At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage customer contracts, oversee financial processes, and provide strategic insights.
- Company: Dynamic finance team with a focus on excellence and continuous improvement.
- Benefits: Up to £45,000 salary, 25 days leave, pension scheme, and retail discounts.
- Other info: Hybrid working model with opportunities for professional growth.
- Why this job: Join a high-performing team and make a real impact in financial management.
- Qualifications: ACCA, ACMA, or ACA qualified or studying, with strong Excel and communication skills.
The predicted salary is between 45000 - 45000 £ per year.
Contract Accountant (12-Month FTC)
Salary: Up to £45,000 per annum
Start Date: ASAP
Working Model: Hybrid (Monday-Friday, standard office hours)
Are you a commercially minded finance accountant who can take ownership of a customer contract, driving strong financial control, leading P&L accountability, and adding real value through insight, challenge and robust reporting? Do you thrive on building trusted relationships while guiding operational teams, finance budgets and forecasts, and leading a high-performing finance team to deliver excellence, integrity and continuous improvement?
This is a full time, fixed term opportunity, working Monday to Friday (hours between 08:00 to 17:00) and can be offered on a hybrid contract.
Pay, benefits and more:
- Salary of up to £45,000 per annum
- 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
- Company sponsored pension scheme
- Life assurance
- Access to our benefits platform, including retail discounts
What you'll do on a typical day:
- Lead day-to-day financial and commercial management of our customer contract, working closely with the Commercial Finance Manager to monitor, challenge and report on all contractual obligations, with full weekly P&L accountability.
- Provide strategic finance business partnering to operational teams, delivering insights, supporting decision-making, and identifying opportunities to improve financial and operational performance.
- Maintain robust financial governance by ensuring strong reporting standards, balance-sheet controls, timely audits, and full compliance.
- Oversee core financial processes including budgeting, forecasting, period/year-end activities and debtor management, ensuring all financial tasks are completed accurately, efficiently and within required timelines.
- Build strong internal and external relationships while leading, developing and supporting the finance team.
What you need to succeed:
- Professionally qualified or studying toward ACCA, ACMA or ACA, with solid budgeting, ledger knowledge and strong commercial understanding.
- Highly proficient in Excel, with the analytical capability to interpret financial data and support decision-making.
- Strong organisational, communication and influencing skills, with the ability to work effectively across stakeholders and contract environments.
