Accountant

Forrest Recruitment Ltd.; Risley; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Excellent benefits package

Job summary

The Forrest Recruitment Ltd. partnered manufacturing organisation seeks an Accountant to join on a permanent basis near Birchwood. Hybrid working with 35 hours per week (Tue, Thu and 1 other in the office; 2 days from home). 35k DOE.

Responsibilities include financial reporting, variance analysis, budgeting, and costing support with regular interaction across UK and international finance teams. Occasional travel to Glasgow required.

Qualifications

• Experience in a finance role within manufacturing or similar sector.
• Part qualified accountant (CIMA) or actively studying for the qualification.
• IT literate with ERP systems and MS Excel.
• Highly organised with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Partner with site leadership on financial performance.
• Manage weekly and monthly financial reporting and ensure accuracy.
• Analyse factory performance and provide commentary on movements and trends.
• Monitor expenditure with budget holders and identify variances, risks and opportunities.
• Prepare month-end journals including accruals and prepayments.
• Produce monthly management reporting and present to the international finance team.
• Oversee inventory reporting and reflect stock values on the balance sheet.
• Manage site capital expenditure reporting and assets under construction.
• Support product costing for goods manufactured at the site.
• Lead the site's planning and forecasting cycle.
• Provide financial analysis to support operational decisions.
• Collaborate with UK and international finance stakeholders to ensure controls and reporting integrity.
• Attend the Glasgow site approximately 1-2 times per month.

Skills

Finance experience

ERP systems

MS Excel

Attention to detail

Education

CIMA - Part qualified

Tools

ERP Systems

MS Excel

Job description

Accountant - Birchwood - Up to £35k DOE - Hybrid working

35 hours per week. (7 hours per day) Tuesday & Thursday & 1 other are office days, 2 days working from home.

Forrest Recruitment LTD are currently working in partnership with an award-winning manufacturing organisation, who are seeking to recruit a Accountant to join them on a permanent basis.

Responsibilities

• Partnering with the site leadership team on all aspects of financial performance.
• Managing weekly and monthly financial reporting, ensuring accuracy and timely submission.
• Analysing factory performance and providing meaningful commentary on key movements and trends.
• Working with budget holders to monitor expenditure against budgets and forecasts, identifying variances, risks and opportunities.
• Preparing month-end journals, including accruals, prepayments and other accounting adjustments in line with Group policies.
• Producing monthly management reporting and presenting financial performance to the wider international finance team.
• Overseeing inventory reporting, identifying potential obsolescence and ensuring stock values are accurately reflected on the balance sheet.
• Managing site capital expenditure reporting, including assets under construction and the timely capitalisation of completed assets.
• Supporting product costing for goods manufactured at the site.
• Leading the site's planning and forecasting cycle.
• Providing financial analysis and insight on an ad hoc basis to support operational and commercial decisions.
• Working collaboratively with both UK and international finance stakeholders to maintain strong financial controls and reporting integrity.
• Attending the site in Glasgow approximately 1-2 times per month.

Desirables

• Previous finance experience working in a similar role
• Part qualified accountant (CIMA)
• IT literate with emphasis on ERP Systems and MS Excel
• Highly organised with attention to detail

• Hybrid working and excellent benefit package
• Fund full CIMA qualification