Financial Accountant

CMA Recruitment Group; Lyndhurst; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Critical illness & death in service

Career development opportunities

Staff discounts

Job summary

CMA Recruitment Group is delighted to support a growing, private equity-backed business in recruiting a Financial Accountant. This role offers exposure to senior stakeholders and the opportunity to take ownership within a supportive finance team at Lyndhurst.

You will maintain balance sheet reconciliations, oversee monthly reporting, monitor cash flow, and manage banking relationships, with involvement in statutory submissions and audits.

Qualifications

• ACA or ACCA qualification is required.
• Audit experience is advantageous.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge essential.
• Ability to challenge processes and drive improvements.

Responsibilities

• Maintain balance sheet reconciliations and ensure control accounts are understood.
• Monitor cash flow, contribute to rolling forecasts and liquidity planning.
• Take ownership of monthly reporting processes and improve efficiency.
• Manage banking relationships, covenant reporting and quarterly monitoring.
• Coordinate statutory and regulatory submissions and compliance obligations.
• Act as key contact for the annual audit and information requests.

Skills

Technical accounting

Proactive mindset

Education

ACA or ACCA qualified

Job description

CMA Recruitment Group is delighted to be supporting a growing and ambitious business in the recruitment of a Financial Accountant.

Operating within a fast-paced, private equity-backed group, this position offers exceptional exposure to senior stakeholders and the opportunity to play a key role in the company's ongoing growth journey.

For an ambitious accountant looking to develop their career within a growing group environment, this role offers the chance to take ownership, broaden commercial awareness, and become a trusted member of a highly supportive finance team.

What will the Financial Accountant role involve?

• Maintaining and overseeing balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring all control accounts are fully understood and regularly reviewed.
• Monitoring cash flow performance and contributing to rolling forecasting and liquidity planning.
• Taking ownership of monthly reporting processes, identifying opportunities to improve efficiencies and shorten reporting timelines.
• Managing relationships with banking partners, including covenant reporting, facility monitoring and quarterly reporting requirements.
• Coordinating statutory and regulatory submissions, including government statistical reporting and compliance obligations.
• Acting as the key contact throughout the annual audit process, coordinating information requests and ensuring smooth delivery.

Suitable Candidate for the Financial Accountant vacancy:

• ACA or ACCA qualified.
• Previous audit experience would be advantageous, whether gained in practice or industry.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge, with a thorough understanding of financial reporting, balance sheet management and reconciliations.
• Naturally inquisitive and proactive, with the confidence to challenge existing processes, identify efficiencies and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.

Additional Benefits and Information:

• Opportunity to work closely with senior finance leadership and contribute to strategic decision-making.
• Private Healthcare, Critical Illness & Death in Service cover
• Long-term career development opportunities within a growing organisation.
• Generous staff discounts

CMA complies with all relevant UK legislation and doesn't discriminate on any protected characteristics.