YOU MUST BE RESIDING IN THE UK CURRENTLY, HAVE UK BASED EXPERIENCE AND NOT REQUIRE A SPONSORSHIP TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION, PLEASE OTHERWISE DO NOT APPLY AS YOUR APPLICATION WON'T BE PROCESSED**
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This is an office based role in East Lancashire

Company details and job overview:

Kenton Black Finance are currently recruiting on behalf of a business that is based in East Lancashire. With several revenue streams, and group turnover in excess of £150m, they are set for further growth and operate across sites throughout the UK. Fast paced, with a commercial and driven leadership team, they are looking for a like-minded finance professional to support the leadership team in a progressive, commercially focused role.
This is an exciting and progressive opportunity for a dynamic and commercially focused Candidate. A role to develop at pace to a leadership post, there is support available and a workplace to enable a bright and passionate accountant.

Your new role as the Senior Commercial Accountant:

• Prepare monthly management accounts for several business units within the group.
• Manage group stock reconciliations and intercompany stock movements.
• Business partner across several internal departments to communicate financial results
• Lead on the reconciliation of large data sets, including the production of commercial analysis to drive business performance across several revenue streams
• Working with stakeholders enabling financial insight through detailed analysis, enhance operational efficiencies and excellence
• Analysis of product margins and conducting full reviews across profit and loss statements, providing detailed commercial commentary.
• Balance sheet reconciliations.
• Assisting in the supervision and upskilling of juniors within the finance function.
• Acting as support to the Financial Controller

Experience & Skills required to apply:

- Proven experience as a Commercial/Management Accountant or in a similar role within finance or accounting.
- Strong knowledge of month-end process in a large corporate business
- Proficiency in managing stock in a large corporate business
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy in financial reporting.
- Good communication skills, both written and verbal, to liaise with team members and external stakeholders.
- A relevant qualification in finance or accounting is preferred but not essential.
- Experience with inter company transactions

Salary and Benefits on offer:

- A highly competitive salary
- You will be entitled to 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays

Kenton Black Finance operate across the UK as a market leading recruitment partner, specialising in the attraction of finance talent across both permanent and interim requirements. With a team of dedicated experts, each with longevity operating in the finance arena, we maintain a proven track record and have established partnerships with businesses both large, small and those in their infancy. Market leaders, we provide recruitment solutions from entry level finance to directorship professionals. Operating from local offices in Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Birmingham, London, Aberdeen and Glasgow, Kenton Black Finance remain a dynamic and effective recruitment partner who represent and attract only the finest finance talent in the local area and across the UK