General Ledger Accountant

Project People; Newbury; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is looking for a Fully Qualified General Ledger Accountant for a 6-month day rate contract. The role requires experience in transactional accounting, month-end processing, and balance sheet reconciliations. The successful candidate will work in a hybrid setting, mainly in Newbury or Glasgow, and must be available to start in September 2025. This position involves preparing month-end journals, conducting financial analyses, and supporting integration projects.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years' experience in transactional accounting, month-end processing, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Qualified accountant with non-audit business experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and post month-end journals.
• Conduct month-end checks, analysis, and reporting.
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations.
• Prepare audit schedules and explanations.

Skills

Transactional accounting

Month-end processing

Balance sheet reconciliations

Audit experience

Systems and processes controls

Education

Qualified accountant (2 years+ non-audit business experience)

Tools

Amdocs

Oracle

Smartview

Job description

• General Ledger Accountant | Fully Qualified
• 6 month Day Rate Contract
• Location: Newbury or Glasgow| Hybrid (2 -3 days per week on site)
• Must be available to start Mid-September 2025
• You must be eligible to work in the UK without the need for Sponsorship

I'm recruiting on behalf of our Telecommunications Partner for a Fully Qualified Accountant to join on a 6-month day rate contract.

The successful candidate will have a minimum of 3 year's experience in transactional accounting, month-end processing, and balance sheet reconciliations.

Tasks

• Month-end journal preparation & posting
• Month-end sense checks, analysis & reporting
• Balance sheet reconciliations
• Audit schedules and explanations
• Working with team to resolve problems, identify and improve processes
• Support accounting integration project

Must haves

• Qualified accountant (2yrs+ non-audit business experience)
• Demonstratable experience of systems and processes controls and improvements
• Month-end processing experience
• Balance sheet reconciliations
• Audit experience
• Flexible and adaptable

Nice to haves

• SOX experience
• Amdocs/Oracle/Smartview experience

Project People is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.