Lead Accountant - Cash, Controls & Reporting

Meraki Talent are engaged on an excellent permanent Lead Accountant role based in Edinburgh with excellent hybrid working paying £50,000, up to 20% bonus + generous pension and holidays & a range of other benefits.

The Company

A market leading is constantly evolving & moving forward, and where finance is embedded at the heart of commercial decision making. After a period of successful technological transformation, this business is in a key place to continue to grow commercially and profitably.

This forward thinking company puts its employees and customers first and the leadership and culture are first class - collaborative, trusting and open.

The Role

This pivotal role, is going to be a lynchpin function for the business and finance moving forward. It’s a newly created role where the successful individual will be given excellent autonomy shape/ structure the team whilst also creating & developing processes, procedures, controls & systems to maximise efficiency.

The role will also offer the utmost senior stakeholder engagement and business partnering, providing excellent exposure & visibility.

The key components of the role will include:

·      Business partnering with senior stakeholders including C-Suite, SLT & Departmental Heads

·      Involvement in high profile projects

·      Leading, hiring and developing a small finance team

·      Reviewing and developing processes, procedures, controls & systems

·      Ownership of cash, financial control and reporting

·      Cash management, cashflow analysis & forecasting

·      Banking, banking relationships and covenants

On Offer

The position of Lead Accountant is based in Edinburgh, with strong hybrid working  i.e. 3 days a week in the office and 2 days a week from home. The role will also offer:

·      £50,000 base salary

·      Bonus of up to 20%

·      Generous pension scheme

·      Generous holiday allowance

·      Live cover

·      A range of other benefit & perks

·      Flexible and hybrid working

Candidate Profile

We are keen to engage with individuals, that meet the below criteria:

·      Ideally, a qualified Accountant although finalist or QBE will be considered

·      Supervisory/people management exposure

·      Can demonstrate a track record in process/continuous improvement

·      Cash & financial control exposure

·      Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills

Next Steps

Please do not hesitate to contact John Gilbertson for a private & confidential discussion regarding this excellent permanent opportunity.