Financial Accountant

CMA Recruitment Group; Surrey Heath; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable recruitment agency in Surrey Heath is seeking a qualified Financial Accountant to strengthen its group finance function. This role involves ownership of capital expenditure and fleet accounting, along with technical financial support across the group. The ideal candidate should be ACA or ACCA qualified, with strong technical accounting skills and proficiency in Excel. The position offers an annual bonus, hybrid working options, and a contributory pension scheme.

Benefits

Annual bonus

Hybrid working

Contributory pension scheme

Life assurance

Qualifications

• Requires ACA or ACCA qualification with strong technical accounting knowledge.
• Experience with IFRS 15 and IFRS 16 preferred.
• Ability to apply technical accounting in a commercial environment is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical financial accounting support across the group.
• Own capital expenditure and fleet accounting processes.
• Deliver monthly capex reporting and cash flow forecasts.

Skills

Technical accounting knowledge

Strong systems and Excel capability

Confident communication

Education

ACA or ACCA qualified

Job description

Our client is a well-established, values-led and environmentally focused business, based in Surrey currently recruiting for a Financial Accountant. With recent investment and continued growth, the organisation is strengthening its group finance capability to support the next phase of development.

This is an opportunity for a technically strong, qualified Financial Accountant to support the Group Finance function, with ownership of capital expenditure and fleet accounting across the group.

The role offers broad exposure across group accounting, acquisitions and stakeholder management, working closely with senior finance leaders and operational teams including Fleet and IT.

What will the FP&A Manager role involve?

• Provide group-wide technical financial accounting support, including responding to accounting queries and drafting accounting papers
• Own capex, hire purchase and fleet accounting, including approvals, asset set-up, month‑end processing and disposals
• Deliver monthly capex reporting, budgeting and forecasting, monitoring spends against budget and reporting variances
• Produce group cash flow forecasts and debt covenant reporting
• Review statutory accounts and liaise with auditors, supporting year‑end and audit processes
• Act as a finance business partner to Fleet and IT, supporting acquisitions, improving controls and providing day‑to‑day guidance across the business

Suitable Candidate for the FP&A Manager vacancy

• ACA or ACCA qualified, with strong technical accounting knowledge, including IFRS 15 and IFRS 16
• Proven ability to apply technical accounting in a practical, commercial environment, with capex experience an advantage
• Strong systems and Excel capability, with experience improving processes and supporting acquisitions desirable
• Confident communicator with a proactive, flexible approach, able to work across multiple sites with occasional UK travel

Additional benefits and information for the role of FP&A Manager

• Annual bonus
• Hybrid working
• Contributory pension scheme and Life assurance

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