Financial Accountant

Financial Accountant 

Stockport Town Centre, Greater Manchester

£39,000 DOE

Creative Support is a highly successful national Charity and Social Housing Provider committed to the provision of high quality social care services for people with Learning Disabilities and Mental Health and other needs. With an annual turnover in the region of £100 million, we are a complex organisation with diverse income streams. We plan to strengthen our growing team by the appointment of an enthusiastic Financial Accountant who shares our values and passion, and wants to make a positive impact. To be successful in the role, you will be organised and dynamic, technically competent with significant experience of month end accounts processes.  You will be fully qualified (ACA/ACCA) with a minimum of one year post qualification experience of working in a commercial or accountancy setting.

You will be based in our friendly finance department operating in our newly refurbished Head Office in Stockport. You will play a key role within the Financial Reporting Team, operating in a broad role and reporting to the Senior Financial Accountant. You will be hard working and enthusiastic, with a genuine interest in our business activities, challenges and targets. You will be highly numerate, analytical and IT literate, and particularly confident with Excel and accounting software e.g. Sage. You will be conscientious, well organised and self-motivated with excellent attention to detail. 

The role will include the preparation of monthly management accounts with responsibility for Balance Sheet reconciliations, and you will also assist in the preparation of statutory group accounts.  You will participate in budget setting, financial performance review and variance analysis.

You must demonstrate a thorough background and understanding of accounts preparation gained from working in an accountancy setting, whether in commerce or practice. A well organised and structured approach encompassing process improvement combined with the ability to allocate and delegate work will ensure reporting deadlines are met. 

You will have a demonstrable commitment to personal and professional development, with an interest in keeping abreast of changes in accounting standards and best practice.

Required Skills

• Recognised accountancy qualification (ACA/ACCA)
• Experience of producing monthly management accounts and cash flow forecasting
• Excellent spreadsheet and IT skills, including use of accounts software
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage deadlines in a fast paced environment

This role can  be full or part time (22.5 - 37.5 hours per week).

We do not accept CV's as a form of application, applicants must submit a completed Creative Support application form which can be found once redirected to our website. An enhanced DBS check is required for which we pay for. Creative Support is not a recruitment sourcing agency; all employees are directly employed by our organisation. We do not accept cold calls or sales/marketing contact from recruitment candidate sourcing/advertising agencies.

Closing Date: 09 March 2017