Financial Accountant

PetroStrat Ltd; Conwy; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £50k+

Hybrid work

25 days holiday

Pension 6%

Life Assurance 4x salary

Job summary

PetroStrat Ltd in Wales is seeking a Financial Accountant to join our finance team, delivering accurate reporting, insightful analysis and strong financial control across the Group. You will support month-end activity, project profitability and commercial decision-making to drive growth and profitability in a multi-entity business.

You will own ownership of month-end close, prepare management accounts, review reconciliations and balance sheets, and contribute to budgeting, forecasting and

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

ACA/ACCA progress

Month-end close

Reconciliations

Intercompany accounting

Excel expertise

ERP/Accounting systems

Detail oriented

Deadline driven

Education

Qualified or part-qualified ACA/ACCA

Tools

Excel

QuickBooks

Sage

Dynamics

Job description

As Financial Accountant, you willbe an important part of our finance team, helping to deliveraccuratereporting,meaningfulinsightand strong financial control across the Group. This is a varied role where your work will supportmonth-endactivity, project profitability analysis andconfident commercial decision-makinghelping to drivebusinessgrowth and profitability.

We are looking for someone who enjoys taking ownership, building trustedrelationshipsand using financial information to make a practical difference inthegrowth ofamulti-entity business.Someone who brings more than technical excellence andcan translate numbers into insight to actively contribute to commercial decision makingand challenging assumptions.

In this Role, you will:

• Play a key role indriving profitable growthby providing clear financial analysis,preparing monthly management accounts, including journals, reconciliations, accruals,prepaymentsand balance sheet reviews.
• Help deliver a smooth,accurateandtimelymonth-end close, providing clear variance analysis and commentary for management review.
• Bring financial insight to project performance through profitability, grossmarginand commercial reporting.
• Supportaccuraterevenue recognition by reviewingaccruedand deferred income.
• Manage intercompany charges, transfer pricingcalculationsand reconciliations across Group entities.
• Keep standard cost models, employee billableratesand charge-out structuresaccurateand up to date.
• Provide practical analysis and support for budgeting, forecasting, year-endauditsand external reporting.
• Contribute ideas that strengthen financial controls, improveprocessesand 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,reconciliationsand balance sheet reviews are reliable, well supported and clearly explained.
• Revenue recognition, client invoicing,accrualsand deferred income are managed accurately and in line with deadlines.
• Intercompany balances, project profitability reporting, standardcostsand billable rates are keptaccurateand 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, ACCAor an equivalent qualification.
• Strong experience in financial accounting, including month-end close, journals,reconciliationsand balance sheet review.
• Confident knowledge of accruals, prepayments, revenuerecognitionand 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, projectaccountingor profitability reporting.
• Experience supporting payroll processing, financesystemsor process improvements.
• Multi-entityand multi-currency.
• Finance systemsE.g. QuickBooks, Sage and Dynamics.

About You

• Highlyorganised 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.
• Professionalanddiscreet,with sound judgement when handling sensitive andconfidentialfinancialinformation.
• Committed to continuous improvement, with a focus on efficient processes, reliablereportingand 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’ holidayper yearplus public holidays
• Optionto buyadditionalholidays (subject to schemerules)
• Pension with 6% contribution
• Life Assurance x 4 salary (depending on scheme terms)

If you thrive on improving profitability, influencingperformanceand adding real value,we’dlove to hear from you.