Finance Officer

Job Title:

Finance Officer

Location :
Borehamwood

Salary : £40,000 - £42,000

Hours : 9.00-5.30 Mon-Fri

Benefits: 25 days holiday, attractive pension, 6% company bonus

What you want to know about this employer

Hugely successful global Engineering consultancy with over 35 years in the industry and a market leader

An extremely well organised, structured business with a warm family feel, a traditional yet down to earth culture

Purpose of the role

The Finance Officer will be responsible for supporting core financial processes, maintaining accurate records, and assisting with month-end reporting to support informed business decisions

Responsibilities:

• Manage day-to-day bookkeeping and monthly reporting activities across multiple accounts and currencies
• Maintain sales and purchase ledgers, including invoicing, intercompany recharges, and reconciliations
• Oversee bank controls, supplier payments, expenses, and credit card reconciliations
• Validate purchase invoices, monitor exceptions, and support strong financial controls
• Prepare monthly management accounts, cash flow reports, and financial projections
• Monitor budgets versus actuals, highlighting risks or variances to senior management
• Prepare and submit UK VAT returns, EC sales returns, and overseas VAT filings as required
• Support project accounting, including timesheets, profitability reporting, and analysis
• Produce consolidated accounts and ad-hoc financial analysis for senior stakeholders
• Maintain awareness of UK and international tax changes and support access to external funding where applicable

Skills and Attributes:

• Qualified or part-qualified (AAT / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent),
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to maintain accurate financial records and spot discrepancies quickly
• Experience in transactional and month-end processes
• Confident user of accounting systems and Excel
• Organised and reliable, able to manage deadlines, prioritise workloads, and communicate effectively with stakeholders

Crisp Recruitment Ltd is a local recruitment consultancy based in Hatfield. We are working on behalf of our client to find suitable candidates