Financial Accountant

Accounting
Glasgow
September 6, 2024
Contract
Urgent

Job Description

Are you a Financial Accountant looking for your next role?

6 Month FTC could lead to longer term opportunities

Hybrid working – commutable to Glasgow City Centre – office based 2-3 days per week

Salary: c 35K (pro rata)

Our Avidity Finance team are looking for a Financial Accountant to join the team!

What will you be doing?

You will transform ways of working by simplifying, enhancing and developing processes and systems for the benefit of the team and wider business.

This is an opportunity for you to use your experience to add value by identifying requirements, designing and implementing solutions to allow the team to evolve their ways of working to meet business needs.

You will be responsible for a number of key duties which will include, but not limited to:

  • Business partnering with non-finance colleagues in various operating companies within the group
  • Involvement in month-end management accounts provision
  • Raising and/or approving bank payment transactions
  • Preparation or review of journal entries
  • Preparation and review of balance sheet reconciliations
  • Providing support to finance colleagues for other regular and ad hoc activities

Why Join Us?

  • Salary c 35K
  • Flexible smart working allowing you to flex around other commitments when required
  • 25 days paid holidays (pro rata) + public holidays
  • Annual leave purchase scheme – up to 5 extra days per year!
  • Life Assurance, Private Healthcare (Bupa), Company pension scheme – we contribute 4%, you 5%
  • Family-friendly working policies (such as enhanced maternity & paternity pay)
  • Access to our fantastic Employee ‘Perks’ portal (discounts from a wide range of retailers, gym memberships, leisure activities plus much more!)
  • Opportunity to volunteer for our taskforces (Diversity & Inclusion; Field First; Community; Sustainability; Mental Health & Wellbeing)
  • Personal development through our ‘Byte’ e-learning platform
  • Access to Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 support on Physical, Mental & Financial well-being
  • Career progression opportunities across the Avidity Group businesses

You will:

  • Be a part-qualified accountant, highly skilled and experienced in working with and building data, reporting and forecasting models in Finance systems
  • Have advanced analytical skills to build robust reporting and analysis models
  • Be experienced with NetSuite (essential)
  • Experience of using Excel Power Queries (desired)
  • Be passionate about making improvements with a strong focus on delivery
  • Have a collaborative approach to working with end users to understand requirements and to pass on essential skills to enable the long-term maintenance and development of the processes

length of service applies

If this sounds like the role for you, Apply Now

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