Senior Financial Accountant

Senior Financial Accountant – Permanent - £70,000 - £75,000

Join us and be part of a mission-driven, independent publisher. You’ll work with a diverse group of people who share a passion for empowering researchers, educators, and institutions to shape the future.

About Sage:

Sage is a global academic publisher of books, journals, and library resources with a growing range of technologies to enable discovery, access, and engagement. Believing that research and education are critical in shaping society, Sara Miller McCune founded Sage in 1965. Today, we are controlled by a group of trustees charged with maintaining our independence and mission indefinitely. 

Our guaranteed independence means we’re free to:

• Do more – supporting an equitable academic future, furthering disciplines that drive social change, and helping social and behavioural science make an impact

• Work together – building lasting relationships, championing diverse perspectives, and co-creating resources to transform teaching and learning

• Think long-term – experimenting, taking risks, and investing in new ideas

About our Team:

You’ll be joining Sage’s global Financial Compliance team - a collaborative group of accounting, tax, audit, and reporting specialists who safeguard Sage’s financial integrity across multiple international jurisdictions. The team partners closely with colleagues in Group Finance, Tax, Internal Audit, Technology, and external advisers to ensure Sage controls, reporting, and compliance frameworks remain robust, forward‑looking, and aligned with global regulatory requirements. It’s a small team that thrives on curiosity, precision, and continuous improvement and plays a critical role in enabling confident, well‑informed decision‑making across Sage’s Business.

Could you be our new Senior Financial Accountant? Are you?

• 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 organisations.

• 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.

• Advanced in Excel, with the ability to analyse data, identify insights, and support decision‑making.

• Motivated by continuous improvement and eager to contribute to Finance transformation and better ways of working.

Your new 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.

• 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.

Overview of benefits:

• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) with 2 additional floating personal days.

• Hybrid working up to 2 days per week in office and a home working allowance.

• Life assurance, income protection, and travel insurance.

• Private medical cover and access to the company doctor.

• Tuition scheme and support for pursuing professional qualifications, including access to Sage books and journals.

• Variety of snacks and beverages available in the office.

• Healthy lifestyle reimbursement and anniversary trips.

• Access to Company loans (season ticket loan, rental deposit loan, cycle loan).

We’re a Disability Confident Employer (Level 1). If you’d like to apply under this scheme, please let us know in your application.

We’re committed to making our recruitment process accessible and inclusive. If you’d like to request reasonable adjustments, please email [email protected] . Please note we only accept applications via email if an adjustment has been agreed.

Closing date for applications: Tuesday 4th August 2026

To ensure we can give each application the attention it deserves, we may consider bringing the closing date forward. Therefore, we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to ensure it is considered.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

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.