Newly Qualified Accountant - #2089749

Downey Osborne is partnering with a growing organisation to recruit a Senior Accountant. This is an excellent opportunity to join a collaborative finance team, supporting month-end reporting, financial analysis, and business partnering, with clear opportunities to develop your career.

Benefits

• Hybrid working
• Private healthcare
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Competitive annual leave
• Competitive salary, dependent on experience

About You

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA) or equivalent experience
• Strong management accounting background, including month-end processes
• Commercially minded with ability to turn data into insight
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills
• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Confident communicator with non-finance stakeholders
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy

About Your New Role

Always

• Prepare monthly management accounts including P&L, balance sheet reconciliations and variance analysis
• Assist with month-end close, journals, and cut-offs
• Maintain financial controls and ensure data integrity
• Produce financial dashboards and KPIs for senior leadership
• Provide actionable financial insight to support decision-making

Often

• Analyse profitability by service, cost centre, and revenue stream
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and reforecast cycles
• Assist with pricing reviews, costings, and business cases
• Support audit preparation and liaise with auditors
• Monitor cash flow and highlight risks and opportunities

Occasionally

• Assist with long-term planning and scenario modelling
• Support revenue cycle management and reconciliations
• Review financial processes and suggest improvements
• Provide insight for procurement and supplier costs

Never

• Work in a silo without understanding the commercial context
• Never be asked to taste-test the office biscuits

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