Financial Accountant

Watford | Part Qualified ACCA/CIMA/ACA | Up to £45,000

Take Your Accounts Career to the Next Level! Are you an experienced Financial Accountant with at least 2-3 years in an accounting role? A dynamic opportunity awaits you at a well-established organisation, part of a prestigious group with globally recognised brands.

One to One Personnel is proud to partner with a leading name in the industry and are currently seeking a highly experienced, organised, detail oriented Financial Accountant.

To be considered you must have a minimum of 2-3 plus years’ experience in an accounting role, ideally with multi-entry and intercompany exposure. You must be part qualified in ACCA/CIMA/ACA and have 4 or more years UK based professional experience.

What You’ll Need

• 2–3+ years’ experience in an accounting role, ideally with multi-entity and intercompany exposure
• Good technical grounding in journals, reconciliations, and VAT
• Experience with cross-charges and intercompany reconciliations desirable
• Strong Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups) and ERP/accounting systems (Sage200)
• Multi-currency accounting exposure advantageous
• Detail-focused, accurate, and well-organised
• Strong communicator, able to work across jurisdictions Ambitious, with clear intent to complete qualification
• Proactive, collaborative, and keen to improve processes
• Able to prioritise and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment

Role and Responsibilities

Month-End & Reporting

• Assist with monthly management accounts for the UK and Dutch entities
• Prepare and post journals (accruals, prepayments, intercompany, FX adjustments)
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations and maintain supporting schedules
• Support consolidated reporting and variance analysis

Accounts Payable & Receivable

• Reconcile AP/AR ledgers across both entities

Cross-Charges & Intercompany

• Prepare and process cross-charges between UK and Dutch entities (and other group entities as required)
• Maintain accurate intercompany accounts and ensure balances are reconciled monthly
• Investigate and resolve intercompany mismatches in a timely manner
• Assist with transfer pricing and documentation requirements as directed by the Financial Controller

Financial Controls & Compliance

• Maintain the fixed asset register and depreciation postings
• Assist with VAT return preparation and submission for UK, Netherlands, and Germany
• Support annual audit processes for both the UK and Dutch entities, preparing reconciliations, schedules, and audit deliverables
• Help strengthen internal processes and financial controls across entities

Business & Operational Support

• Provide timely financial information and analysis to the Financial Controller
• Support budget and forecasting processes with data and reconciliations
• Assist with ad hoc projects and financial analysis across both UK and Dutch entities
• Contribute to process improvements and best practice in international finance

What’s in It for You?

• £45,000 (depending on qualifications & experience)
• 25 days of annual leave + bank holidays
• Additional days holiday between Christmas and New Year if the Directors decide to close the business
• Standard working hours 9 to 5:30 - 30 min lunch = 40 hours a week
• 1-day WFH after probation and training at the company’s sole discretion (non-contractual)
• Workplace Pension Scheme
• 60% Discount on our products that we have on Ecommerce
• Sample sales 2+ times a year
• Short Leave – with pre-approval from Line Manager to take up to 2 hours off without deduction from holiday allowance
• Statutory sick pay
• Annual pay review and/or bonus at the Directors discretion

If you have all the skills above and feel this is the role for you, please do not hesitate to contact us at 121 Personnel on (phone number removed) or forward your CV to (url removed)