Financial Accountant

Resourcery Group is recruiting a Financial Accountant for a growing company based in Chester. Working closely with the Financial Controller, the Financial Accountant will play a key role in statutory reporting, group accounting and financial controls, while supporting the continued growth of the business.

This opportunity would suit a qualified accountant with an audit background and at least two years’ post-qualification experience who enjoys technical accounting alongside regular interaction with senior stakeholders.

You will support the Financial Controller across a varied remit, taking responsibility for financial reporting across several group entities and acting as a key finance contact for the group businesses.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Preparing individual legal entity and consolidated financial statements under UK GAAP and coordinating the statutory audit.
• Working with external tax advisers to support the timely preparation and submission of Corporation Tax computations.
• Completing monthly accounting for the main UK holding companies and other group entities, ensuring accurate foreign exchange accounting.
• Producing financial results for the group businesses, helping maintain a strong control environment as they grow.
• Preparing covenant reporting for these businesses.
• Supporting change initiatives and improvements to finance processes.
• Acting as a key user of the NetSuite accounting system.

About you

You will be a qualified accountant, typically ACA or ACCA, with at least two years’ post-qualification experience and an audit background. You will bring strong financial accounting knowledge, a thorough understanding of UK GAAP, particularly FRS 102, and experience of preparing consolidated accounts.

We are also looking for:

• Working knowledge of Corporation Tax and VAT, including partial exemption.
• Strong Excel, general ledger and financial modelling skills.
• Excellent attention to detail, with the ability to reconcile complex datasets and cash flows.
• Clear communication skills and confidence working with senior stakeholders.
• A flexible, proactive approach and the desire to contribute within a fast-growing business.

Experience within financial services, particularly lending, leasing, invoice discounting, factoring or asset based lending, would be helpful but is not essential.

This is an opportunity to work closely with a Financial Controller, develop broad exposure across a group structure and contribute to the finance processes and controls supporting business growth. The role combines technical reporting responsibilities with direct involvement in the performance of specialist lending businesses.

To find out more, apply with your CV or contact Resourcery Group for a confidential discussion.