Senior Accountant
- Location
- Homeworking
- Salary
- £47,000 - £53,000 per annum + Pension, Bonus + Excellent benefits
- Posted
- 13 Oct 2020
- Closes
- 10 Nov 2020
- Ref
- 11681
- Contact
- Leicestershire Jobs
- Job Title
- Accountant
- Category
- Manufacturing / Engineering
- Experience Levels
- Qualified Accountant
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Accountant to join the Business Support team at the Peterborough facility of a global manufacturing business. This is a full-time, permanent role that will initially be remote based.
The successful candidate will be required to report and analyse monthly results for Research & Development (R&D) and Current Product Support Engineering Spend.
Whilst this opportunity sits within the finance function, a key component of this role will be effective business partnering with senior stakeholders in the Product Management and Engineering functions.
Your New Role
Key duties of the Senior Accountant role will include:
- Month End close and Reporting support to the Product Group and Engineering functions.
- A focus on compliance to ensure adherence to Sarbanes Oxley (SOx) requirements.
- Consolidation of balance of year forecasts for R&D and Current Product Maintenance spend.
- Submission of Annual Business Plans, quarterly forecasts and 5 Year spend plans to help achieve short and longer term spend targets.
- Supervisor responsibilities for an Apprentice level resource, including Performance Management processes.
About You
Applications are invited from Senior Accountants who have gained the following skills and experience through previous roles:
- Educated to a degree level or qualified by experience
- Professional Certification (CIMA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent)
- Strong customer focus, accountability and effective communication skills
- Confidence presenting financial information to senior management
- Supervisor or Leadership experience
- Experience of MS Excel and PowerPoint
- A forward-looking approach to forecast future spend and analyse trends
Salary & Benefits
In return, the Senior Accountant will be offered:
- £47,000 - £53,000 per annum
- 25 days’ annual leave
- 12% bonus
- Contributory pension scheme – your contribution doubled by the company up to 10%
- Contributory share scheme – the company will match 50% of the employee's contribution
- Flexible working arrangements will be considered for this role, in-line with the needs of the business
Apply Now
If you would like to find out more about this excellent Senior Accountant role, please apply now.