Financial Accountant

Dresser Utility Solutions; St Helens; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Dresser Utility Solutions is seeking a Financial Accountant to ensure accurate financial reporting and robust controls. You will lead month-end close, statutory compliance, treasury activities and drive improvements through automation.

You will be a trusted finance partner to the business, providing clear insight, supporting informed decision-making and contributing to a finance function that is scalable, efficient and ready for continued growth.

Qualifications

• Qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent accounting qualification.
• Strong technical accounting experience including month-end close and statutory reporting.
• Treasury, cash flow forecasting and financial controls experience.
• Advanced Excel and ERP systems experience, preferably in manufacturing or multinational environment.
• Proactive, detail-oriented and analytical with strong stakeholder communication.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of core financial accounting activities and ensure accurate, compliant and timely financial reporting.
• Manage the month-end close, including journals, reconciliations, management accounts and variance analysis.
• Maintain strong financial controls and support statutory, tax, VAT, audit and accounting requirements.
• Provide clear financial insight to support planning, forecasting and decision-making.
• Drive process improvements and automation to create a more efficient and scalable finance function.

Skills

Month-end close

Financial reporting

Stakeholder communication

Problem solving

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent

Tools

ERP systems

Power BI

Advanced Excel

Job description

Join us as a Financial Accountant and play a central role in ensuring the accuracy, integrity and reliability of our financial reporting. In this role, you will bring strong technical accounting expertise to the month-end close, statutory compliance, treasury activities and financial controls, while helping to shape smarter, more efficient ways of working through process improvement and automation.

You will be a trusted finance partner to the business, providing clear insight, supporting informed decision-making and contributing to a finance function that is scalable, efficient and ready for continued growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of core financial accounting activities and ensure accurate, compliant and timely financial reporting.
• Manage the month-end close, including journals, reconciliations, management accounts and variance analysis.
• Maintain strong financial controls and support statutory, tax, VAT, audit and accounting requirements.
• Provide clear financial insight to the business to support planning, forecasting and decision-making.
• Drive process improvements and automation to create a more efficient and scalable finance function.

What you'll bring

• A recognised accounting qualification such as ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent.
• Strong technical financial accounting experience, including month-end close, statutory reporting, VAT, corporation tax and audit requirements.
• Solid experience in treasury, cash flow forecasting, working capital management and financial controls.
• Advanced Excel skills and confidence working with ERP systems, ideally in a manufacturing or multinational environment.
• A proactive, detail-focused and analytical approach, with the ability to organise priorities and solve problems effectively.
• A continuous improvement mindset, with an interest in automation, Power BI or other business intelligence tools.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build trusted relationships with stakeholders across the business.