Accountant

This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified accounting and finance professional to join a well-established civil engineering contractor and take ownership of core accounting, reporting, compliance and financial control functions within a busy head office environment.

This is an exciting opportunity for an Accountant to play a key role in maintaining accurate financial records, supporting HMRC compliance and improving accounting processes across the organisation. Working as the Accountant you will prepare quarterly management accounts and year-end accounts, oversee reconciliations, manage payroll-related checks and provide financial insight to support business decisions. The Accountant will also provide day-to-day oversight of sales, purchase and payroll office functions, supporting deadlines, internal queries, nominal coding and VAT accuracy.

DUTIES

• Prepare Financial Reports: Prepare quarterly management accounts and year-end accounts, including accruals, prepayments and provisions.
• Manage Tax and Compliance: Lead VAT reconciliations, monthly HMRC payments, CIS return submissions, PAYE, National Insurance and year-end P11Ds.
• Oversee Banking Processes: Maintain the weekly master cash book and complete monthly bank reconciliations within Sage Accounts.
• Support Payroll Accuracy: Review payroll against timesheets, manage weekly agent expenses and maintain company vehicle mileage logs.
• Manage Finance Office Functions: Provide day-to-day oversight of the sales, purchase and payroll offices, ensuring deadlines are met.
• Advise on Finance Queries: Act as the internal point of contact for nominal coding, VAT queries and Sage-related accounting processes.
• Support Subcontractor Processes: Verify subcontractors with HMRC and manage subcontractor retention releases.
• Improve Accounting Processes: Identify opportunities to streamline financial procedures, improve accuracy and strengthen reporting controls.

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

• ESSENTIAL: Qualified Accountant.
• Proven experience in a similar senior accounting, finance management or financial control role.
• Strong working knowledge of Sage Accounts and Sage Payroll.
• Experience preparing management accounts, year-end accounts, reconciliations and compliance reports.
• Strong understanding of VAT, HMRC payments, CIS, PAYE, National Insurance and payroll-related processes.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Proactive approach to deadlines, process improvement and financial control.
• Confident communication skills with the ability to support internal finance queries.

DESIRABLE

• Previous experience within the construction or civil engineering sector would be highly desirable.

HOW TO APPLY

To be considered for this job vacancy, please submit your CV to our Recruitment Team who will review your details. CV’s of Job Applicants meeting this requirement will be submitted to our Client for consideration.