Our client is a growing, private equity-backed business with ambitious plans for expansion and continuous improvement. Operating across multiple locations, they have built a strong reputation within their sector and are now investing in their finance function to support the next phase of growth.
Why Join?
- Join a financially strong, PE-backed organisation during an exciting growth journey
- Broad exposure across financial accounting, operations and business partnering
- Work closely with an experienced Finance Director and senior leadership team
- Enjoy a flexible, largely home-based role with excellent long-term development opportunities
The Opportunity
This is a hands-on Financial Accountant position suited to a part-qualified or finalist accountant who enjoys variety and autonomy. You’ll take ownership of day-to-day finance activities while supporting accurate reporting, strong financial controls and ongoing process improvements within a fast-paced SME environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare monthly management accounts, journals and balance sheet reconciliations
- Support month-end, year-end, budgeting, forecasting and cash flow reporting activities
- Manage purchase ledger, sales ledger, credit control and supplier relationships
- Prepare VAT returns and support audit and statutory reporting requirements
- Drive improvements to finance processes, controls and reporting efficiency
About You
- Part-qualified or finalist (ACCA, CIMA, ACA or AAT)
- Previous experience within a broad finance role, ideally in an SME environment
- Strong understanding of financial accounting, ledgers, reconciliations and VAT
- Proactive, hands-on and comfortable managing multiple priorities independently
- Strong Excel skills with experience using finance systems and improving processes
Additional Information
The role is predominantly home-based, with an initial handover period requiring travel to Newport, Shropshire a couple of times per week. Following this, travel is expected approximately once a week or fortnight. Occasional travel to other UK sites, including London and Westbury, may also be required on a quarterly basis.
If this is something of interest and you would like to find out more, please email your CV through to Hannah.arnott@roberthalf.co.uk
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