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Operations Accountant

Robert Walters
Posted 16 hours ago, valid for 16 days
Location

Warrington, Cheshire WA12DS, England

Salary

£40,000 - £48,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Operations Accountant role requires a minimum of 5 years of experience in a similar position within Logistics or a related industry.
  • Key responsibilities include reviewing profit & loss statements, processing nominal ledger tasks, and preparing balance sheet summaries.
  • The ideal candidate should possess ACA/CIMA/ACCA qualifications or be qualified by experience, along with strong communication and analytical skills.
  • The position involves continuous improvement of reporting processes and liaising with external auditors during the audit process.
  • Salary details are not specified in the job description.

As an Operations Accountant, you will be the principle Finance Control lead for a prestigious customer operating under an Open Book Commercial Agreement.

Key responsibilities-

  • Review weekly/monthly profit & loss statements providing detailed business commentary including variance analysis.
  • Undertake nominal ledger tasks including processing of journals, nominal ledger cross-charges and period end reconciliations.
  • Provide detailed analysis to operations of key business performance drivers and internal reporting trend analysis.
  • Prepare Balance Sheet Summary with supporting reconciliations, identifying financial risk/opportunity.
  • Take responsibility for the preparation of the annual budget and quarterly forecasts.
  • Monitor Aged Debt & Un-invoiced revenue ensuring they align with Business accepted levels.
  • Liaise with external auditors as part of the audit process ensuring provision of information is supplied in a timely manner.
  • Continuously improve customer and company reporting processes and procedures.

Ideal candidate-

  • ACA/CIMA/ACCA Part or Qualified or qualified by experience, 5 years + in a similar role within Logistics or an Industry of similarity.
  • Good oral and written communication skills which are effective and persuasive.
  • Creative thinker with robust influencing skills.
  • Ability to effectively plan and prioritise work ensuring all reasonable deadlines are met.
  • Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office with Strong Excel skills.
  • Practical experience of financial analysis and reporting.
  • Detailed and up-to-date knowledge of good financial practice.
  • Experience of Finance Business Partnering.

Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.