Financial Accountant
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Financial Accountant at Kooth: London, United Kingdom; On-site; Finance, Legal & Compliance. JobGrid adds normalized role facts, source context, and a path to the employer application page so candidates can compare the listing before applying.
- Location and workplace: London, United Kingdom, On-site
- Role classification: Finance, Legal & Compliance
- Source freshness: checked by JobGrid on 2026-06-10.
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Job Title: Financial Accountant (part qualified)
Reports to: Financial Controller
Direct Reports: 0
Full time position
Location: 3 days a week in our Paddington office
Close Date: 9th June
Kooth PLC are on a mission to use technology as a way to remove any barriers that could prevent someone accessing the mental health support that they need. At Kooth, we create a welcoming space for effective personalised digital mental health care. Kooth's products are available to over 18 million users in the US and UK, who are able to go online and access effective therapy and wellbeing support by speaking to qualified counsellors to manage their mental health in a safe and anonymous way.
Kooth is the longest-established digital mental health provider in the UK, but became the first digital mental health company to list on the London Stock Exchange in 2020, so now is a great time to join and help us support more people towards better mental health.
Role Objective:
We are seeking an ambitious, part-qualified Finance Professional (ACCA/ACA/CIMA) to join our team in a pivotal hybrid role. This position serves as the bridge between core financial accounting and strategic commercial analysis. The successful candidate will take significant ownership of the month-end close while contributing to Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) workstreams. This is an ideal career step for a graduate with a strong academic record who is eager to transition into a role with tangible commercial impact and end-to-end process responsibility.
Responsibilities
Month-End Procedures:
- Assisting in the preparation of monthly management accounts, board slide creation, key balance sheet reconciliations and the preparation of journal entries.
P&L Analysis:
- Investigating variances against budget and providing insights to budget owners and the senior finance team.
Business Partnering:
- Create relationships and collaborate with key stakeholders around the business to gather relevant information and ensure accurate financial data and analysis.
Capitalised Development costs:
- Maintaining the capex workbook, overseeing amortisation schedules and work with our Product and Engineering teams to ensure timecard accuracy.
Tax Compliance:
- Assisting with VAT returns and ensuring compliance with UK statutory requirements.
Process Improvement:
- Identifying and implementing efficiencies within the finance function, particularly around automation and reporting tools.
Audit Support:
- Providing documentation and explanations for year-end audit queries.