Financial Accountant – Coventry – £45,000 - £50,000 DOE

Oakley Recruitment is working in partnership with an expanding organisation based in Coventry. This is an excellent opportunity to join the team as a Financial Accountant on a full-time permanent basis

Culture and Environment

Our client offers a collaborative and fast-paced environment where accuracy, accountability, and continuous improvement are highly valued. This is a business that encourages professional growth, cross-functional collaboration, and proactive thinking, within a supportive hybrid working environment.

Personality

The ideal candidate will be highly organised, analytical, and resilient, with the confidence to manage multiple priorities and build strong working relationships across the business. You will take pride in delivering accurate work, thrive under pressure, and bring a proactive, solutions-focused approach to your role.

Reward

• 26 days’ annual leave plus paid bank holidays

• Additional days leave to be taken in the month of your birthday

• Holidays increase with service

• Pension scheme 10% employer with 5% personal contribution

• Life insurance subject to policy term

• Car Ownership Scheme

• Group Income Protection (subject to policy terms)

• Employee wellbeing & assistance programme

• Subsidised gym

• Discounts with various retailers

Job Role:

• Managing, controlling, reconciling, and producing the financial and management accounts reporting, including the Group’s monthly internal reporting for stocks, profit & loss and balances

• Reconciling and ensuring agreement of all inter-group debtors and creditors each month end

• Reconciling and ensuring accurate recording of all monthly payroll costs

• Providing analysis required to support the Tax department with the tax affairs

• Preparing the annual UK statutory accounts and other statutory government returns, such as those required on a wide variety of financial subjects by the Office for National Statistics, or the Financial Conduct Authority

• Liaising with external auditors and other parties ensuring compliance with all UK company legislation

• Acting as the key point of contact on accounting issues

• Working closely with colleagues in other departments and be their principal contact on accounting matters including reconciliations prepared outside of ANEC

• Maintaining the necessary internal controls and to ensure the accuracy of the monthly account postings

• Providing an efficient and accurate accounting service to all departments

• Preparing adhoc analysis and reporting for as required from time to time

Skills and experience:

• Qualifications evidencing your Accounting proficiency (CIMA, ACCA, ACA)

• Experience with the SAP Accounting systems

• A basic knowledge of UK VAT

• Knowledge of the International Financing Reporting Standards (IFRS) and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act requirements

• Used to working to challenging deadlines, innovating and able to propose their own solutions to problems

• Self-motivated, self-disciplined individual who is able to work under pressure

• Able to teamwork with your fellow Accountants as well as taking own initaitve

• Excellent communicator and able to work confidently with all levels of colleague from inexperienced new junior staff through to Department Directors

  
  

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