Accountant in Bristol - Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited

Your new company
Bristol based company

Your new role

In this role, you'll be based in the Bristol office for a minimum of three days per week, with the flexibility to work from home for part of your working week.You will coordinate and oversees month-end close activities across Record to Report and Hire to Acquire. This involves close collaboration with global colleagues and as well as offshore operations in India.The team is responsible for the majority of monthly journal postings, enabling FP&A and Group Finance to deliver timely reporting. They also manage accounting processes within Cash Management, Fixed Assets, and Intercompany sub-ledgers, alongside preparing balance sheet reconciliations for Financial Control.This position plays a key part in ensuring month-end close processes run efficiently and effectively, meeting group timetables and ensuring outsourced providers deliver against SLAs and KPIs. You'll oversee accounting processes performed by offshore teams, review journals and reconciliations, and take responsibility for at least one sub-tower (General Ledger, Intercompany, Fixed Assets, or Cash Management). You'll also support Financial Control and liaise with external auditors.Key Responsibilities

• Prepare journals for month-end financial close in line with group timetables.
• Manage accounting processes such as intercompany, fixed assets, balance sheet reconciliations, and bank reconciliations.
• Review and monitor the quality and timeliness of offshore transaction processing, including quality assurance reporting and training support.
• Conduct initial reviews of the P&L to ensure accuracy.
• Maintain balance sheet integrity, escalating queries or judgemental items to Finance Control promptly.
• Review offshore SOPs to ensure alignment with global standards.
• Challenge inefficient or regionalised processes to drive globalisation, standardisation, and automation.

What you'll need to succeed
We welcome applications from part-qualified accountants nearing completion of their final exams. Candidates should have several years of experience in an Accounts function, familiarity with accounting standards, and experience using complex financial systems (e.g., Oracle or SAP).
Key attributes:

• Proven experience in accounting roles, ideally within a large business.
• Strong skills in Excel reporting, journal calculations, reconciliations, and process improvement.
• High attention to detail, analytical mindset, and excellent organisational skills.
• Clear communication skills, both verbal and written, to engage with stakeholders including tax, auditors, and commercial finance teams.
• Ability to work efficiently under deadlines, supporting offshore teams and ensuring timely delivery.
• Experience managing or reviewing offshore team outputs is preferred.
• Studying towards ACA/CA/ACCA/CIMA with no more than four exams remaining.

What you'll get in return

• Flexible working options available.
• Parking.
• Pension.
• Life Assurance x 2.
• Income Protection.
• 25 days leave+bank holidays.
• Critical illness.
• Dental and health plan.
• Study support.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career. INDHAF

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