We are recruiting an exciting opportunity for an Accountant to join our Finance team, covering a 12-month period of maternity leave.
The Role
The role will support the Finance team in the accurate and timely reporting of Corporate financial information. This is through monthly management accounts, the annual statutory reporting process for the Group and its subsidiaries (including 2 insurance companies), quarterly profit verification of regulated subsidiaries, and the submission of regulatory reporting.
Responsibilities include:
Timely monthly management accounts preparation and distribution to the Board:
*Producing and reviewing monthly management accounts for the Group.
*Preparing accruals and prepayments.
*Performing variance analysis, and investigating and explaining any deviances from expected results.
*Producing a concise and clear commentary on results for the Board.
Interim and Annual Statutory Accounts:
*Preparation of Group and subsidiary financial information for interim and final audit.
*Assisting with the production of statutory year end reporting, including consolidation of Group accounts, preparation of disclosure notes, and proof checking documents for accuracy.
*Liaising with third parties such as auditors and actuaries.
Quarterly profit verification process:
*Providing reporting schedules for quarterly profit verification reviews for regulated subsidiaries.
Regulatory Reporting:
*Preparation of quarterly and annual regulatory returns (Solvency II QRTs and IFPR returns).
Accounting software – improved use of system functionality:
*Identifying and implementing improvements and efficiencies based on unutilised functionality available within our current systems and processes.
Person Specification
The ideal candidate will be a fully qualified accountant with knowledge of the financial services industry. You will be confident using Microsoft Dynamics general ledger systems, Excel and PowerBI and enthusiastic about using technology to drive continuous improvement in the team.
We offer a competitive remuneration package, including company discretionary bonus, excellent pension contributions, an attractive staff share scheme, BUPA health insurance, buying and selling of annual leave and sponsorship of relevant professional qualifications.
The role is based in our central London office, working a minimum of two days a week in the office and three days a week from home.
About Us
Transact is a leading UK investment wrap platform for financial advisers and their clients. Our culture is collaborative, inclusive and open-minded. We work hard to continually challenge the way we do things to maintain our market leading status.
As a customer-centric and client focused business, we put our clients, like Mrs Miggins, at the heart of everything we do.
Our platform enables clients and their advisers to manage their financial portfolio in one single online place, and is supported by unrivalled personal service. Our goal is to make all aspects of portfolio management as easy and efficient as possible for everyone involved, through the features we develop, our integrations with other systems, and the support we provide.
Our purpose: We enable the Miggins family and their adviser to hold their investments on a single platform across wrappers. We provide custody, tax wrapping, trading and reporting.
Our strategy: We make financial planning easier for advisers by delivering great service. Our platform helps advisers grow revenues and reduce risk and cost in their business. We will always have control of our technology, wrappers and service.
Our values: We do the right thing for customers, advisers, staff, shareholders, suppliers and the wider community.
Transact’s parent company, IntegraFin Holdings plc, is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 index. Established in 2000, today we have over £77.2 billion of funds under direction on behalf of over 249,000 investor clients (as at December 2025).
Equal Opportunities
We provide a diverse and inclusive workplace and ensure that all of our staff respect and understand individual differences. We are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.