Financial Accountant Location: Hybrid – Tunbridge Wells Type: Full-time | 12-month Maternity cover Are you a detail-oriented finance professional looking to grow your career in a dynamic and fast-paced environment? My client is seeking a Financial Accountant to join their finance team and play a key role in ensuring smooth and accurate financial operations—with added commercial exposure to sales and cost analysis. This is an excellent opportunity for someone part-qualified and eager to build a well-rounded career in accounting and finance. What You’ll Do: As a Financial Accountant, you’ll support the day-to-day running of the finance function, focusing on Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and key management reporting activities. Alongside ensuring financial data is recorded accurately, you’ll help analyse business performance and contribute to better decision-making through cost and margin insights. Your Key Responsibilities Will Include: Accurately posting and analysing supplier invoices Managing weekly supplier statement reconciliations and payment runs Handling queries across the purchase and sales ledgers Drafting and posting journals for prepayments, accruals, payroll, and intercompany costs Preparing monthly reconciliations, including bank statements, cash flow forecasts, and AP/AR allocations Posting intercompany recharges and ensuring alignment with Group balances Supporting sales and margin analysis, identifying trends and variances in cost of sales (COS) Providing insights on revenue and cost drivers, helping to track business performance against targets Assisting with weekly and monthly KPI dashboards, including revenue and profitability reporting Supporting the Head of Financial Accounting and deputising when required What We’re Looking For: Part-qualified AAT, ACA, ACCA, or CIMA Strong understanding of chart of accounts (COA), nominal coding, and cost centres Proficient in Microsoft Excel and confident working with financial/ERP systems Highly organised, detail-focused, and able to manage multiple priorities A great communicator who enjoys working with numbers and business data What You’ll Bring: A proactive, commercial mindset and eagerness to learn Confidence analysing financial and performance data The ability to thrive under pressure and meet deadlines A collaborative approach and commitment to accuracy and insight Perks of the Role. Competitive Salary Monday-Friday only 9 am-5 pm Hybrid working Parking on-site Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) Private Medical Insurance 25 days of holiday plus Bank Holidays Life Assurance (x4 salary) Pension Ready to bring your skills to a broader finance role? Apply now and help us build accurate, insightful, and impactful financial reporting