Financial Accountant

Financial Accountant / St Helens / Salary £45,000 - £55,000 + competitive benefits package.

Accountable Recruitment are looking to recruit a highly successful, private equity-backed engineering business to recruit a talented Financial Accountant to join its finance team at an exciting stage of growth.

With growing year on year revenues and ambitious plans for continued expansion, the business expanding operations across their UK and European entities.

This is an outstanding opportunity for a qualified ACA or ACCA candidate looking to make their first move from practice into industry. Reporting directly into the Financial Controller, you will gain broad exposure across all aspects of finance and play a key role in supporting the continued growth of the business.

The position has been created following an internal promotion, demonstrating the company's commitment to developing talent from within. There is genuine potential for the role to progress further as the business continues to evolve.

The Role

As Financial Accountant, you will take ownership of the financial reporting cycle while acting as a key support to the wider finance function.

Key responsibilities will include

Preparation of monthly management accounts

Production of statutory financial statements

Supporting the year-end audit process and liaising with external auditors

Corporation tax, VAT and other regulatory compliance requirements

Financial planning and analysis activities, including reporting and business performance review

Balance sheet reconciliations and maintenance of strong financial controls

Supporting budgeting and forecasting processes

Identifying and implementing process improvements across the finance function

Acting as a key point of contact for finance-related queries across the business

Providing guidance and support to transactional finance team members when required

Working closely with operational stakeholders across manufacturing, engineering, supply chain and commercial teams

About You

Fully qualified ACA or ACCA

Strong technical accounting knowledge gained within an accountancy practice environment

Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

Proactive approach with a continuous improvement mindset

Strong problem-solving ability with a practical approach

Why Join?

Opportunity to make a genuine impact within a growing PE-backed organisation

Clearly defined progression path

Broad exposure across financial accounting, reporting, compliance and commercial analysis

Supportive leadership team with a strong track record of internal promotion

Benefits

26 days holiday plus bank holidays

Option to buy or sell up to 3 days annual leave

Additional holiday entitlement awarded for long service

10% employer pension contribution

Private medical insurance

Death in Service cover of 10x salary

37-hour working week -typical working pattern of 8:00am to 5:00pm Monday to Thursday, with an early finish at 1:30pm on Fridays

Office-based environment with flexibility to work from home when required

This is an excellent opportunity for a newly qualified accountant seeking a first move into industry with a business that can offer genuine career progression, broad responsibility and exposure to an ambitious growth journey.

To discuss this role in more detail please contact Lauren Harrison at Accountable Recruitment on