Senior Accountant

This is a hands-on, standalone senior finance role overseeing all accounting, reporting, compliance, and audit activities for the UK operation. The position offers autonomy, visibility across the business, and the opportunity to contribute to a global engineering leader

Client Details

Our client is a global manufacturer of highly engineered components and technology solutions, serving the industrial, transportation, and aerospace markets. With a strong UK presence, this business combines international scale with local expertise to deliver innovative, high-performance solutions.

Description

• Preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports
• Ensuring the accuracy of financial documents, as well as their compliance with relevant laws and regulations
• Preparing tax returns and ensuring that taxes are paid properly and on time
• Evaluating financial operations to recommend best-practices, identify issues and strategise solutions, and help organisations run efficiently
• Offering guidance on cost reduction, revenue enhancement, and profit maximisation strategies
• Assisting management in the decision-making process by preparing budgets and financial forecasts
• Coordinating audit processes
• Performing ad-hoc assignments as required

Profile

A successful Senior Accountant should have:

• Experience in a similar role and/or industry
• Qualified (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) or Qualified by Experience
• Strong understanding of accounting principles
• Excellent numerical skills and attention to detail
• Superb time management and organisational skills
• Comfortable communicating with stakeholders across different sites and countries

Job Offer

• A salary range of up to £58,000
• Hybrid working (one day from home)
• Bonus structure
• Healthcare benefits
• Double Matched Pension scheme
• Share Scheme

In addition to the competitive remuneration, you will be working in a supportive and friendly environment in one of the leading industrial / manufacturing organisations based in Wakefield.