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Are you an analytical thinker with a sharp eye for detail and a passion for driving financial excellence? Ideally, you’ll be part-qualified (e.g., ACCA/CIMA studier) and eager to apply your growing expertise in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
We are looking for a Commercial Accountant to join our high-performing Finance team! In this pivotal role, you’ll help manage our day-to-day ledgers, contribute to accurate month-end reporting, and provide strategic insight into purchasing activities that support business growth. With your problem-solving mindset and ability to manage multiple priorities, you’ll be a key player in ensuring financial clarity, control, and continuous improvement.
If you’re ready to bring your expertise to a company that values innovation, collaboration, and your professional journey — we’d love to hear from you!
Job Purpose: As Commercial Accountant, you will be an integral part of the team responsible for achieving assigned tasks and activities to ensure we strive in reaching our department vision, of delivering ‘Live Finances, Years of Spare Cash with JIT Supply’. Your role will be to do this through jointly coordinating and managing within the team, the daily and weekly bought/sales ledgers and treasury activities.
You’ll also be responsible for completing assigned month-end tasks, and ensuring all accountable staff and stakeholders meet timescales set where they have financial tasks to complete, to enable the Finance Team to deliver agreed monthly management accounts and KPIs to the senior leadership team on time.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities:
1. Management Accounts: Post payroll to finance system and report any discrepancies to payroll department.
2. Review Sales Order Processing reports with Senior Credit Controller to ensure accurate direct profit reporting.
3. Calculate and post Sales Rebate adjustments.
4. Integrate with the Purchasing team for stock month-end reconciliations.
5. Revaluation of foreign exchange accounts on all Ledgers.
6. Manage Asset Register including posting of additions, depreciation, and reconciliations.
7. Review and post Prepayments and Accruals.
8. Review and Post any Group Company adjustments where applicable.
9. Produce Management Information for review with the Head of Finance prior to release to Senior Leadership Team.
10. Assist Head of Finance in the production of Annual Budgets with regular forecasting updates.
11. Monthly & quarterly VAT Returns.
12. Ensure appropriate systems and internal controls are implemented/maintained.
Treasury: Use online banking for current accounts to check payments and Direct Debits due, ensuring immediate access to funds the following day.
Complete bank reconciliations and book foreign exchange impacts by comparing statements with the accounting system, ensuring all transactions are posted correctly.
Maintain and improve cash flow forecasting by communicating with stakeholders to ensure sufficient funds and flag future issues to the Head of Finance.
Authorize expenses within limits, set up and manage foreign and UK supplier payments, and oversee Petty Cash and Company Credit Cards to ensure compliance and timeliness.
Manage Company Fuel Spend, collate business mileage, and support payroll deductions.
Purchase Ledger Activities:
* Maintain multi-company Purchase Ledgers by processing invoices, coding, and payments, showing clear owed and paid amounts.
Purchasing Activities:
* Provide financial insights for purchasing decisions, including supplier cost comparisons and landed cost evaluations.
* Support negotiations, analyze variances, and assist in supplier and logistics management to optimize costs.
General Activities:
* Participate in meetings, training, and continuous process improvements.
* Support the team and management, including during audits and staff absences.
Person Specification:
* Values: Supportive of company culture and PRIDE values, honest, reliable, adaptable, and professional.
* Experience: Minimum 5 years in accounting functions, with proficiency in MS Office, and ideally Sage 200 or Rootstock.
* Qualifications: AAT/part AAT qualified or equivalent experience.
What’s on offer?
* Salary: £35k – £45k, dependent on experience.
* Bonus: Potential to earn 10% of salary via NPGSBS after one year.
* Holidays: 20 days + 8 Bank Holidays, with options to purchase extra days and recognition for long service.
* Additional Benefits: Sick pay, pension, health & wellbeing programs, salary sacrifice schemes, and development opportunities.
Seniority level
* Entry level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Finance and Accounting/Auditing
Industries
* Wholesale Building Materials
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Locations: Colchester, Ipswich, United Kingdom
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