Financial Accountant

Financial Accountant Andover £50,000

Hybrid 3 days on site 2 from home

We're looking for a highly motivated and detail-oriented Financial Accountant to join our clients growing finance team. This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious finance professional who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, influencing business decisions, and driving continuous improvement across financial processes.

In this role, you'll be responsible for producing accurate monthly, quarterly and annual financial accounts, ensuring the integrity of financial reporting and supporting strategic decision-making across the business. You'll work closely with the Financial Controller, Finance team and wider stakeholders, playing a key role in delivering high-quality financial insight and maintaining robust financial controls.

What you'll be doing

Preparing monthly, quarterly and annual financial accounts, including profit and loss statements and balance sheets.
Managing month-end activities, including accruals, prepayments, intercompany transactions and balance sheet reconciliations.
Maintaining the fixed asset register and ensuring additions, disposals and depreciation are accurately recorded.
Analysing financial performance, investigating variances and providing insightful commentary against budgets and forecasts.
Supporting budgeting, forecasting and business planning alongside the finance team.
Preparing quarterly VAT returns and ensuring compliance with HMRC requirements.
Supporting statutory accounts preparation and external audit processes.
Monitoring aged debtors and creditors, investigating outstanding balances and resolving discrepancies.
Identifying opportunities to improve finance systems, reporting processes and operational efficiency.
Assisting with financial analysis, business cases and strategic projects.
Providing financial guidance to colleagues across the business and supporting operational teams, including Claims, where required.
Supporting finance system upgrades, testing and implementation.
What we're looking for

We're seeking someone with strong technical accounting knowledge, excellent analytical skills and a proactive approach to problem-solving. You'll be confident managing competing priorities, communicating with stakeholders at all levels and delivering accurate financial information within tight deadlines. This role will offer growth opportunities in the long term for someone who wants to develop into management.

You'll thrive in a collaborative environment, enjoy identifying process improvements and be passionate about adding value beyond the numbers.

If you're looking for a role where your expertise will directly influence business performance and you'll have the opportunity to grow your career within a supportive and forward-thinking organisation, we'd love to hear from you.Top of Form

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