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Are you an ACA Qualified Accountant currently working in practice and looking for your first move into industry? Are you either recently qualified or have up to 2 years PQE? Are you looking to move in house but still work in a professional practice environment? Are you keen to continue your career in a large (Top 20), forward thinking, modern and entrepreneurial accountancy practice firm and be based internally in their successful and growing Internal Finance Team? Based in the busy finance department and Reporting to the Head of Finance, you will be responsible for playing a leading role in the development of balance sheet reporting, ensuring all balance sheet accounts are reconciled on a monthly basis and delivering the monthly balance sheet reports as part of the management accounts. Specific responsibilities include: preparation of monthly Group balance sheet reports, monthly balance sheet reconciliations, analyse of the management accounts, playing a leading role in the preparation of the Group Financial Accounts, assisting the head of finance with the consolidation of the Group Accounts, keeping up to date with relevant financial reporting standards, review Partner drawings before signoff, prepare quarter summaries of different accounts and various other ad hoc duties as required. You will liaise with all the departments within the firm and learn a number of transferable skills which will benefit you in your future career.
To be considered for this interesting and varied newly created position (May 2025) you must be a fully qualified ACA, either recently qualified or with up to 2 years PQE. You will either currently be working in practice (with some audit experience) and looking for your first move into industry, or you will currently be working in industry (ideally another professional practice such as an accountancy or law firm) and looking for your next challenge. You must have experience of most of the above duties, including management accounts and statutory accounts preparation, as well as some audit experience. You must possess fast and accurate data processing skills, work to high standards, be able to meet tight deadlines, have a sense of humour and be a team player. Experience of a range of software packages would be an advantage (especially Caseware), as is strong Excel skills.
This growing entrepreneurial Top 20 Accountancy practice firm with very high standards and a great client base, will offer you a challenging role with the potential to learn new skills and really make your mark on a rapidly growing accountancy practice firm. There is also genuine opportunity to progress to a higher level in the future within the finance team due to the firms rapid growth. The firm is known for being a friendly place to work, with a good work life balance and a sociable office environment to work in. Overall this is an excellent new opportunity for an ACA Qualified Accountant (either from a practice and looking for their first industry move or a practice candidate looking for their 2nd industry role) to join a growing and entrepreneurial professional practice firm within their internal finance team and continue your career in a rewarding and challenging newly created position.
