Group Accountant

Keeler Recruitment; Great Yarmouth; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Group Accountant role based in Great Yarmouth requiring a qualified, part-qualified or finalist accountant with strong month-end experience. You'll manage technical accounting, financial reporting and balance sheet control, and lead a small finance team while partnering with operational managers.

Responsibilities include monthly management accounts, variance commentary, VAT returns, audit preparation, budgets and forecasts, capex reviews, and process improvements through automation and systems.

Qualifications

• Qualified, part-qualified or finalist accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with strong month-end experience.
• Solid technical grounding across revenue recognition, accruals, prepayments, VAT and balance sheet control.
• Ideally previous line management experience and ability to explain performance to non-finance stakeholders.
• Advanced Excel skills and interest in systems, automation and process improvement.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review monthly management accounts and variance commentary.
• Maintain robust balance sheet reconciliations and financial controls.
• Prepare VAT, MGD, ONS and other statutory returns.
• Lead the site's preparation for the annual external audit.
• Provide budget and quarterly forecast information.
• Review capital expenditure and maintain the capex forecast.
• Work with operational managers to provide meaningful financial insight.
• Oversee stocktake accounting and related reconciliations.
• Identify opportunities to improve finance processes, systems and automation.
• Line manage and develop a small finance team.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Financial reporting

Budgeting & forecasting

Leadership

Process improvement

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA (part-qualified or finalist)

Job description

Group Accountant

Great Yarmouth Full-time (37.5 hours per week) c£50,000 plus Company Benefits

I'm pleased to be supporting a well-established business in Great Yarmouth with the appointment of an experienced Accountant to take responsibility for the finance function at one of its key sites.

This is a broad, hands‑on role combining technical accounting, financial reporting, business partnering and team leadership. Reporting into the Group Financial Controller, you'll be the key finance contact for operational leaders and play an important role in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of the site's financial information.

The Role

You'll have responsibility for a varied range of finance activities, including:

• Preparing and reviewing monthly management accounts and variance commentary
• Maintaining robust balance sheet reconciliations and financial controls
• Preparing VAT, MGD, ONS and other statutory returns
• Leading the site's preparation for the annual external audit
• Providing budget and quarterly forecast information
• Reviewing capital expenditure and maintaining the capex forecast
• Working closely with operational managers to provide meaningful financial insight
• Overseeing stocktake accounting and related reconciliations
• Identifying opportunities to improve finance processes, systems and automation
• Line managing and developing a small finance team

About You

We're looking for a qualified, part-qualified or finalist accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with strong month-end experience and a solid technical grounding across revenue recognition, accruals, prepayments, VAT and balance sheet control.

You'll ideally have previous line management experience and be confident working with non-finance stakeholders, explaining financial performance and variances clearly.

Advanced Excel skills and an interest in systems, automation and process improvement would also be advantageous.