Accountant
Posted Today by Palatine Talent
£50,000 Per year
Undetermined
Hybrid
Nantwich, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Accountant is a temporary position for a well-established retailer in Nantwich, requiring support for the finance function during a busy period. Candidates should possess strong Excel skills and experience in accounting, with qualifications such as CIMA, ACCA, or ACA being advantageous but not essential. The position involves data extraction and analysis, reporting, and providing practical finance support to the business. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking for a short-term assignment with a straightforward brief.
Key Responsibilities:
- Extracting financial data from Xero
- Manipulating, analysing and presenting data in Excel
- Supporting reporting and reconciliations
- Providing practical finance support to the wider business
Key Skills:
- Proven experience in an accounting / finance role
- Advanced Excel skills (data extraction, manipulation, pivot tables, lookups, etc.)
- Comfortable working with accounting systems (Xero experience ideal)
- Practical, detail-oriented and able to hit the ground running
- Available at short notice or within a short lead time
Salary (Rate): £50,000.00 yearly
City: Nantwich
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
We’re delighted to be recruiting for a well-established, privately owned retailer in the Nantwich area who require an Accountant on a temporary basis to support the finance function during a busy period. This is a hands-on role and would suit someone who is CIMA/ACCA/ACA Qualified, Part Qualified or qualified-by-experience or part-qualified. Formal qualifications are not essential. What is essential is strong capability with Excel and data.
The role will involve:
- Extracting financial data from Xero
- Manipulating, analysing and presenting data in Excel
- Supporting reporting and reconciliations
- Providing practical finance support to the wider business
About you:
- Proven experience in an accounting / finance role
- Advanced Excel skills (data extraction, manipulation, pivot tables, lookups, etc.)
- Comfortable working with accounting systems (Xero experience ideal)
- Practical, detail-oriented and able to hit the ground running
- Available at short notice or within a short lead time
What’s on offer:
- Short-term assignment (2–3 months)
- Flexible engagement: day rate or fixed-term contract
- Salary equivalent of £40k–£50k
- On-site initially with scope for hybrid
This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working with data, likes getting stuck in, and is looking for a solid interim assignment with a straightforward brief. To progress your application, apply without delay.