Senior Financial Accountant

​Working for City Hall makes a difference to the lives of Londoners. Our staff are at the centre of long-term planning and development for our great city.

The Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC) is a Mayoral Development Corporation (MDC), established by the Mayor of London to bring forward the regeneration of the Old Oak Opportunity area, spanning land in three London boroughs – Ealing, Brent and Hammersmith & Fulham.

The Old Oak and Park Royal Opportunity Area is one of the most exciting and important regeneration opportunities in the UK – aiming to create an accessible, welcoming and well-connected urban district, centred around the new High Speed 2 station at Old Oak Common, with tens of thousands of new high-quality and affordable homes; good quality, well-paid jobs and shops; facilities, sustainable travel connections and public green space.

Corporate Operations Directorate

The Corporate Operations Directorate provides essential support services to enable the effective functioning of OPDC. This includes finance, HR, Governance, IT, legal and facilities management.

About the role

Join OPDC's Finance team and play a significant role in delivering high-quality financial reporting and financial stewardship across the organisation. The postholder will be heavily involved in the preparation of the annual Statement of Accounts, supporting all aspects of the year-end process, providing technical accounting expertise, and ensuring compliance with statutory accounting requirements.

The role will also lead on the consolidation of the OPDC Group accounts, including any subsidiary and SPV entities, ensuring that group reporting is robust, accurate and compliant with relevant accounting standards.

You will also support the ongoing development and scrutiny of OPDC's long-term delivery model, reviewing financial projections, cash flow forecasts and key assumptions to help assess the financial sustainability of the organisation's regeneration programme over the long term.

As part of a growing organisation, the role offers the opportunity to contribute to the development of finance processes and reporting, support continuous improvement initiatives, and play an important part in developing junior members of the team through coaching, mentoring and technical guidance. This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified accountant looking to combine strong financial reporting expertise with involvement in the long-term financial planning and delivery of one of Europe’s largest and most significant regeneration programmes.

What your day will look like

• Preparing and reviewing key sections of the annual Statement of Accounts and supporting working papers.
• Leading the consolidation of the OPDC Group accounts, including any subsidiary and SPV entities, ensuring compliance with relevant accounting standards.
• Working closely with internal and external auditors, responding to queries and providing robust supporting evidence throughout the audit process.
• Providing technical accounting advice to finance colleagues on the application of the CIPFA Code, accounting standards and financial reporting requirements.
• Reviewing balance sheet reconciliations and ensuring financial reporting schedules are accurate and up to date.
• Supporting the development and scrutiny of OPDC's long-term delivery model, reviewing financial projections, cash flow forecasts and key assumptions that underpin future delivery plans.
• Liaising with valuers, tax advisers and other professional specialists to support statutory reporting and financial disclosures.
• Identifying opportunities to improve financial reporting processes, controls and ways of working across the finance function.
• Supporting and developing junior members of the team through coaching, guidance and knowledge sharing.

Skills, knowledge and experience

To be considered for the role you must meet the following essential criteria:

• CCAB qualified accountant (or equivalent) with a strong understanding of local authority accounting standards, the CIPFA Code and statutory reporting requirements.

• Significant experience in the preparation of annual financial statements, supporting working papers and the year-end accounts process.

• Strong technical accounting knowledge, with the ability to interpret and apply accounting standards and provide clear advice to colleagues and stakeholders.

• Experience of working with internal and external auditors, managing audit queries and delivering high-quality audit evidence.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation, build positive relationships with stakeholders, and support the development of junior members of the Finance team.

OPDC follows the GLA Competency Framework Guidelines. Further detailing each competency and the different level indicators can be found here: GLA Competency Framework

How to apply

If you would like to apply for the role you will need to submit the following:

• Up to date CV
• Personal statement with a maximum of 1500 words. Please ensure you address how you demonstrate the essential criteria outlined above in the advert.

Please ensure your CV and Personal Statement have a maximum file size of 1.5MB each and upload your Personal Statement to the ‘CV and Cover Letters’ section’ of the form, ensuring you address the technical requirements and competencies in your Personal Statement.

Word or PDF format preferred and do not include any photographs or images. Please ensure your CV and Personal Statement are saved with the job reference number as part of the naming convention (E.g., “CV – applicant name - 012345)

As part of OPDC’s continuing commitment to be an inclusive and equal opportunity employer we will be removing personal identifiable information from CVs and Personal Statements that could cause discrimination.

If you have questions about the role

If you wish to talk to someone about the role, the hiring manager Yasin Razaaq would be happy to speak to you. Please contact them at Yasin.Razaaq@opdc.london.gov.uk

If you have any questions about the recruitment process, contact the glaopdcrecruitment@tfl.gov.uk who support the OPDC with recruitment.

This role DOES NOT meet the criteria for sponsorship for external candidates. It may meet the criteria for sponsorship for some internal candidates, in limited circumstances. Please contact the hiring manager if you wish to discuss this further.

Assessment process

Once you have submitted an application, your details will be reviewed by a panel.

If shortlisted, you’ll be invited to an interview/assessment.

The interview/assessment date is: W/c 30 November 2026 (subject to change)

Equity, diversity and inclusion

London's diversity is its biggest asset, and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects London's diversity at all levels. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.

We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic candidates and disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We would welcome applications from candidates who are seeking part time work as this role is open to job share.

Please note we are a Disability Confident Employer so for candidates who wish to be considered under the scheme and meet the essential criteria, they will automatically be invited to interview. Please note, should you require any adjustments through the process, we will accommodate as much as possible. Please contact the recruitment team for further information if required.

Benefits

OPDC staff are hybrid working up to 3 days a week in our offices and remotely depending on their role. As part of this, you will need to split your time between home working and coming into the office.

In addition to a good salary package, you will be paid every four weeks, providing frequent salary payments. We also offer an attractive range of benefits including 30 days’ annual leave, interest free season ticket loan, interest free bicycle loan and a career average pension scheme with the option to add to build up pension benefits with a separate provider alongside your LGPS pension via additional voluntary contributions.

Learning and development

At OPDC we are dedicated to empowering team members through ongoing learning opportunities and professional development initiatives. Our commitment to learning and development means that we will provide you with the resources and support to expand your skills and grow your career.

Additional Information

Please note, all candidates will need to confirm that the information provided in this application form is true and correct. Should a candidate deliberately give false information, including the use of AI software, they understand that this would disqualify them from consideration.

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record (DBS) check but some roles may require additional security screening.

More Support

If you have a disability which makes submitting an online application form difficult, please contact glaopdcrecruitment@tfl.gov.uk.

The OPDC is proud to be a Level 1: Disability Confident employer. We are committed to becoming a more inclusive and accessible organisation, and creating a truly inclusive and accessible workplace and culture for our disabled staff. We have named Disability Equality as a key corporate priority within our EDI Strategy. We welcome and encourage applications from disabled applicants. Should you wish to opt into the scheme, please let us know during your application.

Please note all applications for this vacancy must be submitted via our online recruitment system. We do not accept CVs alone for this role. Please upload a personal statement with a maximum of 1500 words to the ‘Additional Documents’ section of the form, ensuring you address the following technical requirements and competencies in your personal statement. Word or PDF format preferred and do not include any photographs or images.

The GLA Competency Framework Guidelines further detailing each competency and the different level indicators can be found here: GLA competency framework.

GLA staff are hybrid working up to 3 days a week in our offices and remotely depending on their role. As part of this, you will need to split your time between home working and coming into the office.

London's diversity is its biggest asset, and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects London's diversity at all levels. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith, or disability.

We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic candidates and disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. We are a disability confident employer who guarantee an interview to any disabled candidate who meets all of the essential criteria.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We would welcome applications from candidates who are seeking part time work as this role is open to job share.

In addition to a good salary package, we offer an attractive range of benefits including 30 days’ annual leave, interest free season ticket loan, interest free bicycle loan and a career average pension scheme.