A manufacturing client of ours in the Clacton-on-Sea area are recruiting an Accountant to join their team. This is a full-time permanent position working Monday - Friday 8.30am - 5.00pm and paying £35,000 - £45,000 per annum depending on experience. Your focus will include managing daily/weekly sales and purchase ledgers, treasury tasks, and month-end processes to ensure timely delivery of management accounts and KPIs to senior leadership. Working with the Accounts and Purchasing team and overseeing 2 direct reports, your key duties include but are not limited to: Management Accounts: Post payroll, review SOP reports, calculate sales rebates. Integrate with the Purchasing team for stock month end reconciliations. Manage month-end tasks such as asset register, prepayments/accruals. Support budgeting, forecasting, and internal/external reporting (VAT, ONS). Maintain financial controls and assist with group adjustments.Treasury: Manage online banking, daily cash flow and bank reconciliations. Approve expenses, process supplier payments, and manage trade loans. Oversee petty cash, credit card, and fuel expense processes.Purchase Ledger: Maintain multi-company ledgers, process invoices/payments, and track balances.Purchasing Support: Provide cost analysis for UK/international purchasing. Assist in supplier evaluation, negotiation, and landed cost tracking. Support master data maintenance and ensure procurement al...