Job Vacancy: Accountant
Location: Kettering, UK
Hours: 37.5 hours per week working Monday to Friday
Salary: Up to £35,000 per annum
Interaction Recruitment is excited to offer a vacancy for an Accountant to join our clients Finance Department in Kettering. This is an excellent opportunity for an individual with strong accounting experience to contribute to the financial success of the business.
About the Role:
Reporting to the Financial Controller, the successful candidate will provide varied financial and accounting support to the UK-based finance team, the China Office team, and other business areas. Full training will be provided, but the key responsibilities of the role will include:
Preparation of the management accounts and forecasts
Assisting in year-end audits, providing documentation and answering auditors’ questions
Maintaining monthly balance sheet reconciliations
Responsible for VAT reporting
Supporting monthly and annual stock takes
Maintaining the fixed asset register
Analysis and reporting
Standard costing for Test Equipment products
Setting up new customer accounts
Making amendments to customer accounts
Sales invoicing for the Irish entity
Processing expense claims and credit card statements
Maintaining foreign currency petty cash
Processing monthly payroll
About You:
Essential:
Proven all-around accounts department experience, including involvement in the production of monthly management accounts
Ideally AAT Qualified or part qualified CIMA, ACCA, or a recognised equivalent
A team player with excellent communication skills
Meticulous attention to detail
Strong influencing and persuasion skills
Capable of developing others to enhance the department’s skills matrix
Proficient in working with intermediate-level Excel spreadsheets
Desirable:
Knowledge of Dynamics 365 Business Central and Customer Engagement systems
An understanding of the consolidation of accounts
Payroll experience
Benefits Include:
25-30 days of annual leave (service-related)
Life assurance
Group personal pension plan
Income protection
Free parking
Flexible working hours
Closing Date:
Applications must be received by 25th March 2026. Apply today for immediate consideration.