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Financial Accountant

Robert Walters
Posted 5 days ago, valid for a month
Location

Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire ST9 0ET, England

Salary

£28,000 - £33,600 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • Our client is seeking a highly skilled Financial Accountant to join their team in Stoke with a salary range of £45,000 - £50,000.
  • The successful candidate must be a fully qualified ACA accountant with strong experience in reconciliations and managerial or supervisory experience, ideally in an audit senior position.
  • Key responsibilities include preparing monthly management accounts, performing balance sheet reconciliations, and being the main point of contact for auditors during audits.
  • This role requires strong communication skills and the ability to adapt to an entrepreneurial environment while enhancing current reconciliation processes.
  • The company is known for its supportive work environment and commitment to innovation, offering excellent career progression opportunities.

Our client is seeking a highly skilled and fully qualified Financial Accountant to join their team in Stoke. This role offers an attractive salary range of £45,000 - £50,000. The successful candidate will be responsible for the preparation of monthly management accounts, balance sheet reconciliations, and dealing with auditors during audits. This is a fantastic opportunity to work in an entrepreneurial environment where your skills and expertise will be valued.

What you'll do:

As a Financial Accountant, you will play a crucial role in maintaining the financial health of the company. Your primary responsibilities will include preparing monthly management accounts, performing balance sheet reconciliations, and being the main point of contact for auditors. You will also be tasked with preparing quarterly VAT submissions and cash flow data. Your ability to enhance current reconciliation processes will be key in reducing the risk of human error and improving efficiency.

  • Preparation of monthly management accounts ensuring all data is complete and accurate
  • Performing monthly balance sheet reconciliations
  • Reviewing P&L nominals each month end
  • Being a point of contact for auditors during the audit, providing reconciliations and dealing with queries on balance sheet and P&L items
  • Preparing quarterly VAT submissions
  • Preparing cash flow data based on receipts due and accounts payable balances
  • Ensuring timely payment of invoices based on cash flow data
  • Enhancing current reconciliations to ensure less risk of human error and automate where possible

What you bring:

The ideal candidate for this Financial Accountant role is a fully qualified ACA accountant with strong experience in reconciliations. You should have previous managerial or supervisory experience, ideally in a role such as an audit senior position. A solid understanding of the day-to-day processes within a finance function is essential. Strong communication skills are required for this role, as well as the ability to adapt to an entrepreneurial environment.

  • Fully Qualified Accountant (ACA)
  • Experience with reconciliations is essential
  • Manager/supervisor experience of coaching junior staff, such as an audit senior position
  • Understanding of general day-to-day processes of a finance function
  • Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Ability to adapt to an entrepreneurial environment

What sets this company apart:

Our client is a leading player in their industry with a reputation for excellence. They offer a supportive work environment where employees are encouraged to grow and develop professionally. Their commitment to innovation and continuous improvement makes them an employer of choice for professionals seeking challenging roles that offer excellent career progression opportunities.

Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.