Financial Accountant

4 weeks ago


Leeds, United Kingdom Elevation Recruitment Group Full time

Elevation Senior Finance are working with a leading manufacturing business based in Leeds who are looking to bring in a Financial Accountant on a permanent full-time basis. Reporting directly into the Finance Manager, you will be responsible for supporting the finance team in managing the financial accounts including assisting with audits and the oversight of statutory accounts, cash flow forecasting, treasury & banking and taking ownership for the balance sheet.

Benefits include:

  • Excellent opportunities to develop, along with a competitive salary and company bonus scheme
  • 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) + service days 
  • Defined contribution pension scheme 
  • Employee Assistance Program 
  • On-site car parking 
  • Hybrid working 
  • Access to a wide range of discounts on Everyday Shopping, Entertainment, and Lifestyle 
  • Long service awards 

Duties of the Financial Accountant will include:

  • Providing support to the Finance Manager in the timely & accurate submission of the statutory accounts and audit thereof
  • Internal controls – finance coordinator. Proactively arranging independent checks and administration of work to specific internal control owners throughout the business
  • Accruals and prepayments
  • Management of the accounts payable function including arranging payments to ensure alignment to the cash forecast, reconciliation of statements where applicable, reviewing and approving vendor down payments and assisting with coding of non-PO invoices
  • Cash forecast coordination
  • Analytically assess and prepare reconciliation with actuals, explaining deviations
  • Concur administrator duties including assisting users with expense claims, compliance checks and running the monthly BACS claims to employees
  • Preparing bank reconciliations & managing access and user permissions
  • Prepare balance sheet reconciliations for areas of responsibility
  • Providing absence cover for Finance Manager
  • Assisting with key events/busy periods throughout the year, including financial year end, audit periods (interim, final and internal), and budget processes

Person Specification:

  • Excellent communication skills
  • Influencing and persuasion skills
  • Ability to build and maintain relationships
  • Team working skills & helping others during heavy load times
  • Organisational skills
  • Ability to act independently
  • Flexibility and ability to adapt to change
  • Attention to detail
  • Time management
  • Prioritisation of key tasks

If this role looks of interest then please get in touch or apply now



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