Financial Accountant

Kenton Black Limited; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Life assurance

Private healthcare

25 days annual leave

Job summary

Kenton Black Limited is seeking a Financial Accountant in Carlisle. The role suits someone moving from practice or an ACA/ACCA qualified professional with industry experience, offering technical and commercial support and extensive stakeholder interaction.

You will lead statutory filings, audits, budgeting, and process improvements while mentoring junior team members. A hybrid of professional standards and business partnering is expected.

Qualifications

• ACA/ACCA qualification with ability to drive change and implement process improvements.
• Strong communication and business partnering across internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience preparing annual financial statements and coordinating audits.

Responsibilities

• Prepare annual financial statements in line with accounting standards.
• Coordinate and manage statutory audit; be primary contact for auditors.
• Maintain robust controls through continuous process improvements.
• Prepare VAT and corporate tax returns and other statutory filings.
• Support budgeting and forecasting activities.
• Mentor junior staff within the finance department.
• Provide technical accounting advice across departments.

Skills

Communication skills

Business partnering

Stakeholder management

Technical accounting

Education

ACA/ACCA qualified

Job description

Company Details and Job Overview

A new Financial Accountant position has become available within a well-established business in Carlisle. This is an ideal opportunity for a 1st time mover from Accountancy Practice, or for an experienced ACA/ACCA qualified accountant with industry experience, seeking a technical and value adding position which also provides commercial/strategic support with plenty of stakeholder interaction.

Key Benefits/ Rewards on Offer

• Competitive starting salary, depending on experience
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Full time role of 37.5 hours per week with flexibility on start and finish times
• Company pension
• Life assurance
• Private healthcare

Your New Role as Financial Accountant

• Preparation of accurate annual financial statements in compliance with accounting standards
• Coordinating and completing annual statutory audit, being the primary point of contact for auditors
• Continual review and maintenance of systems and processes, ensuring robust controls
• Preparation of VAT, corporate tax returns, and other statutory filings, complying with tax regulations
• Assisting in budgeting and forecasting activities
• Providing technical accounting advice across other departments, building strong working relationships
• Mentor and support junior staff members within the finance department to aid skills development
• Ongoing review and development of processes within the finance department so support continuous improvement culture

Experience & Qualifications Required to Apply

To be considered, you will be a technically strong full or part ACA/ACCA qualified accountant with the ability to drive and challenge through change, demonstrating examples of implementing process improvements. Strong communication and business partnering skills are required with the ability to build relationships across a variety of internal and external stakeholders.