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About the Role

The Senior Financial Accountant, Compliance strengthens Sage’s financial control environment and ensures we meet our global statutory, tax, and regulatory obligations. You’ll provide technical accounting expertise, lead compliance activities across multiple regions, and play a key role in Finance transformation, including our new ERP implementation. This is a role for someone who enjoys solving complex problems, shaping better processes, and acting as a trusted partner to teams across the business.

Responsibilities

Strengthen financial controls by leading targeted internal audit reviews, assess risk, and translate findings into practical, scalable improvements.
Provide technical accounting guidance by advising on complex or ambiguous accounting issues, ensuring decisions align with UK GAAP, US GAAP, and evolving regulations.
Deliver statutory and regulatory reporting by managing statutory audits, coordinate with external auditors, and ensure timely filing of accounts, tax returns, VAT/sales tax, PSA, and Companies House updates.
Enhance reporting accuracy by reviewing internal and external reports, validate accounting journals postings, and ensure balance sheet reconciliations are complete and accurate.
Support strategic transactions by contributing to financial due diligence for acquisitions and disposals across international regions.
Help to maintain global transfer pricing compliance and support documentation, policy updates, and alignment across Sage Group.
Drive Finance transformation by finding opportunities for ongoing improvement and embed more efficient, technology‑enabled ways of working.
Support ERP implementation by documenting current processes, map controls, and participate in UAT to ensure compliance and reporting needs are met.

Requirements

A qualified ACA or ACCA accountant possessing strong technical grounding and confidence working in complex environments.
Technically strong, with a proven ability to navigate regulations and handle US and UK GAAP reporting, who has preferably gained experience working in a multinational organisation.
A clear and adaptable communicator, able to translate complex accounting concepts for audiences with varying levels of expertise.
A collaborative problem‑solver who can work independently or with cross‑functional teams to deliver timely, practical solutions.
Confident challenging established practices and influencing improvements across a global organisation.
Motivated by continuous improvement and eager to contribute to Finance transformation and better ways of working.

Skills

Advanced Excel
Data analysis
Identify insights
Support decision-making

Location

Remote
Hybrid

Work Type

Permanent
Full-time
Hybrid working up to 2 days per week in office

Experience Level

Senior

Education Level

ACA or ACCA qualified

Salary/Compensations

£70,000 - £75,000

Benefits

25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) with 2 additional floating personal days
Home working allowance
Life assurance
Income protection
Travel insurance
Private medical cover
Access to the company doctor
Tuition scheme and support for pursuing professional qualifications
Access to Sage books and journals
Variety of snacks and beverages available in the office
Healthy lifestyle reimbursement
Anniversary trips
Access to Company loans (season ticket loan, rental deposit loan, cycle loan)

About the Company

Sage is a global academic publisher of books, journals, and library resources with a growing range of technologies to enable discovery, access, and engagement.
Founded in 1965 by Sara Miller McCune, Sage is controlled by a group of trustees charged with maintaining its independence and mission indefinitely.
Sage supports an equitable academic future, furthers disciplines that drive social change, and helps social and behavioural science make an impact.
Sage builds lasting relationships, champions diverse perspectives, and co-creates resources to transform teaching and learning.
Sage encourages experimenting, taking risks, and investing in new ideas.

Equal Opportunity

We’re a Disability Confident Employer (Level 1).
We’re committed to making our recruitment process accessible and inclusive.
At Sage, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team and to sustaining a culture that celebrates diversity, encourages authenticity, and builds a deep sense of belonging.
We encourage applications from all members of society irrespective of age, disability, sex or gender identity, sexual orientation, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion, or belief as crafting value through diversity is what makes us strong.