Financial Accountant - #2080946

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 [email protected]