Financial Accountant

Cranswick plc; North Carolina; On-site; USD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension (employer 3%, employee 5%)

Profit sharing with discounted share

Death in service insurance

Cycle to work scheme

Wellbeing platform discounts

Job summary

Cranswick plc, a respected food producer, is seeking an experienced Financial Accountant to join our established Finance team. You will take ownership of a broad range of financial activities, supporting treasury, payroll accounting, VAT, month-end processes and financial reporting.

Reporting to the Financial Controller, you will work across the business to maintain strong financial controls, post journals, produce cashflow reports and assist with external audits while driving continuous

Qualifications

• Experience working within a finance or accounting environment.
• Strong understanding of double-entry bookkeeping.
• Strong attention to detail and organisational skills.
• AAT qualification or studying towards AAT/ACCA/CIMA (desirable).
• Experience with ERP systems such as Microsoft Dynamics NAV or Business Central (desirable).
• Experience of payroll accounting and balance sheet reconciliations (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Manage BACS payment runs, supplier payments and treasury activities.
• Perform bank, payroll, VAT and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Prepare and submit VAT returns and support statutory compliance requirements.
• Post journals and support month-end and year-end accounting processes.
• Produce cashflow reporting and assist with financial reporting activities.
• Support payroll accounting and related balance sheet reconciliations.
• Assist with external audits and maintain accurate financial records.
• Support financial and environmental reporting requirements.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of finance processes and controls.
• Provide support and cover for wider Finance team activities as required.

Skills

Finance experience

Double-entry bookkeeping

Attention to detail

Education

AAT (desirable)

ACCA/CIMA (desirable)

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics NAV

Business Central

Job description

We are looking for an experienced and detail-oriented Financial Accountant to join our established Finance team. This is a varied and rewarding role for a finance professional who enjoys taking ownership, working across a broad range of financial activities, and contributing to the smooth running of the finance function.

Reporting to the Financial Controller, you will play a key role in ensuring the timely, accurate and effective management of financial processes across the business. Working closely with colleagues across the Finance team, you will be involved in treasury, banking, financial reporting, compliance, payroll accounting and month-end activities, providing dependable support and helping to maintain strong financial controls.

Location: Kenninghall and Eye

Key Responsibilities

• Manage BACS payment runs, supplier payments and treasury activities.
• Perform bank, payroll, VAT and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Prepare and submit VAT returns and support statutory compliance requirements.
• Post journals and support month-end and year-end accounting processes.
• Produce cashflow reporting and assist with financial reporting activities.
• Support payroll accounting and related balance sheet reconciliations.
• Assist with external audits and maintain accurate financial records.
• Support financial and environmental reporting requirements.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of finance processes and controls.
• Provide support and cover for wider Finance team activities as required.

Skills & Qualifications required:

• Experience working within a finance or accounting environment - essential
• Strong understanding of double-entry bookkeeping - essential
• Strong attention to detail and organisational skills - essential
• AAT qualified or studying towards AAT, ACCA or CIMA - desirable
• Experience of ERP systems such as Microsoft Dynamics NAV or Business Central - desirable
• Experience of payroll accounting and balance sheet reconciliations - desirable
• Competitive Salary - to be discussed at application stage.
• Pension - 3% employer contributions/5% employee contributions
• Share of the profits with our discounted share scheme
• Death in service insurance
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to our 'Feed your Wellbeing' platform with discounts for shop

If you are an internal candidate, please ensure you’ve made your line manager aware before applying.