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  • Finance Business Partner

    Coventry
    Permanent
    £55,000 - £60,000 per year

    The Finance Business Partner will play a crucial role in supporting financial planning and decision-making within the accounting & finance department of a leading FMCG organisation. This permanent role, based in Coventry, requires a detail-oriented professional with expertise in financial analysis and business partnering.

    • Drive global impact by scaling iconic brands consumed in over 200 countries
    • Accelerate a career through diverse paths, a collaborative culture, and growth
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  • Accounts Associate

    Worcestershire
    Temporary

    We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Accounts Associate to join the team. The ideal candidate will support the financial operations of our company, ensuring accurate and timely processing of financial transactions and reporting.

    • Flexible Working Hours
    • Competitive Hourly Pay
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  • FP&A Manager - Woking

    Woking
    Permanent
    £75,000 - £85,000 per year

    The FP&A Manager will play a pivotal role in overseeing financial planning and analysis activities, driving strategic decision-making within the organisation.

    • Develop medium term business model for the UK business
    • Responsible for coordinating and delivering financial planning and analysis
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  • Revenue Assistant

    City of London
    Permanent
    £36,000 - £39,000 per year

    As a Revenue Assistant in the financial services industry, you will support the Accounting & Finance department by managing revenue processes and ensuring accurate financial records. This permanent role offers an opportunity to contribute to a professional team while developing your expertise in financial operations.

    • Excellent Accounts Assistant role
    • An excellent opportunity to join an industry leading, growing firm
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  • Senior Finance Manager - Market Leading Manufacturing Business

    Girvan
    Permanent
    £55,000 - £60,000 per year

    The Senior Finance Manager is responsible for leading the day-to-day finance function, ensuring accurate financial reporting, effective financial controls, and compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements. The role supports operational and strategic decision-making through the timely production of management information, cashflow forecasting, and business partnering across departments.

    • Senior Finance Manager
    • Market Leading Ayrshire Based Manufacturing Business
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  • Finance Analyst

    Crawley
    Permanent
    £60,000 - £70,000 per year

    The Finance Analyst role sits in a FTSE listed business and involves providing critical financial analysis and insights to support decision-making processes. Remote working, this permanent position is ideal for someone with a strong background in commercial finance.

    • Analyse profitability trends and identify areas for improvement
    • Own and develop profitability models across European operations.
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  • Accounts Payable Lead

    Bedford
    Temporary
    £28,000 - £33,000 per year

    We are seeking an organised and detail-oriented Accounts Payable Lead to join our team in Bedford. This temporary role will see you taking charge of the accounts payable function within the IT technology industry.

    • Remote role with 1 day per month in the office
    • Ongoing temporary role
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  • Payroll & Benefits Manager

    London
    Permanent

    The Payroll & Benefits Manager will oversee payroll processing and employee benefits administration to ensure compliance and efficiency. This role is ideal for someone with expertise in payroll systems and a strong understanding of benefits management within the transport & distribution industry.

    • Strategic Impact & Global Scope
    • Leadership & Innovation Focus
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  • Accounts Assistant

    Borehamwood
    Permanent
    £30,000 - £32,000 per year

    The Accounts Assistant will play a key role in supporting the accounting and finance department . This permanent position in Borehamwood requires strong organisational skills and a keen eye for detail to ensure accurate financial reporting and compliance.

    • Exciting role for a relationship building accounts assistant
    • Permanent with a pathway to progress within the business
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  • Commercial Finance Manager

    Nottingham
    Permanent
    £60,000 - £65,000 per year

    The role of Commercial Finance Manager involves providing financial insights and strategies to support business decisions. Based in Nottingham, this position focuses on delivering financial guidance to drive profitability and operational efficiencies

    • Business Partnering. analysis, decision support, SAP
    • Tremendous culture and employer brand, unlimited career progression
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  • FP&A Manager - 6 Month FTC

    Bournemouth
    Interim
    £60,000 - £80,000 per year

    The role of FP&A Manager involves overseeing financial planning and analysis processes to provide key insights and support strategic decision-making. This position requires strong accounting and finance expertise to drive business performance in the Bournemouth area.

    • FP&A Manager - 6 Month Contract
    • Salary £60,000 - £80,000
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  • Financial Controller

    Wolverhampton
    Permanent
    £65,000 - £70,000 per year

    The Financial Controller position requires a detail-oriented professional to oversee financial operations and ensure compliance with accounting standards. This permanent role offers an excellent opportunity to contribute to a company's financial health and support its growth.

    • Fantastic opportunity to join a fast paced, growing business
    • Real chance to make your mark
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  • Finance Business Partner

    Belfast
    Permanent

    An exciting opportunity to join a growing professional services business in Belfast.

    • Opportunity to work at a growing professional services business
    • Hybrid working
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  • Graduate Finance Assistant

    Crewe
    Permanent
    £26,000 - £29,000 per year

    An exciting opportunity for a dedicated Finance Assistant to join a busy team in Crewe, driving financial accuracy and efficiency within the Accounting & Finance department.

    • Fantastic opportunity to join a growing, business on the outskirts of Crewe!
    • Study Support and full training provided!
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  • Senior Finance Business Partner

    Andover
    Temporary
    £450 - £550 per day

    The Senior Finance Business Partner will play a key role in providing financial insight and support to ensure effective decision-making within the Construction sector. This temporary position in Andover requires a strong background in accounting and finance to drive performance and strategic initiatives.

    • Opportunity to shape a new function with total autonomy
    • lots of strategic and commercial involvement
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  • Payroll Administrator

    Leeds
    Permanent
    £34,000 - £39,000 per year

    This is an excellent opportunity for a Payroll Administrator to join the accounting and finance department within the non-profit sector. The role involves managing payroll processes and ensuring compliance in a fast-paced environment in Leeds.

    • Permanent Payroll Administrator in Leeds
    • Hybrid and Flexible working full-time opportunity
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  • Financial Controller

    Somerset
    Permanent
    £65,000 - £75,000 per year

    This is an exciting opportunity for a Financial Controller to take a leading role within the Accounting & Finance department of a fast-growing, PE-backed business in Somerset. The position offers a unique chance to drive financial performance, lead a high-performing team, and support strategic decision-making.

    • Market-leading opportunity for an enthusiastic finance leader
    • Pathway to Finance Director in a PE-backed business
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  • Finance Director

    Kent
    Permanent
    £90,000 - £120,000 per year

    An exciting opportunity for a commercially minded Finance Director to join a successful owner-managed business and act as a trusted adviser to the Managing Director and leadership team. This role combines hands-on financial leadership with responsibility for supporting strategic decisions, business performance, systems improvement and wider operational initiatives.

    • Key partner to an entrepreneurial owner and leadership team
    • Broad commercial and operational leadership remit
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  • Finance Manager

    Cardiff
    Permanent
    £50,000 - £55,000 per year

    The Finance Manager will oversee financial operations and ensure compliance with all accounting standards and reporting requirements within the life science industry. This permanent role offers a hybrid working arrangement and involves managing key financial processes to support organisational goals.

    • Excellent people focused organisation
    • Great opportunity to step into a senior role
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  • Interim Head of FP&A

    City of London
    Temporary
    £540 - £660 per day

    As an Interim Head of FP&A in the technology sector, based in London, you'll oversee financial planning and analysis to support key business decisions. This temporary role involves managing budgets, forecasts, and financial models to ensure the organisation runs efficiently and effectively.

    • Fast growth listed technology business.
    • Ownership of FP&A, reporting to FD.
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  • Purchase Ledger

    Birmingham
    Temporary
    £14 - £17 per hour

    This temporary Purchase Ledger role in Birmingham offers a fantastic opportunity to contribute to the Accounting & Finance department within the industrial and manufacturing industry. The position requires strong organisational skills and attention to detail to ensure accurate financial record-keeping.

    • Opportunity to become a permanent role
    • Great organisation
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  • Service Charge Officer - social housing

    London
    Temporary
    £15 - £18 per hour

    The Service Charge Officer will support the accounting and finance team in managing service charge accounts within the not-for-profit sector. This temporary position in London requires excellent attention to detail and a strong understanding of financial processes.

    • One of the top Social Housing organisations in the UK
    • Opportunity to report into a high performing team, contributing to projects
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  • Finance Analyst

    Bournemouth
    Permanent
    £35,000 - £40,000 per year

    The role of Finance Analyst involves supporting financial decision-making by collecting, analysing, and reporting financial data. Based in Bournemouth, this position requires a keen eye for detail and a strong foundation in accounting principles.

    • Finance Analyst Position
    • Salary £35,000 - £40,000
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  • Senior Finance Analyst

    International
    Temporary
    £350 - £400 per day

    This temporary opportunity as a Senior Finance Analyst offers an excellent chance to work in fast paced sector. Based in north Oxfordshire, the role involves supporting financial operations and delivering insightful analysis to aid decision-making.

    • Immediate start
    • Be a part of a well established and impressive commercial finance team
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  • Financial Controller

    St Albans
    Permanent
    £75,000 - £89,000 per year

    The Financial Controller will oversee financial operations and reporting, ensuring compliance and supporting strategic decision-making within the accounting & finance department. This permanent role in the business services industry offers an excellent opportunity to lead and optimise financial processes.

    • Process optimisation
    • Growing Not or Profit
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  • Senior Finance Business Partner

    International
    Temporary
    £400 - £450 per day

    The Senior Finance Business Partner role offers an exciting opportunity to provide strategic financial insights and support within a fast paced sector. This temporary position is based in north Oxfordshire and requires expertise in accounting and finance to drive business performance.

    • Immediate start Hybrid working model
    • Partner with senior stakeholders
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  • Credit Controller

    Birmingham
    Temporary
    £15 - £19 per hour

    This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced credit control professional looking to join a dynamic manufacturing environment. Initially starting on a temporary contract, this role has a clear pathway to a permanent position for the right candidate.

    You will play a key role in maintaining cash flow, managing customer accounts, and supporting the wider finance function.

    • Great organisation
    • Temp to perm opportunity
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  • Finance Analyst

    Milton Keynes
    Temporary
    £55,000 - £65,000 per year

    This is an excellent interim opportunity for a Finance Data Analyst to join a leading organisation in the manufacturing and production sector, with a strong likelihood of becoming permanent. The role focuses on driving automation, improving reporting, and delivering data-driven insights to support financial planning and decision-making.

    • Hybrid working
    • Temp to perm opportunity
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  • Head of Accounts Payable

    Cumbria
    Permanent
    £50,000 - £60,000 per year

    Head of Accounts Payable

    Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 per annum + Benefits

    Full time, Permanent role

    Location: Cumbria (Hybrid - 3 days per week in the office)

    • Head of Accounts Payable - Cumbria
    • Well-established business offering hybrid working
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  • Senior Finance Planning Analyst

    Coventry
    Permanent
    £60,000 - £65,000 per year

    To provide excellent, accurate and relevant financial information to customers, with a key focus on financial planning

    • Hybrid working - typically 1 day office based (potentially every fourtnight)
    • Up to £65,000pa + bens
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The role of an Accountant

An accountant is a professional who is charged with the critical business function of maintaining and interpreting financial records. However, accountant jobs can vary wildly, with some in the role tasked purely with the above responsibilities, while others lead on a variety of finance-related and problem solving tasks.

Expected job role tasks

Accountant jobs incorporate many possible expected tasks, depending on the size and type of organisation the individual works for. However, some of the most common accountant tasks include preparing and maintaining financial reports that are essential to the smooth running of the business. These financial reports must be accurate and compliant with the relevant regulations and legislation. Accountants must also prepare tax returns and make sure that taxes are paid correctly and by the deadline. Furthermore, companies traditionally lean on accountants to perform forecasting exercises and risk analysis assessments. A large part of accountant jobs also includes evaluating the company’s financial operations to unearth any potential compliance issues within them, and producing solutions. These professionals will also be responsible for ensuring the business is run in a financially compliant manner, and will most likely need to offer guidance on revenue enhancement, profit maximisation, and cost reduction.

Primary function

As a critical business function, accounting requires its professionals to perform functions regarding the collection, accuracy, recording, analysis, presentation, and compliance of a company’s financial operations. They are also tasked with financial problem solving. This is a wide ranging role, and the specifics of any accountancy job will depend on factors such as seniority, company size, and industry.

Key hard/soft skills

Mathematical skills are extremely useful for Accountants, as they enable them to analyse, compare, and interpret data and figures. It is important to note, however, that complex mathematical skills are not vital for every accounting role. Meanwhile, analytical skills are vital, as analysing financial data to discover patterns and potential issues tends to be a huge part of the role. As with many jobs, computer literacy is essential for accountants, as they must be able to operate advanced accounting software, as well as other digital tools. In order to be a successful accountant, strong business acumen is also required: accountants must understand the basic functions of a business in order to contextualise their data, and problem solve effectively. 

They may also be called on to provide financial advice to businesses, which makes understanding how business and economics works vital. In terms of soft skills, attention to detail is high on the list, as accounting professionals are tasked with maintaining accurate and organised records. Communication skills are also vital for the many presentations and interviews they must conduct with senior stakeholders, while relationship building and customer service skills are certainly a plus. A strong sense of integrity and ethics should be second nature for accountants, as they have a legal obligation to act honestly and avoid negligence within their work.

Qualifications required

There are three core accountancy qualifications: ACA, ACCA, and CIMA. Once a professional has gained such a qualification, there is an expectation from employers that accountants will continue to train and upskill as part of continuing professional development. There are also specialist qualifications that may be required for specific roles. For example, the Association of Taxation Technicians or the Chartered Tax Adviser qualifications.

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