Group Accountant

ESSENTIAL EMPLOYMENT LTD; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Essential Employment Ltd invites an experienced finance professional to lead Revenue, Capital, and Treasury accounting in a temporary role based in Cardiff. You will drive final accounts, budget preparation, and monitoring, while ensuring VAT and CIS compliance, robust ledger controls, and high-quality financial governance across the organisation.

The role includes supervising treasury activities, guiding managers on financial performance, and delivering timely statutory returns in line with

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of Revenue, Capital and Treasury accountancy services.
• Coordinate final accounts, budget preparation and monitoring.
• Oversee VAT and CIS compliance and ledger controls.
• Provide financial guidance to managers and budget holders.

Job description

This is a temporary role and the rate is £24.46ph PAYE

The reference number is: OR117781

The successful candidate will lead the delivery of comprehensive Revenue, Capital and Treasury accountancy services, ensuring all financial operations, statutory returns and corporate processes are completed accurately, on time and in line with regulatory and professional standards. They will coordinate key corporate activities including final accounts, budget preparation, budget monitoring and capital year‑end processes, providing clear financial insight and guidance to managers and budget holders.

They will oversee VAT and CIS compliance, control account reconciliations, trust fund administration and the effective operation, structure and security of the corporate ledger. They will supervise daily Treasury Management activities, making informed investment and borrowing decisions, and ensure banking, reconciliation and petty cash arrangements operate efficiently and securely. Through strong leadership, they will manage and develop the team, uphold HR and organisational policies, maintain high‑quality financial governance, and ensure the ledger and associated systems support accurate reporting, robust decision‑making and effective financial management across the organisation.

Essential Employment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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