Senior Accountant

Senior Accountant

Posted Today by 1773842705

Negotiable
Inside
Hybrid
Daventry, Northamptonshire

Summary: The Senior Accountant role is a temporary position based in Daventry, requiring a technically strong accountant with inventory and costing experience. The position involves maintaining the general ledger, supporting financial reporting, and ensuring compliance with UK GAAP. This role offers a hybrid working arrangement, with three days on-site and two days remote. The contract duration is between 6 to 9 months, covering a leave of absence within a well-established finance team.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Preparing and posting general ledger journals
  • Performing balance sheet reconciliations
  • Supporting month-end and year-end close processes
  • Producing P&L and balance sheet reports
  • Inventory and costing accounting
  • Investigating and analysing financial variances
  • Supporting internal and external audit queries (including SOX where applicable)
  • Reviewing and improving financial controls and processes

Key Skills:

  • ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified or part-qualified (or equivalent)
  • Strong accounting fundamentals
  • Experience managing month-end close
  • Proven experience in inventory accounting and costing
  • Strong balance sheet reconciliation skills
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving ability
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to partner with stakeholders

Salary (Rate): £33.33 Hourly

City: Daventry

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: Mid-Level

Industry: Finance

Detailed Description From Employer:

Senior Accountant

Location: Daventry (Hybrid - 3 days onsite, 2 remote)Contract: 6-9 Months TemporaryHours: Full-Time

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Senior Accountant to join a well-established finance team based at our clients UK Logistics Centre in Daventry. This is a 6-9 month Temporary contract opportunity to cover a leave of absence, offering a hybrid working pattern.

This role would suit a technically strong accountant with solid inventory and costing experience, ideally gained within a logistics, manufacturing, or distribution environment.

The Role

Reporting into senior finance leadership, you will be responsible for maintaining the general ledger, supporting financial reporting, and ensuring compliance with UK GAAP and internal control frameworks.

Key duties include:

  • Preparing and posting general ledger journals

  • Performing balance sheet reconciliations

  • Supporting month-end and year-end close processes

  • Producing P&L and balance sheet reports

  • Inventory and costing accounting

  • Investigating and analysing financial variances

  • Supporting internal and external audit queries (including SOX where applicable)

  • Reviewing and improving financial controls and processes

About You

We're looking for someone who has:

  • ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified or part-qualified (or equivalent)

  • Strong accounting fundamentals

  • Experience managing month-end close

  • Proven experience in inventory accounting and costing

  • Strong balance sheet reconciliation skills

  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving ability

  • Strong communication skills and the ability to partner with stakeholders

Experience with systems accounting or ERP systems within an operational environment would be highly advantageous.

You will be working 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday with an immediate start.

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