Accountant

Wills Consultants; Kettering; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

A recruitment consultancy is looking for an Accountant based in Kettering for a hybrid role. This position involves managing day-to-day finance operations for a large development project, ensuring accurate bookkeeping and financial controls. The ideal candidate will have a strong transactional finance background and good knowledge of VAT/CIS. An organized and detail-focused individual will thrive in this role, which offers both part-time and full-time opportunities within a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Strong transactional finance background is essential.
• Experience in project, property, or development environments desirable.
• Candidates do not need prior exposure to every aspect of the role.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate bookkeeping across multiple entities.
• Manage purchase and sales ledger, invoice processing, and payment runs.
• Prepare and submit monthly VAT and CIS returns.
• Perform bank reconciliations and cashflow monitoring.
• Support payroll processing and consultant payments.
• Assist with monthly management accounts and board reporting.
• Support statutory accounts, audits, and company filings.
• Maintain strong financial controls and documentation.

Skills

Strong transactional finance background

Good VAT/CIS knowledge

Excel skills

Organised

Detail-focused

Reliable

Education

Qualified, part-qualified, or qualified-by-experience accountant

Job description

Job Title: Accountant

Location: Kettering / Hybrid (1 Day WFH)

Working Hours: Part Time or Full Time

Start Date: Immediate

We are looking for an Accountant to manage the day-to-day transactional and operational finance for a large development project and its related entities. This role will support the day-to-day finance operations of a large development project and its associated entities, with a strong emphasis on transactional accounting and operational finance. The focus is on maintaining accurate records, robust controls, and reliable reporting to support the wider project.

Some elements of the overall finance function are supported by others within the wider team or by external advisers, so candidates do not need prior exposure to every aspect of the role. On a full-time basis, the position covers a broad range of responsibilities, from hands-on transactional work through to assisting with more senior-level financial activities. Some experience within a property, construction, or other project-based environment would be advantageous, but is not essential.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate bookkeeping across multiple entities.
• Manage purchase and sales ledger, invoice processing, and payment runs.
• Prepare and submit monthly VAT and CIS returns.
• Perform bank reconciliations and cashflow monitoring.
• Support payroll processing and consultant payments.
• Assist with monthly management accounts and board reporting.
• Support statutory accounts, audits, and company filings.
• Maintain strong financial controls and documentation.

Skills and Experience

• Qualified, part-qualified, or qualified-by-experience accountant.
• Strong transactional finance background essential.
• Experience in project, property, or development environments desirable.
• Good VAT/CIS knowledge and Excel skills.
• Organised, detail-focused, and reliable.

This role suits someone who enjoys hands-on transactional finance and wants to work within a supportive structure on a long-term project.

About Us

Wills Consultants is an independent recruitment consultancy specialising in engineering, finance and office professionals. Wills Consultants has an extensive client base that ranges from the thriving SME sector through to national and international PLCs