Financial Accountant

Financial Accountant

📍 Derby / Castle Donington
💰 £40,000–£45,000
💼 Permanent, Full-Time
🏠 Hybrid

We are looking for an Assistant Financial Accountant to join a growing finance team in Derby. The role will focus on month-end reporting, balance sheet reconciliations, forecasting and financial analysis, helping to ensure accurate financial reporting and support business performance.

Responsibilities

• Support month-end and year-end processes, including journals, accruals, prepayments and depreciation.
• Prepare and maintain balance sheet reconciliations, investigating discrepancies and ensuring accounts are accurate and up to date.
• Assist with the preparation of management accounts and financial reporting packs.
• Support budgeting and forecasting activities, analysing actual performance against budget and forecast.
• Prepare financial analysis and variance reports, highlighting trends, risks and opportunities to improve business performance.
• Produce and analyse debtor, stock, GRNI and cost centre reports, investigating unusual movements and variances.
• Reconcile intercompany balances and process intercompany recharges.
• Maintain the integrity of the general ledger and support accurate financial records across the business.
• Manage bank reconciliations, cash book postings and sales ledger activities, including invoicing and credit notes.
• Support VAT returns, statutory reporting and year-end audit requirements.
• Assist with cash flow monitoring and working capital analysis.
• Provide ad hoc financial analysis and reporting to support operational and commercial decision-making.

Requirements

• Previous experience in a finance or accounting role, ideally within a manufacturing, engineering or product-based environment, or an accountancy practice.
• Good understanding of financial accounting principles, double-entry bookkeeping and general ledger processes.
• Experience preparing journals, accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Exposure to month-end reporting, management accounts and financial analysis.
• An understanding of budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis, with the ability to investigate and explain financial movements.
• Experience with sales and purchase ledgers, bank reconciliations and intercompany transactions.
• Ideally, experience with stock accounting, GRNI, purchase orders or manufacturing finance processes.
• Strong Excel skills and the ability to analyse financial data accurately.
• Experience using an ERP or accounting system; D365 experience would be desirable.
• Organised, analytical and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage deadlines and investigate discrepancies.
• Commercially aware, with the ability to interpret financial information and communicate findings to support business decisions.