At a Glance
- Tasks: Shape and manage financial processes in a dynamic engineering environment.
- Company: Join a market-leading global engineering business based in Nottingham.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, generous bonus, leading pension, and excellent career progression.
- Other info: Opportunity for professional growth and involvement in finance transformation initiatives.
- Why this job: Be part of a growing team and enhance financial processes with your skills.
- Qualifications: Degree educated accountant with strong communication and problem-solving skills.
The predicted salary is between 50000 - 55000 £ per year.
Newly created position in a growing Finance function, looking for a Financial Accountant to support the Financial Control function and contribute to the ongoing development of accounting processes.
Client Details: Growing division of a market-leading, global engineering business based in Nottingham, rapidly evolving with a mission to transform the markets they operate in.
Description: This is a newly created position so you will have the license to mould and shape it. Responsibilities include:
- Manage the end-to-end PO accruals process, gather and validate consumption data, calculate accruals in line with contracts, ensure month-end deadlines are met, and drive process improvements and automation.
- Prepare and post month-end and ad-hoc journals, ensuring accuracy, documentation quality and timely close.
- Produce reconciliations, investigate variances, and maintain strong balance sheet controls.
- Identify and process prepayments, ensure accurate P&L release, and review GL coding for accuracy.
- Support tangible and intangible asset accounting, including capitalisation, depreciation, asset register maintenance and lease accounting.
- Assist with data analysis, documentation and continuous improvement of IFRS 15 processes and controls.
- Prepare audit schedules, support internal/external audits, and ensure adherence to accounting policies and standards.
- Contribute to finance transformation initiatives, ERP enhancements, process optimisation, control improvements, and ad-hoc reporting.
- Provide assistance with VAT and corporation tax activities as the tax function grows.
This is a key role in a growing team, requiring a collaborative mindset, analytical strength, and a passion for enhancing financial processes.
Profile: You will be a technically strong, degree educated accountant, probably qualified in a large practice and looking for your first or second move from the profession. Strong communication and interpersonal skills are a must, as well as an appetite for professional growth and aptitude for problem solving and process improvement.
Job Offer: £55-65k DOE plus generous bonus, market leading pension and unrivalled career progression.
Financial Accountant in Nottingham employer: Michael Page Finance
Join a dynamic and innovative team within a market-leading global engineering business in Nottingham, where your contributions as a Financial Accountant will directly influence the evolution of our finance function. We offer a collaborative work culture that prioritises professional growth, alongside competitive benefits including a generous bonus structure and a market-leading pension scheme, ensuring you thrive both personally and professionally in this newly created role.
