Financial Accountant . LilyLifestyle

Overview

Financial Accountant role for a key employer in Bristol. Bristol based business. If you're looking for a role that sits at the heart of financial accuracy, statutory compliance and month-end delivery, this position offers the perfect blend of technical depth, ownership and cross-functional collaboration. We’re looking for a detail-driven finance professional who thrives in structured environments, enjoys problem-solving, and takes pride in getting the numbers right first time.

You'll work closely with Accounting Partners and wider finance teams to ensure reporting is complete, compliant and delivered to deadline.

• Financial Reporting:
  Prepare P&L and Balance Sheet reports, performing checks, corrections and manual adjustments. Support statutory reporting requirements, including parallel GAAP accounting. Produce Intrastat submissions: gather data, allocate commodity codes, validate information and upload to the reporting platform.
• Month-End Close:
  Prepare and post non-judgemental accruals. Complete pre-close checks, review reports, identify issues and process journals. Post sales cut-off corrections and support smooth close activities.
• Cash & Treasury:
  Prepare core inputs for monthly cash forecasts. Support hedge accounting: complete balance sheet positions, liaise with Treasury, process valuations and reconcile GL movements.
• Payroll Accounting:
  Prepare and process payroll journals and ensure accurate monthly postings.
• Tax & Indirect Tax:
  Process journals for local tax returns and provide data to Tax Specialists. Prepare VAT and indirect tax entries, including payments and refund requests.
• Fixed Assets:
  Maintain and update FA master data and mapping tables. Support physical asset counts, validate movements and confirm completion. Process FA journals, depreciation, valuations and adjustments across multiple GAAPs.
• Inventory Accounting:
  Post physical inventory adjustments and valuation corrections. Run inventory accounting journals and support year-end opening/closing processes.
• Audit & Compliance:
  Prepare regulatory declarations and coordinate with internal stakeholders. Support audit requests with accurate, timely documentation.
• Intercompany:
  Issue and book intercompany recharges. Load and reconcile IC balances, ensuring alignment with AR and Accounting Partners.

• Strong grounding in financial accounting, month-end processes and controls. Confidence working with journals, reconciliations and multi-GAAP environments.
• A structured, analytical mindset with high attention to detail. Ability to work with multiple stakeholders across countries and functions.
• A proactive approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement.

• Technical accounting expertise – confident across P&L, BS, journals, reconciliations and multi-GAAP reporting.
• Month-end accuracy & control – disciplined approach to pre-close checks, issue resolution and deadline delivery.
• Data precision & analytical mindset – strong attention to detail across reporting, tax, inventory and fixed assets.
• Specialist process capability – skilled in payroll accounting, hedging valuations, FA postings and inventory adjustments.
• Stakeholder communication – able to work credibly with Accounting Partners, Treasury, Tax and Controllers.
• Structured, problem-solving approach – organised, proactive and able to investigate discrepancies and improve processes.

• Flexible working options available.
• Health & wellbeing support – private medical cover plus access to wellbeing resources.
• On-site convenience – free parking and a subsidised canteen.
• Financial benefits – pension scheme, reward/discount platform and relevant allowances.
• Workplace community – regular staff social events and engagement activities.
• Professional support – structured processes, clear responsibilities and cross-functional exposure.
• Stable, global environment – part of a large, international organisation with strong governance and career pathways.

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