Accountant

Adecco; Ulverston; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Adecco is seeking an experienced Accountant to lead hands-on financial control across its group entities at a pivotal development stage. You will own daily control tasks, drive a robust monthly close, and prepare consolidated cash flow forecasts while supporting audits and tax work.

The role requires qualified status with UK GAAP expertise, strong balance sheet control, and excellent stakeholder communication to enable informed decisions and scalable growth across international operations.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with post-qualification experience in financial control and reporting.
• Experience with multi-entity financial control and consolidation is required.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge under UK GAAP (FRS 102) and audits.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day financial control across group entities, including bank, ledger, and reconciliations.
• Drive monthly close with clear management accounts and commentary at all levels.
• Prepare consolidated cash flow forecasts and manage intercompany activity.
• Support statutory audits and liaise with auditors during fieldwork.
• Maintain fixed asset register, depreciation, additions and disposals.
• Enhance internal controls and month-end routines with proper segregation of duties.
• Prepare monthly management accounts with KPI analysis and variances.
• Review transactions to explain material variances and trends.
• Support VAT, payroll filings, corporation tax, and statutory reporting.
• Contribute to year-end consolidation and disclosures, including intercompany arrangements.

Skills

Qualified accountant

Audit experience

Balance sheet control

UK GAAP knowledge

Excel skills

Stakeholder communication

Multi-entity reporting

Education

Professional accounting qualification

Tools

ERP systems

Accounting software

Job description

Job Title: Accountant

Location: Ulverston

We are recruiting an experienced Accountant for a hands‑on financial control role at a pivotal stage of the company's development.

What You Will Do?

• Own day‑to‑day financial control across group entities, managing bank, ledger, balance sheet reconciliations, intercompany transactions, accruals, and prepayments.
• Drive a robust monthly close process, producing clear management accounts and commentary at department, entity, and consolidated group level.
• Prepare consolidated cash flow forecasts and support active cash management to optimise interest earned across the group entities.
• Support statutory audit preparation and act as a key point of contact for the auditors during their fieldwork activities.
• Maintain the fixed asset register, ensuring additions, disposals, and depreciation are accurately captured and reconciled.
• Strengthen and document internal controls, including month‑end checklists, sign‑off routines, and segregation of duties across finance processes.
• Prepare monthly management accounts for the leadership team, including KPI reporting and detailed variance analysis versus budget and prior actuals.
• Perform detailed review of transactions at department and general ledger levels to identify and explain material variances and trends.
• Support UK and international VAT returns, payroll filings, corporation tax workings, and statutory reporting at both entity and group levels.
• Contribute to year‑end consolidation, accounts preparation, and disclosures, including intercompany arrangements, transfer pricing, related party transactions, goodwill, and intangibles.
• Partner with non‑finance teams as a trusted commercial insight source, helping operational leaders understand financial data and make informed decisions.
• Support international expansion efforts by providing financial insights on international compliance, multi‑currency operations, revenue recognition, and scaling the financial function globally.

Your Skills

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, ICAS, CIMA) or equivalent, with meaningful post‑qualification experience in financial control and reporting.
• Audit experience advantageous, whether practice‑trained, industry‑side exposure to statutory audits, or strong technical accounting background aligned with clean audit requirements.
• Strong balance sheet control capabilities and proven month‑end close experience within multi‑entity or growing business environments.
• Confident technical accounting skills under UK GAAP (FRS 102), including familiarity with related disclosure and compliance requirements.
• Excellent attention to detail combined with a calm, organised approach to deadlines and competing priorities in a finance function.
• Strong Excel skills and a structured approach to working with financial systems, data sets, and reconciliation processes.
• Confident communicator able to collaborate with senior stakeholders and external auditors, presenting financial information clearly and accurately.
• Desirable industry experience in SaaS, ecommerce, subscription, or other high‑growth scale‑up environments with recurring revenue models.
• Exposure to first‑audit, post‑acquisition, or post‑investment environments, including implementation of new controls and reporting disciplines.
• Experience with multi‑entity consolidated reporting, plus familiarity with multi‑currency and international operations in a group structure.

Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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