Senior Accountant
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Job Summary
Job Description
Senior Accountant
Location: Oldham
Salary: 30-35k per annum
Experience: Senior-level practice background
Location: Oldham
Salary: 30-35k per annum
Experience: Senior-level practice background
Whats On Offer
- Hybrid working with flexibility around core hours
- Clear progression route (Senior to Manager) with structured development support
- Varied workload across month-end reporting and process improvement
- Supportive people-first team culture with high standards and low ego
- Competitive benefits package (pension holiday allowance wellbeing support)
The Role
Were supporting a well-established organisation to hire a Senior Accountant to strengthen their finance function. This is a hands-on role with genuine ownership ideal for someone who enjoys getting into the detail improving how things are done and being a calm reliable point of contact for stakeholders.
Youll take the lead on core accounting activities support month-end close and help ensure reporting is accurate timely and useful. Theres also scope to get involved in system and process improvements as the team continues to evolve.
Key Responsibilities
- Own and deliver parts of the month-end close (journals accruals prepayments reconciliations)
- Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations and resolve variances
- Support management accounts preparation including commentary and analysis
- Assist with budgeting and forecasting including variance analysis
- Maintain strong financial controls and improve processes where needed
- Support year-end audit preparation and liaise with external auditors
- Partner with non-finance stakeholders to improve financial understanding and decision-making
- Coach and support junior team members (where applicable)
What Were Looking For
- Qualified accountant by experience
- Solid experience in a senior accounting role (industry or practice)
- Confident with reconciliations month-end and financial reporting fundamentals
- Strong Excel skills and comfort working with finance systems/ERPs
- Clear communicator who can explain finance in plain English
- Detail-focused organised and able to manage competing deadlines without drama
Nice to Have (Not Essential)
- Experience improving reporting packs or streamlining month-end
- Exposure to multi-entity multi-site or project-based environments
- Prior experience mentoring or reviewing others work
For a confidential chat with Diane please call
Diane Shaw
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- General Ledger Reconciliation
- Accounting Software
- Account Analysis
- GAAP
- Journal Entries
- QuickBooks
- General Ledger Accounting
- Accounting
- Account Reconciliation
- SOX
- Microsoft Dynamics GP
- NetSuite
