Financial Accountant

PetroStrat; Conwy; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working in Conwy

Pension 6% contribution

Life Assurance 4x salary

25 days holiday

Job summary

PetroStrat, based in Conwy, seeks a Financial Accountant to join the finance team and help deliver accurate reporting and strong financial control across the Group. You will own month-end processes, project profitability analysis and support commercial decision-making in a multi-entity environment.

You will bring ACA/ACCA or equivalent progress, strong financial accounting experience, and advanced Excel with ERP systems.

Qualifications

• Qualified or part-qualified accountant with ACA/ACCA or equivalent in progress.
• Experience in financial accounting including month-end close, journals, reconciliations and balance sheet review.
• Strong knowledge of accruals, prepayments, revenue recognition and intercompany accounting.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with ERP or integrated accounting systems.

Responsibilities

• Play a key role in driving profitability and financial control through monthly management accounts, journals, reconciliations, accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reviews.
• Support smooth month-end close with clear variance analysis and commentary for management.
• Provide financial insight to project performance, margin and commercial reporting.
• Support revenue recognition by reviewing accrued and deferred income.
• Manage intercompany charges, transfer pricing calculations and reconciliations across Group entities.
• Maintain accurate standard cost models, employee billable rates and charge-out structures.
• Contribute to budgeting, forecasting, year-end audits and external reporting, and drive process improvements.

Skills

Financial accounting

Month-end close

Intercompany accounting

Excel / ERP proficiency

Education

Qualified or part-qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA or equivalent)

Tools

ERP / integrated accounting systems

Job description

As Financial Accountant, you will be an important part of our finance team, helping to deliver accurate reporting, meaningful insight and strong financial control across the Group. This is a varied role where your work will support month-end activity, project profitability analysis and confident commercial decision-making helping to drive business growth and profitability.We are looking for someone who enjoys taking ownership, building trusted relationships and using financial information to make a practical difference in the growth of a multi-entity business.Someone who brings more than technical excellence and can translate numbers into insight to actively contribute to commercial decision making and challenging assumptions.

In this Role, you will:

• Play a key role in driving profitable growth by providing clear financial analysis, preparing monthly management accounts, including journals, reconciliations, accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reviews.
• Help deliver a smooth, accurate and timely month-end close, providing clear variance analysis and commentary for management review.
• Bring financial insight to project performance through profitability, gross margin and commercial reporting.
• Support accurate revenue recognition by reviewing accrued and deferred income.
• Manage intercompany charges, transfer pricing calculations and reconciliations across Group entities.
• Keep standard cost models, employee billable rates and charge-out structures accurate and up to date.
• Provide practical analysis and support for budgeting, forecasting, year-end audits and external reporting.
• Contribute ideas that strengthen financial controls, improve processes and make reporting more efficient.
  

You will know you are making a positive impact when you are helping us to achieve:

• Monthly management accounts are completed accurately and on time.
• Financial reporting, reconciliations and balance sheet reviews are reliable, well supported and clearly explained.
• Revenue recognition, client invoicing, accruals and deferred income are managed accurately and in line with deadlines.
• Intercompany balances, project profitability reporting, standard costs and billable rates are kept accurate and up to date.
• Finance processes and controls continue to improve, supporting efficient ways of working and high-quality reporting.
  

Essential Skills and Experience

• A qualified or part-qualified accountant, or working towards ACA, ACCA or an equivalent qualification.
• Strong experience in financial accounting, including month-end close, journals, reconciliations and balance sheet review.
• Confident knowledge of accruals, prepayments, revenue recognition and intercompany accounting.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience using ERP or integrated accounting systems.
• A detail-focused, organised approach, with the ability to analyse information, solve problems and meet deadlines.

Desirable Skills and Experience

• Experience working in a multi-entity or Group finance environment.
• Knowledge of transfer pricing, project accounting or profitability reporting.
• Experience supporting payroll processing, finance systems or process improvements.
• Multi-entity and multi-currency.
• Finance systems E.g. QuickBooks, Sage and Dynamics.
  

About You

• Highly organised and methodical, with strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Commercially aware, with the ability to interpret financial information and support informed business decisions.
• Proactive and self-motivated, with the confidence to manage priorities and meet deadlines independently.
• A collaborative communicator who can work effectively with colleagues across finance and the wider business.
• Professional and discreet, with sound judgement when handling sensitive and confidential financial information.
• Committed to continuous improvement, with a focus on efficient processes, reliable reporting and high-quality financial controls.
  

What we offer

• A starting salary of £50k per annum
• A hybrid working environment with 3 days in our Conwy office
• 25 days’ holiday per year plus public holidays
• Option to buy additional holidays (subject to scheme rules)
• Pension with 6% contribution
• Life Assurance x 4 salary (depending on scheme terms)