Salary: Lincoln (Site based)
Salary: Up to £55,000
Benjamin Edwards are recruiting for a technically strong Accounting and Reporting Manager to join a reputable and growing company in Lincoln. This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially minded accountant who enjoys solving complex financial challenges, improving processes, and driving meaningful change across a growing business.
Working closely with the Financial Controller, finance leadership team and group colleagues, you will play a critical role in strengthening financial reporting, improving governance and delivering a structured programme to enhance their fixed asset and capital expenditure framework.
The role of the Accounting & Reporting Manager
Fixed Asset Roadmap Delivery
Deliver a structured roadmap to cleanse, validate and improve the existing fixed asset register
Identify and resolve historic errors, misclassifications and incomplete records
Implement clear asset categorisation aligned with IFRS and Group reporting requirements
Develop and embed a practical capitalisation policy for operational teams
Capital Expenditure Governance
Partner with operational leaders to improve CAPEX approval, tracking and reporting
Ensure projects are capitalised accurately and closed out efficiently
Improve visibility of work-in-progress (WIP) and project completion processes
Introduce stronger documentation and audit support processes
Financial Reporting & Compliance
Manage month-end and year-end close processes
Oversee the general ledger and ensure accurate financial reporting
Lead the statutory accounts process
Prepare balance sheet reconciliations, corporate tax returns and cash reconciliations
Ensure compliance with accounting standards, tax regulations and audit requirements
Systems & Process Improvement
Work with finance systems teams to improve fixed asset module functionality
Introduce automation to reduce manual processes
Strengthen data integrity and reporting capabilities across the business
Stakeholder management
Act as the key point of contact for fixed asset matters across the organisation
Partner with operational and cross-functional teams
Present progress updates and risk summaries to senior leadership
Build awareness of capitalisation policies across non-finance teams
The Ideal candidate for the Accounting & Reporting Manager
Professional qualification such as ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent
Proven experience in accounting and financial reporting
Strong knowledge of accounting standards and regulatory requirements
A hands-on problem solver who enjoys tackling complex financial challenges
Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
A self-motivated and detail-oriented professional
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Benjamin Edwards, please do not hesitate to apply
Salary description
£50000.00 - £55000.00 per year