Accountant

Project overview

Accountant

Darlington – 3 days on site

Initial 3 month Contract

37 hours per week

Certain Advantage are working with a global manufacturing leader, they are actively recruiting for a Qualified or Part-Qualified Accountant with strong Excel capabilities and hands-on experience across lease accounting, payroll reconciliation, and financial reporting.

You will be taking ownership of key financial close processes, balance sheet reviews, lease accounting, and multi-site financial management operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lease Accounting & Audit Support: Own day-to-day lease accounting processes, ensuring strict compliance and supporting successful quarterly audit reviews.
• Manage monthly payroll journals, reconciliations, and reporting to ensure accurate financial execution.
• Complete monthly and quarterly corporate reports via Financial Close Manager; manage the complete close-the-books process for the Kent site.
• Prepare and present Balance Sheet reviews during month-end close meetings; prepare the annual Tax Pack and PAYE Settlement Agreement (PSA) returns.
• Analyze monthly Profit in Inventory (PII) variances to provide actionable insights for senior stakeholders.
• Monitor financial regulations, maintain internal control frameworks, and resolve reporting variances to safeguard data integrity.

Requirements

How to Apply

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• Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, combined with ACCA / CIMA / ACA qualification (Qualified or Part-Qualified).
• Strong proficiency in MS Excel is essential. Experience with Oracle, Power BI, and Power Query is highly advantageous.
• Demonstrated understanding of UK financial regulations, tax packs, lease accounting, and internal control frameworks.
• Ability to communicate complex financial insights clearly to key business stakeholders.

Project details

• Start: flexible
• Location: Darlington, UK, GB