Financial Accountant
Posted 7 days ago by Sheridan Maine - Accountancy & Finance Recruitment
£44,000 Per year
Undetermined
Hybrid
Southampton, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Financial Accountant role at an established organization in Southampton involves managing financial reporting and accounting procedures within the head office accounts department. This position offers a long-term contract with opportunities for career progression. Key responsibilities include balance sheet reconciliations, preparing financial statements, and liaising with external auditors. The ideal candidate will possess relevant accounting qualifications and strong technical skills.
Key Responsibilities:
- Performing group balance sheet reconciliations
- Preparing financial statements
- Liaising with external auditors
- Ensuring the accurate delivery of month end close
- Reviewing accounting procedures and identifying areas of improvements
- Managing stakeholders and assisting with queries
- Producing group financial reporting
Key Skills:
- Part qualified or qualified Accountant (ACCA / CIMA / ACA / AAT)
- Good technical accounting knowledge
- Highly organised with the ability to meet deadlines
- Prior experience of ERPs eg Oracle, SAP
- Intermediate level Excel skills
Salary (Rate): £44,000.00 yearly
City: Southampton
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Finance
Sheridan Maine are excited to be partnering with an established organisation in the Southampton area who are currently recruiting for a Financial Accountant to join their head office accounts department. This is great opportunity to join a leading business on a long term contract basis with the possibility for future career progression!
Key responsibilities of the role include:
- Performing group balance sheet reconciliations
- Preparing financial statements
- Liaising with external auditors
- Ensuring the accurate delivery of month end close
- Reviewing accounting procedures and identifying areas of improvements
- Managing stakeholders and assisting with queries
- Producing group financial reporting
The successful candidate will have the following skills and experience:
- Part qualified or qualified Accountant ( ACCA / CIMA / ACA / AAT )
- Good technical accounting knowledge
- Highly organised with the ability to meet deadlines
- Prior experience of ERPs eg Oracle, SAP
- Intermediate level Excel skills
The company offer a fantastic range of benefits including a competitive holiday allowance, flexible and hybrid working, life assurance and bonus. You are required to be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction. Due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within five days please assume that on this occasion your application has not been successful.