Qualified Accountant

We're partnering with an established business in West Lothian to recruit a Qualified Accountant on a full time, permanent basis. The role is fully site based. We are looking for candidates within a maximum notice period of one month.

Reporting to the CEO and Founder, it's a hands-on post that covers day to day accounting, reporting, and business partnering within a busy SME in the fast paced service sector.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the transactional team including recruitment, training, one to ones, and daily support
• Prepare monthly management accounts and produce Board reports with detailed variance analysis
• Manage accruals, prepayments, journals, and contract revenue accounting
• Oversee sales and purchase ledgers including invoicing and supplier payments
• Produce weekly cash flow forecasts and support budgeting and forecasting
• Extract data from accounting systems for contract reviews and margin analysis
• Prepare quarterly VAT submissions and support year end audit and statutory reporting

What you'll need

• ACCA, CIMA, or Chartered Accountant
• Background in a similar hands-on and varied finance role within a small, growing, commercially focused business
• Experience managing a small finance team
• Strong communication skills and confidence working with a Founder led business to support commercial decisions
• Comfortable using multiple cloud based accounting systems
• Advanced Excel skills
• Strong analytical ability and a high level of accuracy