Accountant

Three Bridges Recruitment; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Three Bridges Recruitment is working with a growing professional services business in central Edinburgh to recruit a hands-on Accountant. You will join a small finance team and work closely with the Head of Finance, taking responsibility for a broad range of accounting and reporting across multiple entities.

The role is initially a 6-month interim engagement with a genuine opportunity to become permanent, offering exposure to financial accounting, management reporting and process improvements

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on financial accounting experience.
• Experience producing management accounts through month-end.
• Good understanding of accruals, prepayments, journals and reconciliations.
• Experience with revenue recognition reviews and adjustments.
• Experience in a consultancy, professional services or project-based environment.
• Excellent Excel skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day finance function and maintain accurate records.
• Prepare and post journals, accruals, prepayments, depreciation and month-end adjustments.
• Maintain balance sheet reconciliations across multiple entities.
• Produce monthly management accounts and supporting working papers.
• Provide commentary alongside management reporting.
• Support variance analysis against budgets and forecasts.
• Prepare and submit VAT returns across entities.
• Manage intercompany recharges and payments for approval.
• Review vendor payment runs and support credit control.
• Review revenue recognition and related adjustments.
• Improve finance processes and controls; assist with year-end accounts and tax computations.
• Liaise with external accountants and auditors as required.

Skills

Hands-on accounting

Management accounts

Excel proficiency

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Multi-entity experience

Prioritisation / time management

Forecasting experience

Project time capture systems (Kantata)

Education

Qualified or Part-Qualified Accountant

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

Kantata

Job description

Three Bridges Recruitment is working with a growing professional services business in central Edinburgh to recruit a hands-on Accountant. This is a great opportunity to join a close-knit finance team of four, working directly with the Head of Finance and taking responsibility for a broad range of accounting and reporting activities across multiple entities.

The position will initially be offered on a 6 month interim basis, with a genuine opportunity for the role to become permanent.

Why Work Here?

• Salary of £40-50k
• Central Edinburgh office
• Interim role with a view to becoming permanent
• Join a small and collaborative finance team
• Broad, hands-on accounting position
• Exposure to multiple entities
• Work closely with and report directly to the Head of Finance
• Opportunity to support improvements to finance processes and controls
• Varied role combining financial accounting, management reporting and analysis

Job

The role of Accountant will give you the opportunity to be involved with the following:

• Supporting the day-to-day finance function and maintaining accurate accounting records
• Preparing and posting journals, including accruals, prepayments, depreciation and month-end adjustments
• Preparing and maintaining balance sheet reconciliations
• Producing monthly management accounts and supporting working papers across multiple entities
• Providing meaningful commentary alongside management reporting
• Preparing financial reports and analysis as required
• Supporting variance analysis against budgets and forecasts
• Preparing and submitting VAT returns across multiple entities
• Managing intercompany recharges and preparing payments for approval
• Reviewing vendor payment runs
• Supporting credit control activities
• Reviewing revenue recognition and preparing appropriate adjustments
• Maintaining and improving finance processes with a focus on robust financial controls
• Supporting the Head of Finance with annual accounts and tax computations
• Liaising with external accountants and auditors and responding to information requests

You

As Accountant you will be skilled and/or experienced in the following:

• Strong hands-on financial accounting experience
• Qualified or Part-Qualified Accountant
• Experience producing management accounts through to month end
• Good understanding of accruals, prepayments, journals and balance sheet reconciliations
• Experience of revenue recognition reviews and adjustments
• Previous experience within a consultancy, professional services or project-based environment
• Highly proficient Excel skills
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively within a small finance team
• Comfortable working across multiple entities and managing competing priorities
• Business Central / Microsoft Dynamics 365 experience would be advantageous
• Experience of the Business Central Projects module would be particularly beneficial
• Exposure to Kantata or another project time capture system would be advantageous
• Forecasting experience would also be beneficial

At Three Bridges Recruitment, two of our values are “striving for brilliance” and “relatability”. We want every applicant to receive an excellent experience and ensure that this role is right for you.