Financial Accountant (12 month contract)

Veale Wasbrough Vizards LLP; West of England; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Veale Wasbrough Vizards LLP in Bristol is seeking a qualified Financial Accountant on a 12-month fixed-term contract to cover maternity leave. You will lead the month-end close, prepare monthly entity accounts, ensure journals and reconciliations are accurate, and support forecasting and budgeting across VWV and its subsidiaries.

You will collaborate closely with the Finance team, drive process improvements, and provide guidance to colleagues while maintaining strong controls and timely

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with ACCA, CIMA or ACA
• Strong technical accounting background and experience with month-end close and financial reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead month-end close process and preparation of monthly entity accounts
• Maintain balance sheet reconciliations and supporting records
• Assist with cash flow forecasting and budgeting monitoring
• Coordinate annual statutory audit and liaise with external auditors
• Support implementation of new finance systems and process improvements
• Provide day-to-day technical guidance to junior team members

Skills

Attention to detail

Excel

Collaboration

Education

ACCA/CIMA/ACA qualified

Tools

Excel

Job description

At VWV, our Finance team plays an important role in keeping the firm running smoothly. We work closely with colleagues across the business, providing the financial information and support they need to make informed decisions.

We're looking for a qualified Financial Accountant to join us in Bristol on a 12-month fixed-term contract to cover maternity leave. It's a varied role where you'll get involved in everything from financial reporting and forecasting to improving processes and supporting colleagues across the team.

If you enjoy getting into the detail, have a strong technical accounting background and like working collaboratively to get things done, this could be a great opportunity to join us.

Is This Your Next Career Move?

You'll play an important part in ensuring our financial information is accurate, reliable and ready when it's needed. Working across VWV and its subsidiaries, you'll help keep our financial reporting and controls on track, while supporting the wider business with the information it needs.

You'll take the lead on the month-end close process, preparing monthly legal entity accounts and making sure journals, balance sheet reconciliations and supporting records are accurate and up to date. You'll also help maintain our cash flow forecasts, monitor costs against budgets and investigate any unexpected variances with budget holders.

There's plenty of variety in the role. You'll be involved in payroll accounting and reconciliations, pension submissions, VAT and banking covenant reporting, as well as coordinating our annual statutory audit and working closely with external auditors and tax advisers.

You'll also have the opportunity to contribute to improvements across the Finance team, including supporting the implementation of new finance systems, testing processes and making sure our procedures remain up to date. Alongside this, you'll provide day-to-day technical guidance to our Assistant and Trainee Financial Accountants, helping them build their confidence and develop their skills.

You'll work closely with the Head of Financial Reporting and Partnership Accounting, supporting partnership accounting activities and other financial reporting requirements as needed.

Who Are We Hoping Will Apply?

You'll be a qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA or ACA) with a solid grounding in financial accounting and experience of month-end and year-end processes, balance sheet controls and financial reporting.

You're organised, comfortable juggling competing priorities and able to keep things moving when deadlines are tight. You'll have excellent attention to detail, strong Excel skills and the confidence to work independently while knowing when to collaborate or ask for input.

Just as importantly, you'll enjoy working with people across the business, be comfortable explaining financial information and have a practical approach to solving problems. You'll be happy to share your knowledge with colleagues and help identify ways we can make our processes more effective.

Experience in the legal sector or wider professional services would be useful, but it's not essential. We're more interested in your technical ability, your approach to your work and the contribution you can make to the team.

About Us

There are so many reasons to stop and explore VWV further. We're known for our friendly and welcoming culture where teamwork and collaboration are key. There's no pigeon-holing or glass ceilings here, just a professional yet relaxed culture where you can finally be yourself. We invite you to watch this short video on the right-hand side to see what our own people have to say about us.

We're striving to be an inclusive employer, to create a workplace and environment that promotes and values diversity, where everyone, regardless of background, can reach their full potential. Contact our recruiter to discuss any adjustments needed so we can make this the best possible candidate experience for you.

Where You'll Be Working

This role is based in our Bristol office. During your initial training period, you'll need to spend time in the office to get to know the team, learn our systems and settle into the role.

Once your training is complete, we expect you to work from the office at least one day a week, with the flexibility to work remotely on other days.

If you're looking for an opportunity to put your numerical skills to good use, learn something new and become part of a supportive team, we'd love to hear from you.

Polite Note to Recruitment Agencies:

We're in a period of exclusive direct sourcing for this role and are not accepting applications from agencies. We politely request therefore that you do not send candidates through. Any named or anonymised profile or CV sent to us will be deemed an unsolicited approach and treated as a gift.