Accountant, Financial Reporting, Financial Compliance

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Accountant (Part-time)

Ulverston

We are recruiting an experienced Accountant for a hands‑on financial control role at a pivotal stage of the company's development.

The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

• Own day‑to‑day financial control across group entities, managing bank, ledger, balance sheet reconciliations, intercompany transactions, accruals, and prepayments.
• Drive a robust monthly close process, producing clear management accounts and commentary at department, entity, and consolidated group level.
• Prepare consolidated cash flow forecasts and support active cash management to optimize interest earned across the group entities.
• Support statutory audit preparation and act as a key point of contact for the auditors during their fieldwork activities.
• Maintain the fixed asset register, ensuring additions, disposals, and depreciation are accurately captured and reconciled.
• Strengthen and document internal controls, including month‑end checklists, sign‑off routines, and segregation of duties across finance processes.
• Prepare monthly management accounts for the leadership team, including KPI reporting and detailed variance analysis versus budget and prior actuals.
• Perform detailed review of transactions at department and general ledger levels to identify and explain material variances and trends.
• Support UK and international VAT returns, payroll filings, corporation tax workings, and statutory reporting at both entity and group levels.
• Contribute to year‑end consolidation, accounts preparation, and disclosures, including intercompany arrangements, transfer pricing, related party transactions, goodwill, and intangibles.
• Partner with non‑finance teams as a trusted commercial insight source, helping operational leaders understand financial data and make informed decisions.
• Support international expansion efforts by providing financial insights on international compliance, multi‑currency operations, revenue recognition, and scaling the financial function globally.

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, ICAS, CIMA) or equivalent, with meaningful post‑qualification experience in financial control and reporting.
• Audit experience advantageous, whether practice‑trained, industry‑side exposure to statutory audits, or strong technical accounting background aligned with clean audit requirements.
• Strong balance sheet control capabilities and proven month‑end close experience within multi‑entity or growing business environments.
• Confident technical accounting skills under UK GAAP (FRS 102), including familiarity with related disclosure and compliance requirements.
• Excellent attention to detail combined with a calm, organized approach to deadlines and competing priorities in a finance function.
• Strong Excel skills and a structured approach to working with financial systems, data sets, and reconciliation processes.
• Confident communicator able to collaborate with senior stakeholders and external auditors, presenting financial information clearly and accurately.
• Desirable industry experience in SaaS, ecommerce, subscription, or other high‑growth scale‑up environments with recurring revenue models.
• Exposure to first‑audit, post‑acquisition, or post‑investment environments, including implementation of new controls and reporting disciplines.
• Experience with multi‑entity consolidated reporting, plus familiarity with multi‑currency and international operations in a group structure.