Financial Accountant

  • Job Reference: 13278
  • Date Posted: 3 June 2025
  • Recruiter: Paul Mitchell Associates
  • Location: Leicester, Leicestershire, England
  • Salary: £50,000 to £65,000
  • Sector: Accountancy
  • Job Type: Permanent
  • Duration: Permanent
  • Work Hours: Full Time

Job Description

Senior Financial / Management Accountant - Leicester

Our client – a rapidly growing manufacturing and distribution business based in Leicester – is seeking an experienced candidate to join its’ team on a full-time permanent basis. Reporting to the Group Financial Controller, the successful candidate will be responsible for:

  • Production of management accounts,
  • Control account reconciliations,
  • Accruals & prepayments,
  • Inventory controls,
  • Managing fixed assets register,
  • General ledger, incl. journal preparation & posting,
  • VAT returns,
  • Assist with completion of month-end, ad-hoc weekly / monthly reporting,
  • Support with the annual statutory financial statement audit
  • Balance Sheet reconciliations

The Right Person

  • Qualified ACCA or ACA or ACMA
  • Ideally with experience of imports & exports,
  • Effective communication skills, confident in presenting financial information to senior management,
  • Strong accounting skills to include both P&L and balance sheet
  • Be able to unpick problems and deliver solutions
  • Proactive and able to work on own initiative with minimal supervision.
  •   Able to fit into a dynamic and fast-moving accounting team within a large organisation,
  • Excellent planning, organisation skills and adherence to tight deadline,
  • Strong IT skills incl. Microsoft Excel (pivot charts / tables, macros, data models), Sage, Xero and, MS Dynamics 365 – Business Central (ERP).

Package

  • Appointment Type: Permanent
  • Salary: (subject to experience) £50,000 to £65,000
  • Hours: Full-Time office based          
  • Pension
  • On-site Parking

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