Accountant - 12 Months Fixed Term

Your new companyHays Accountancy and Finance are exclusively recruiting for an Accountant on a 12-month fixed-term contract to join a rapidly growing and successful financial services group based on the outskirts of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. A varied finance role reporting directly to the Accounting Manager to deliver accounting processes across ledgers, reporting, statutory/regulatory returns and management accounting. You will support audits, ensure robust controls and compliance, along with being involved in continuous improvements to the accounting function. This hands-on role will offer remote/office hybrid working of 2 days on-site, 3 days remote once settled in, along with competitive benefits. Open to part-qualified/qualified accountants or candidates qualified by experience. Your new roleYour key duties will involve preparation of management accounts, accruals, prepayments, along with consolidation of financial reports and regulatory returns. You will prepare statutory accounts, maintain financial records, reconciliations of ledgers, prepare/process journals and monitor cash movements/balances. You will approve payments, support payroll processing, assist with audit queries and ensure controls/processes are documented. You will be involved in various month-end and year-end processes to support busier periods. You will support the Accounting Manager with training/developing junior finance team members, along with ad-hoc projects including process improvement as ..... full job details .....