We're partnering with an established business in West Lothian to recruit a Qualified Accountant on a full time, permanent basis. The role is fully site based. We are looking for candidates within a maximum notice period of one month.
Reporting to the CEO and Founder, it's a hands-on post that covers day to day accounting, reporting, and business partnering within a busy SME in the fast paced service sector.
Key responsibilities
- Lead the transactional team including recruitment, training, one to ones, and daily support
- Prepare monthly management accounts and produce Board reports with detailed variance analysis
- Manage accruals, prepayments, journals, and contract revenue accounting
- Oversee sales and purchase ledgers including invoicing and supplier payments
- Produce weekly cash flow forecasts and support budgeting and forecasting
- Extract data from accounting systems for contract reviews and margin analysis
- Prepare quarterly VAT submissions and support year end audit and statutory reporting
What you'll need
- ACCA, CIMA, or Chartered Accountant
- Background in a similar hands-on and varied finance role within a small, growing, commercially focused business
- Experience managing a small finance team
- Strong communication skills and confidence working with a Founder led business to support commercial decisions
- Comfortable using multiple cloud based accounting systems
- Advanced Excel skills
- Strong analytical ability and a high level of accuracy