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Financial Accountant

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Financial Accountant
Core3 is delighted to be working with a growing organisation in Bristol to recruit a Financial Accountant to join its finance team.
Why join our client
This is a hands-on Financial Accountant role with real ownership across month-end, payroll, compliance and year-end activity. You'll work closely with the Finance Director and play a central role in making sure the core finance operation runs accurately and on time.
It's a strong opportunity for someone who enjoys detail, takes ownership of deadlines and wants broad exposure across financial accounting, audit, tax and transactional finance.
How you'll make an impact
- Own key elements of the month-end close across multiple entities
- Prepare prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations
- Manage end-to-end payroll activity, including pensions and year-end submissions
- Complete VAT returns and support wider tax and compliance requirements
- Prepare year-end schedules and support the external audit process
- Act as a day-to-day contact for auditors during planning and fieldwork
- Review aged debt and support credit control activity
- Review purchase and sales ledger activity, identifying coding or VAT issues
- Provide technical review and support across the wider finance team
- Support payments, cash flow and wider finance operations when required
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Why you're a great fit
- Qualified, part-qualified or qualified by experience
- Strong month-end close and balance sheet reconciliation experience
- End-to-end payroll experience, including pensions and year-end reporting
- Good understanding of VAT and financial compliance
- Experience preparing year-end schedules and supporting audit activity
- Comfortable reviewing ledger activity and challenging inaccuracies
- Strong attention to detail and confidence working to fixed deadlines
- Experience working across multiple entities would be beneficial
- Exposure to Xero, receivables finance or multi-currency environments would be useful


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What you'll get in return
As Financial Accountant, you'll join a growing finance team where you'll have broad exposure and the opportunity to work closely with senior finance leadership.
- £55,000 - £65,000
- 20% target bonus
- 5% employer pension contribution
- Hybrid working 2 days a week
- 25 days holiday + Birthday
We welcome applications from all qualified candidates who believe they meet the role requirements. We're committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, and we'll provide any reasonable adjustments you may need throughout the recruitment process.
If this advert sounds like you, please apply now or contact louis@core3.co.uk / 0117 213 0300.
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