2026 LON Accountant

Senior Accountant

Join our London Finance team as a Senior Accountant supporting the financial operations of IMCs London Office and FX and Commodity trading. Reporting to the Financial Controller you will be responsible for managing essential financial processes while collaborating with various departments and regions. This is a hands-on role that requires both meticulous attention to detail and the ability to contribute to broader strategic initiatives.
Your expertise in finance and regulatory environments will be key to driving IMCs growth as we continue to scale our London office. You will engage closely with stakeholders across trading mid-office tax auditors and regulatory bodies ensuring smooth financial operations across the organization.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Handle day-to-day accounting tasks for two entities ensuring compliance with local GAAP / IFRS standards
• Lead on month-end processes such as invoice booking payments and bookkeeping as well as having a key responsibility in establishing month-end reconciliations and procedures for the UK
• Prepare financial statements and workpapers for financial audit of our UK entities
• Involved in yearly corporate tax submissions and management of third-party advisors
• Support in quarterly and annual FCA submissions for relevant regulated entities
• Involvement in quarterly VAT submissions for the UK group
• Assist in budgeting financial forecasting and drive process improvements to enhance accuracy efficiency and compliance through automation

Your Skills & Experience

• Degree in Finance Accounting or a related field
• ACCA qualified or equivalent
• 5 years of relevant experience; or 2 years PQE
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and ERP / accounting software (experience with Workday is a plus)
• Strong knowledge of financial processes and reporting for multiple entities and currencies
• Genuine interest in financial products and trading; prior experience is an advantage but not required
• Exposure to Python is desirable but not a prerequisite for this role
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced high-pressure environment.
• Willingness or experience in using AI and automation would be highly advantageous
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Self-driven proactive and capable of working independently

Location and Office Culture

• IMC office in London UK. The role may provide the opportunity to visit other IMC offices worldwide.
• Note that this is a full-time onsite role with some but limited flexibility for working from home
• You can expect a dynamic fast-paced environment that delivers a steady stream of challenges and opportunities
• We give people lots of responsibility and the support they need to make an impact from day one
• We promise you a flat structure and an open collaborative culture that stimulates the sharing of ideas knowledge and technology between our teams and offices

About Us

IMC is a global trading firm powered by a cutting-edge research environment and a world-class technology backbone. Since 1989 weve been a stabilizing force in financial markets providing essential liquidity upon which market participants depend. Across our offices in the US Europe Asia Pacific and India our talented quant researchers engineers traders and business operations professionals are united by our uniquely collaborative high-performance culture and our commitment to giving back. From entering dynamic new markets to embracing disruptive technologies and from developing an innovative research environment to diversifying our trading strategies we dare to continuously innovate and collaborate to succeed.