theory.

The Perks

• Competitive salary

• Flexible Benefits Package on top of your salary (12%)

• Private medical cover for you and your family

• Life insurance

• Contribution to gym memberships

• 25 Days holiday, with 1 additional day off to celebrate your Birthday & 2 additional days off a year for voluntary work (28 in total)

• The option to buy or sell holiday days.

• Unlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning Platform

• A comprehensive global and local onboarding process

• Employee-led LGBTQ+, Women’s, Black and Parents & Carers networks with an annual budget for organising events & projects that foster an open, diverse and inclusive culture

• Option to participate and create ESG initiatives based on IG Brighter Future Fund

• Enhanced primary (maternity), secondary (paternity), and shared parental pay and leave, as well as a range of support and benefits for parents

How we work

• Own the ambiguity: You'll work through it without a playbook, and get real ownership over how you solve it — excellence isn't optional here, it's the standard you hold yourself to.

• Question everything: Curiosity is our currency — question what exists, and you'll have the platform to define what comes next.

• Deliver at pace: The pace is real, but so is the momentum: deliver at speed, unpick hard problems, and help define the future of fintech.

• Raise the bar: Take your craft seriously, and you'll be surrounded by people who take theirs just as seriously — that's the legacy you're building on, and adding to.

Cross-Group Collaboration

• Build and maintain effective working relationships with Financial Operations, Financial Control, external auditors and advisors.

• Work with local financial controllers across the Group's subsidiaries to understand local GAAP to UK-IAS differences, and assess the impact on Group consolidation.

• Work with Financial Operations and Financial Control to implement new processes and products end-to-end, rather than handing off once a theoretical conclusion is reached.

Accounting Policy & Standards

• Develop and maintain the Group's accounting policies and policy manual as a single source of truth, ensuring consistency across all subsidiaries.

• Track upcoming standards and amendments, including IASB exposure drafts, and lead the Group's adoption of confirmed changes, including impact assessments and implementation plans.

• Lead and own training across the Group, covering new standards and refreshers on existing topics, so teams understand the practical implications.

Technical Accounting & Advisory

• Act as the primary point of contact for complex accounting queries from across the Group, providing expert advice and reviewing positions formed by the business and local financial controllers.

• Undertake ad-hoc technical analysis as required, getting into the detail of the underlying data where needed to reach a robust conclusion.

• Partner with business teams to assess the accounting implications of new products and complex or non-standard transactions prior to launch.

• Translate complex technical standards into clear, actionable advice for non-technical stakeholders across the business.

Financial Reporting & External Audit

• Undertake a technical review of financial statements across the Group, including year-end and half-year reporting, focusing on accounting treatments and disclosures.

• Input into and write sections of Audit Committee papers on key accounting judgements and estimates.

• Lead the dialogue with external auditors on complex and judgemental areas, preparing papers that justify the Group's reported position.