Financial Accountant; Business Partner Slant

Financial Accountant (with Finance Business Partner slant)

Location:

Long Eaton (on-site)

Type:
Permanent

Salary guide: circa to £50,000 (DOE and qualifications)

Hours:

full‑time

Cherry Professional is working on a confidential requirement for a Financial Accountant where the successful hire will sit close to the operational teams and bring a Finance Business Partner mindset — not just “reporting and reconciliations”, but real commercial support and stakeholder influence.

This role will suit a hands‑on financial accountant (ideally part‑qualified or newly qualified ACCA/CIMA/ACA) who enjoys being visible to the business, improving understanding of performance, and driving better decision‑making through strong numbers and insight.

• Month‑end support including accruals, prepayments and balance sheet control
• Produce and explain management information with clear narrative and variance commentary
• Partner with budget holders to support budgeting, forecasting and spend control
• Help build KPI reporting and improve the quality/consistency of performance information
• Provide insight to support operational decision‑making (costs, trends, risks, opportunities)
• Support continuous improvement across reporting and finance processes

• Part‑qualified or newly qualified in ACCA/CIMA/ACA
• Strong month‑end fundamentals (accruals / prepayments / reconciliations)
• Comfortable engaging stakeholders and challenging constructively
• Analytical mindset (able to spot themes, not just produce numbers)
• Confident with Excel and working in a fast‑moving environment
• Driven, ambitious, desire to influence change, decision making and process development