We’ve partnered with a growing manufacturing business in Runcorn, who are seeking a part-qualified accountant to join their team as Assistant Financial Controller. This is a hands-on role with significant development opportunity and a clear pathway to succession within five years, and we are looking for a candidate with the capability and ambition to progress.
Key Responsibilities
• Month-End Support: Preparing accruals, prepayments and journal entries to ensure a timely and accurate monthly close
• Maintain and improve monthly reporting packs and balance sheet reconciliations
• Support budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning, including variance analysis and corrective action tracking.
• Support statutory audit and year-end activities, ensuring robust controls and accurate documentation
• Work with operations and commercial teams to strengthen financial understanding and decision-making.
• Contribute to finance controls, policies and compliance requirements
• Assisting with VAT returns and other statutory requirements.
Essential Experience
• Graduate calibre (degree-qualified) with strong academic record.
• CIMA/ACCA part-qualified or finalist.
• Experience in a finance role with exposure to management accounts activities.
• Advanced Excel skills and an analytical mindset; able to translate data into clear, practical insight.
• Proactive, detail-oriented and able to manage deadlines in a month-end environment.
• Confident communicator, able to work effectively across finance and non-finance teams.
Desirable Experience
• Experience using Sage (or similar accounting/ERP systems).
• Experience building reports/dashboards in Power BI (or similar BI tools).
• Experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Understanding of internal controls and audit requirements.
• Experience working in a multinational group environment.