Financial Accountant in Penryn

Financial Accountant - Penryn / Hybrid - £45-50,000

Trial Balance Consulting are delighted to have been exclusively engaged by a long standing client, a sizeable manufacturing business based in Penryn. Externally, the business has a superb reputation for high quality workmanship serving customers throughout the UK and Europe. Internally, the business is highly regarded for its superb employee retention levels and high quality CPD. They are often considered to be an employer of choice in West Cornwall. 

The business has tasked us with sourcing a Financial Accountant to join their friendly accounting function, a new role which is offered on a permanent, full time contract to be principally based at the company’s headquarters but with some scope for hybrid working (1-2 days per week). Reporting to a highly experienced Finance Director and working as part of a long standing and highly skilled team, the successful candidate will enjoy a broad and varied role that focusses on managing the company’s statutory accounting and reporting. Key responsibilities to include: 

- Support the Finance Director with a range of month end procedures, ensuring accurate account reconciliations and insightful management reports

- Play a key role in preparing financial forecasts and business plans

- Take a lead role on European subsidiary reporting

- Production of monthly and ad-hoc financial statements

- Assist with preparing financial reports for group companies

- VAT reporting

- Costing and pricing analysis

- Ensure high quality corporate tax compliance 

- Cash flow forecasting

- Streamline processes and implement new initiatives

We’re looking for a talented, qualified individual (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) for this role, possessing at least 1-2 years PQE. The role would be equally suited to a commercially based individual (ideally gained within a manufacturing setting), as it would a practice based candidate seeking their first move to industry. The company works as a paperless office and as such have implemented modern computerised ERP accounting controls so in addition to strong MS Office exposure (particularly Excel), we’re looking for a candidate with the attribute to get to grips with multiple financial systems. This is a fast-paced environment where the successful candidate will need to multi task, as well as liaise with colleagues and stakeholders. 

For further details and to apply, please contact Dan Saunders quoting reference DS9787 ASAP.