Accounting and Reporting Manager
2 days ago
Lincoln
Accounting & Reporting Manager Salary: Lincoln (Site based) Salary: Up to £55,000 Benjamin Edwards are recruiting for a technically strong Accounting and Reporting Manager to join a reputable and growing company in Lincoln. This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially minded accountant who enjoys solving complex financial challenges, improving processes, and driving meaningful change across a growing business. Working closely with the Financial Controller, finance leadership team and group colleagues, you will play a critical role in strengthening financial reporting, improving governance and delivering a structured programme to enhance their fixed asset and capital expenditure framework. The role of the Accounting & Reporting Manager Fixed Asset Roadmap Delivery • Deliver a structured roadmap to cleanse, validate and improve the existing fixed asset register, • Identify and resolve historic errors, misclassifications and incomplete records, • Implement clear asset categorisation aligned with IFRS and Group reporting requirements, • Partner with operational leaders to improve CAPEX approval, tracking and reporting, • Ensure projects are capitalised accurately and closed out efficiently, • Improve visibility of work-in-progress (WIP) and project completion processes, • Manage month-end and year-end close processes, • Oversee the general ledger and ensure accurate financial reporting, • Lead the statutory accounts process, • Prepare balance sheet reconciliations, corporate tax returns and cash reconciliations, • Work with finance systems teams to improve fixed asset module functionality, • Introduce automation to reduce manual processes, • Act as the key point of contact for fixed asset matters across the organisation, • Partner with operational and cross-functional teams, • Present progress updates and risk summaries to senior leadership, • Professional qualification such as ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent, • Proven experience in accounting and financial reporting, • Strong knowledge of accounting standards and regulatory requirements, • A hands-on problem solver who enjoys tackling complex financial challenges, • Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Benjamin Edwards, please do not hesitate to apply.