Accountant

A manufacturing client of ours in the Clacton-on-Sea area are recruiting an Accountant to join their team. This is a full-time permanent position working Monday - Friday 8.30am - 5.00pm and paying £35,000 - £45,000 per annum depending on experience.

Your focus will include managing daily/weekly sales and purchase ledgers, treasury tasks, and month-end processes to ensure timely delivery of management accounts and KPIs to senior leadership.

Working with the Accounts and Purchasing team and overseeing 2 direct reports, your key duties include but are not limited to:

Management Accounts:

• Post payroll, review SOP reports, calculate sales rebates.
• Integrate with the Purchasing team for stock month end reconciliations.
• Manage month-end tasks such as asset register, prepayments/accruals.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and internal/external reporting (VAT, ONS).
• Maintain financial controls and assist with group adjustments.

Treasury:

• Manage online banking, daily cash flow and bank reconciliations.
• Approve expenses, process supplier payments, and manage trade loans.
• Oversee petty cash, credit card, and fuel expense processes.

Purchase Ledger:

• Maintain multi-company ledgers, process invoices/payments, and track balances.

Purchasing Support:

• Provide cost analysis for UK/international purchasing.
• Assist in supplier evaluation, negotiation, and landed cost tracking.
• Support master data maintenance and ensure procurement aligns with budget targets.

General:

• Attend meetings, support audits, maintain systems, and cover team absences.
• Train others and support the Head of Finance as needed.

Skills and Experience required to be considered for this Accountant position:

• 5+ years accountancy experience
• AAT qualified
• Previous leadership/management experience
• Working knowledge of Sage 200 or Rootstock desirable
• Proficient within the Microsoft packages

Great Benefits to working for this company include:

• Potential to earn 10% of basic salary
• 20 days holiday + 8 Bank Holidays.
• Option to purchase 5 additional days per year.
• Additional Holiday awarded based on length of service.
• Occupational Health services
• Wellbeing programmes & initiatives
• And more!

If you feel like you meet the above criteria & would like to be considered for this Accountant position, please apply with your CV and contact Katie at Prime Appointments for a confidential chat.