About the role
About Us:
At Hive, we’re in the business of helping businesses – and it all starts with people.
From ambitious start-ups to industry giants, we partner with organisations to solve real-world challenges through smart, human-centred solutions. Whether it’s navigating change, designing future-ready org structures, refining talent strategies, or building a thriving culture from the ground up, we bring energy, empathy, and expertise to every challenge.
This is People Solutions done differently. We’re hands-on, strategic, and unafraid to get into the messy middle of things, helping our clients attract, retain, and empower the people who drive their success.
From HR transformation and leadership development to policy design and workforce planning, we make work work better for everyone. And we create the same space for our team to grow, contribute, and thrive.
Sound like your kind of Hive?
Let’s build better, together.
The Role:
As our Senior Financial Accountant, you will be a cornerstone of the Hive Support Services finance function, covering a diverse mixture of business types, from catering and cleaning to recruitment.
You will be responsible for 4 finance professionals, taking the lead on ensuring strong financial governance for a variety of internal and external stakeholders, including general managers, owners, regulators, bankers, and auditors. If you are a collaborative leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment and isn't afraid to be hands-on, you'll fit right in.
- 40 hours per week
- 52 weeks per year
- £50,000 - £55,000 per annum
Key Responsibilities:
Team Leadership: Manage, mentor, and develop a dedicated team of 4–5 finance professionals.
Statutory Reporting & Compliance: Support the preparation of annual accounts, VAT returns, P11D forms, and national statistics submissions, while actively liaising with tax authorities.
Balance Sheet Integrity: Take full ownership of the general ledger and ensure the timeliness and high quality of monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
Financial Controls: Continuous monitoring, strengthening, and improvement of internal financial controls and processes.
Payroll & Pensions: Oversee and validate payroll processing (including uploads to internal billing systems) and manage multiple pension scheme arrangements across our diverse business lines.
Banking & Cashless Liability: Oversee multiple bank accounts (including payment processing and approvals) and manage internal reporting and control for monthly client cashless liability positions.
Ad-Hoc Projects: Champion various financial projects as our business continues to expand.
What You’ll Bring
Qualifications & Technical Skills:
Qualified Accountant with 3+ years of Post-Qualified Experience (PQE) in finance roles.
Advanced Excel skills (pivots, VLOOKUPs, etc.) and strong analytical capabilities.
Experience using SAP is a distinct advantage, though not essential.
Key Attributes:
The ability to translate complex financial data into simple, actionable insights for stakeholders at all levels.
Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment and willing to roll up your sleeves when needed.
Exceptional attention to detail combined with a highly collaborative approach to working across different departments.
Please note, we expect all staff to share our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children/young people, so an enhanced DBS disclosure will be sought by the company
The Perks:
25 days holiday + 8 Bank Holidays + your birthday off!
Buy or sell a holiday scheme (because flexibility matters!)
Life insurance, private medical insurance, and amazing high street discounts
Enhanced family-friendly leave
A competitive salary
Fantastic learning and development support — including the chance to gain qualifications
We believe in making work human. That means fun, flexibility, support, and the freedom to grow and thrive. If you’re looking to build your career in Finance, make a real impact, and work with a team that cares, this could be your next step.