Financial Accountant

Accountancy Action - Your Specialist Finance Recruitment Partner; Cheltenham; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid and flexible working

Competitive salary and benefits

Job summary

Accountancy Action - Your Specialist Finance Recruitment Partner is seeking a qualified Financial Accountant to join the finance team and take ownership of financial reporting, statutory compliance and controls in a fast-paced environment.

Reporting to the Finance Director, you will ensure integrity of financial information while supporting the wider business through accurate reporting and insightful analysis.

Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail and analytical skills.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with ERP systems.
• Proactive, commercially minded, and solutions-focused.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports.
• Lead the month-end and year-end close processes.
• Prepare statutory accounts preparation and external audit.
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain and improve financial controls and processes.
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations and oversee ledger integrity.
• Support budgeting and forecasting activities.
• Manage VAT, tax, and other statutory reporting requirements.
• Partner with stakeholders across the business to provide financial insight and support decision-making.
• Contribute to process improvement and finance transformation.

Skills

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Excel

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

We are partnering with a growing and dynamic organisation to recruit a Financial Accountant to join their finance team. This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified accountant looking to take ownership of financial reporting, statutory compliance, and controls within a fast-paced environment

Reporting to the Finance Director, you will play a key role in ensuring the integrity of financial information while supporting the wider business through accurate reporting and insightful analysis

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports
• Lead the month-end and year-end close processes
• Prepare statutory accounts preparation and external audit
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards and regulatory requirements
• Maintain and improve financial controls and processes
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations and oversee ledger integrity
• Support budgeting and forecasting activities
• Manage VAT, tax, and other statutory reporting requirements
• Partner with stakeholders across the business to provide financial insight and support decision-making
• Contribute to process improvement and finance transformation

About You

ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualified

Strong technical accounting knowledge, including UK GAAP and/or IIFRS Experience in financial reporting, statutory accounts, and audit

• Strong attention to detail and analytical skills
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with ERP systems ability to build relationships with stakeholders at all levels
• Proactive, commercially minded, and solutions-focused

What's on Off

• Opportunity to join a growing and ambitious organisation
• Exposure to senior stakeholders and strategic projects
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements
• Supportive and collaborative culture
• Competitive salary and benefits pack

If you are a technically strong accountant looking to broaden your exposure and make a real impact within a business, we'd love to hear from you.