Accountant

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.

If you’ve also worked in the following roles, we’d also like to hear from you: Finance Manager, Financial Controller, Finance Controller, Qualified Accountant, Company Accountant, Management Accountant, Financial Accountant, Head of Finance, Finance Business Partner, Senior Accountant, Finance Lead, Accounts Manager

SALARY: £75,000 to £100,000 per annum (depending on experience)

LOCATION: Rochdale, Greater Manchester, North West England – candidates MUST live within a commutable distance of Rochdale

JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent

JOB OVERVIEW

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.

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DUTIES

Your duties as the Accountant include

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. By submitting your job application to us you are hereby giving us your express consent to submit your details to our Client for this purpose.

JOB REF: AWDO-P15024

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