Senior Accountant

Senior Accountant

We are seeking candidates for a Senior Accountant position on behalf of our client. This role is suited to a detail -oriented finance professional with strong technical accounting expertise, leadership ability, and experience within a manufacturing or production environment. The successful candidate will report directly to the Group Chief Financial Officer.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Accounting

• Manage and resolve audit queries and assist with the audit process in collaboration with the CFO
  

• Compile trial balances, general ledgers, lead schedules, consolidations, and required disclosures for Annual Financial Statements
  

• Maintain accounting systems, control accounts, trial balances, general ledgers, asset registers, and sub -ledgers
  

• Oversee and manage accounting processing and reconciliations
  

Management Accounting

• Compile monthly group management accounts and financial reports
  

• Assist with planning, coordination, and preparation of budgets, including calculations and forecasts
  

• Perform medium - and long -term financial forecasts and scenario analyses
  

• Plan and compile capital budgets for capital expenditure and financing requirements
  

Financial Management

• Manage cash flow, cash management, and payments
  

Staff Management

• Supervise and support accounting staff
  

• Foster a positive team culture aligned with organisational values

Requirements

Minimum Requirements

• Valid driver’s licence
  

• Relevant accounting qualification, articles, or equivalent experience
  

• Proven experience as a Senior Accountant, including team management
  

• Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial reporting standards
  

• Advanced spreadsheet skills (Microsoft Excel, formulas, and financial modelling)
  

• Sound working knowledge of Microsoft Word and PowerPoint
  

• High level of accuracy and attention to detail
  

• Excellent analytical and problem -solving skills
  

• Minimum of 10 years’ accounting experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment
  

• Experience with Sage (advantageous)
  

• Experience with Power BI reporting (advantageous)