Accountant in Slough

Swift Temps are recruiting an Accountant for our client based in Deeside, a fast-growing design and manufacturing business.

The Role:

• An experienced accounts candidate to take ownership of the finance function and sit alongside the leadership team.
• Run the day-to-day processing, own the ledgers and turn data into the management accounts and project costings.
• Input and control all purchase invoices, sales invoices and bank posting in Sage 50.
• Perform daily bank reconciliations and maintain robust financial controls.
• Maintain AP & AR ledgers, ensuring accuracy and timelines.
• Raise proformas and sales invoices for orders and projects.
• Load supplier payment schedules and issue remittance advice.
• Prepare payroll inputs (timesheets, overtime, expenses).
• Manage credit limits and insurance limits.
• Own credit control end to end - chase outstanding payments.
• Manage debtor days and escalate overdue accounts.
• Resolve invoice queries.
• Prepare monthly management accounts, including P & L and balance sheets.
• Lead month end and year end.
• Produce stock valuation reporting in conjunction with operations stock counts.
• Produce project costings for live and completed jobs.
• Identify margin erosion and cost overruns early.
• Manage relationships with contractors.
• Negotiate variations with contractors.
• Confront and resolve site delays.

We are looking for:

• Qualified or part qualified accountant, AAT, ACCA, CIMA.
• Proven experience with CIS and the VAT domestic reverse charge.
• Sage 50 experience essential.
• Ambitious and driven, highly organised, accurate and comfortable owning the numbers with minimal supervision.

Salary: £35k