Financial Accountant

Are you a proactive and driven Financial Accountant OR Financial Controller from manufacturing who is looking for a new challenge? Are you fully qualified ACCA or CIMA, possibly a finalist? Can you bring energy and fresh ideas into this newly created role?

We re partnering with a growing group of companies, headquartered in Hadfield for the recruitment of this key role.

Working in support of the Finance Director and the wider leadership team, you ll manage all aspects of the financial accounting function with a focus on cashflow and reporting.

The finance team collaborate with all departments across the manufacturing site. You ll therefore be on site 5 days per week.

What You Get

• A highly competitive salary (to be discussed upon application)
• 25 days holiday
• Company pension scheme
• Staff discounts
• Unlimited support from the SLT
• Early finish on Fridays
• Secure car parking

About You

• You ll be an experienced Financial Accountant / Finance Manager / Financial Controller with a strong background in manufacturing (minimum of 5 years)
• It is essential that you are either fully qualified CIMA / ACCA or actively studying with a view to qualifying within the next 12 months
• Ideally, you ll have a good mix of practice and industry experience with good exposure to compliance and audit
• You should have had exposure to managing / nurturing a team
• We need someone who is systems savvy and capable of working with an ERP system alongside manual and paper methods you ll need to combine old and new processes in order to create your own
• You ll have a steady CV which demonstrates longevity and the desire to commit to an employer
• You will have previously worked or currently work for a multi-million turnover, multi-site business
• You ll be happy working onsite

About The Role

• This is a newly created role due to strategic growth.
• You ll join as Financial Accountant and will report directly to the Finance Director
• Your primary responsibilities are to oversee and manage the AP, AR and General Ledger function across several business units and cost centres
• You will have full responsibility for monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting and will manage all processes including journals, accounts payable, accounts receivable, intercompany reconciliations, balance sheet controls and month & year end close
• Tax, audit and compliance will also fall under your remit as well as cashflow and treasury management
• You will manage and develop the transactions team, holding regular 121 s and performance reviews

Bowmay have partnered with this business for a number of years and have seen first hand how their people are developed. With a strong and supportive senior leadership team on site, and further support from head office, we can genuinely say that this is a superb business to join if you re looking for a long-term career.

Please apply now if you think that your experience and values align or call Lucy Bailey for an informative chat on (phone number removed).