Financial Accountant

• Broad exposure
• First time mover
• Relationship building

Financial Accountant
Birmingham Hybrid (2 days per week, typically Tuesday and Wednesday)

We are working exclusively with a large, complex, multinational PLC, is looking for a newly qualified Financial Accountant to join their finance function in Birmingham.

This is a genuinely varied role, giving exposure to PLC level reporting, Treasury processes and international finance teams. It would suit someone who enjoys variety and wants real commercial and stakeholder exposure early in their post qualified career.

What You'll Be Doing

• Turning stakeholder discussions into P&L and cashflow figures, producing forecasts, budgets and variance analysis with supporting commentary, often to tight deadlines
• Preparing monthly management account packs for cost centre owners, providing budgetary support in a way that's accessible to non finance stakeholders
• Building strong relationships with colleagues and stakeholders across the group, including overseas finance teams
• Partnering closely with Treasury, including leading a monthly settlements process
• Acting as administrator across several finance systems, managing urgent queries and monitoring risks and controls
• Managing a portfolio of Head Office entities, including month end uploads, forecasts and annual statutory accounts
• Supporting on VAT return preparation during a period of maternity cover
• Playing a key role in introducing a new consolidation process across UK entities

What We're Looking For

• Newly qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA
• Strong technical accounting skills, with the confidence to explain financial information clearly to non finance audiences
• Comfortable working at pace in a fast moving, evolving environment
• Confident building relationships across a large, international organisation
• Exposure to statutory accounts, forecasting and month end processes

What's On Offer

• Hybrid working, 2 days per week in the Birmingham office
• Broad, high visibility exposure across accounting, Treasury and consolidation
• A genuinely varied role within a large, well established organisation