Accountant (hybrid)

• Offering £37,500 - £45,000, opportunities to progress and a plethora of benefits (see below).
• Would be a great opportunity for a finance professional who has experience of management accounting.

Client Details

Our client is a large, growing and market leading business that has multiple sites throughout the UK. It is an employee centric business, which places employees' well being, growth, and empowerment at the heart of the business strategy. It has an ambition to be one of the best places to work, it offers employees a plethora of benefits and rewards, it drives inclusion and diversity across the business and it has won several notable employer and workplace awards.

Description

You will be working as part of a large finance team, where there will be lots of training and support. You will spend 2 days PW in the Leeds office working alongside the wider finance team, 2 days PW at your site/s that you are responsible for and 1 day PW from home. You will be responsible for the finances of 1 or 2 site/s in Yorkshire, and your duties will include, but will not be limited to:

• Producing the monthly and annual accounts, including profit and loss and balance sheet, with analysis and commentary, for your site.
• Acting as the main point of contact at your site for finance queries.
• Having monthly meetings with senior non-finance stakeholders at your site to present and review the site's accounts.
• Ensuring all standard working papers are completed, and all balance sheet accounts are reconciled monthly.
• Preparing all account reports for your sites, including the headcount analysis, payroll submissions and any other requested ad hoc reports.
• Regularly reviewing and escalating all debtors.
• Organising monthly stock takes for your site, and identifying and reconciling any variances.
• Oversee month end and year end closing processes.
• Ensure compliance with financial regulations and company policies.
• Assisting with budgeting and forecasting activities.
• Providing financial analysis to support decision making processes.
• Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders, including auditors.
• Recommending and driving process improvements to enhance efficiency and accuracy

Profile

To apply for this position, you do not need experience of all of the duties, as training and support will be provided. However, you:

• Must be studying AAT, ACCA or CIMA.
• Must have experience of producing management accounts.
• Must have excellent verbal communication skills and the confidence to liaise and build relationships with finance and non-finance stakeholders at all levels.

Job Offer

Our client is an employee centric business, which is highlighted through the plethora of rewards provided to employees. For this position, our client is offering:

• £37,000 - £45,000 (dependent upon experience)
• Opportunities to progress
• Potential for a company car after successful completion of probation (dependent upon experience)
• Full study support for CIMA or ACCA (including a day off for exams)
• 26 days holiday plus bank holidays, which can increase up to 30 days plus bank holidays with service
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Paid travel expenses for commuting to your site
• Free parking in Leeds and at your site
• 1 day PW home working
• Discounts with major retailers
• Enhanced sickness and life assurance
• Flexible working policies e.g. flexibility of start and finish hours
• Discounts on gym membership
• Cycle to work scheme