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.
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