We’re growing!

We have an exciting opportunity to join our expanding Accounting Services Team, based at our offices in Kettering, Northamptonshire.

Working with a portfolio of well-known brands you will be responsible for the preparation of timely and accurate periodic management reports including profit and loss, balance sheet, performance analysis, cashflow forecast and budget analysis.

In this role you are the interface between AFP and our client and will have strong communication skills with the ability to respond promptly to client queries ensuring that we are always providing excellent customer service, liaising with our internal Financial Accounts, Compliance and Operations Teams when needed.

Working in a multi-client environment you will potentially have conflicting deadlines which you will need to manage, ensuring that you are communicating any issues to our internal teams and clients.

Working with our Client Relationship Managers to provide support for the development of budgets and forecasts as appropriate to ensure good quality and up-to-date information is available to clients.

A good understanding of accounting processes and the ability to read and interpret profit and loss and balance sheet reports are essential.

Requirements

AAT qualified, studying for ACCA, CIMA or QBE

Have worked with accounting software, preferably QuickBooks, Xero, and Sage

Have experience using MS Excel in a finance role

 

Benefits

We are offering a competitive salary, dental care cash plan, pension scheme, ability to buy extra holiday each year, an employee share incentive plan, as well as free parking, and a cycle to work scheme, employee referral scheme, we also have some fantastic discounts on high street brands and restaurants.

We also recognise the importance of mental health and wellbeing in the workplace and have our own mental health and wellbeing champions.

We invest in training and development in a big way, to allow you to build your future along with ours. If you wish to continue with your studies we offer full study support (CIMA, ACCA, CIPS) and paid study leave to support you with your learning.

We are a social bunch here at AFP and enjoy a monthly social lunch in the office as well as Christmas and Summer parties.

The opportunities for personal development and progression are only limited by what you want to do. You will be working for a company, that supports development. We are passionate about supporting the career progression of our people through career development conversations, supported professional advancement and the opportunity to be part of some exciting projects.

 

Last but not least….

We have a brilliant people culture here at AFP, we believe that our people can do their best work when they can be themselves. We value diversity as we believe that it sparks creativity, innovation and ultimately, better performance.

We recruit and develop people who are best suited to the requirements of the role on offer. Our talent and succession programmes ensure that everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed, and our people are supported to fulfil their unique potential.

We have an exciting opportunity to join our expanding Accounting Services Team, based at our offices in Kettering. In this role, you will be working in a team who are responsible for the timely and accurate financial transactional processing (VAT, Payroll, Purchase Ledger, Sales Ledger, Bank, Month-end reconciliation and adjustment) for a portfolio of well-known brands.

You will have excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to manage your workload in a multiclient environment with potentially conflicting deadlines. We are looking for someone with a genuine passion for customer service excellence and questioning the status quo.

You will have relevant experience in a similar role covering most of the same transactional areas with good literacy and numeracy skills (equivalent to GCSE 5+in English and Maths), experience and working knowledge in basic use of MS Office Excel, along with AAT, CIMA or ACCA trainee or qualified by experience. You will have worked with accounting software, preferably QuickBooks, Xero, and Sage and have experience using MS Excel in a finance role.

We are offering a competitive salary, private medical and dental care, a pension scheme, the ability to buy extra holiday each year, an employee share incentive plan, as well as free parking, and a cycle-to-work scheme, employee referral scheme, we also have some fantastic discounts on high street brands and restaurants. We also recognise the importance of mental health and wellbeing in the workplace and have our own mental health and wellbeing champions.

We invest in training and development in a big way, to allow you to build your future along with ours. If you wish to continue your studies, we offer full study support (CIMA, ACCA, CIPS) and paid study leave to support your learning.

We are a social bunch here at AFP and enjoy a monthly social lunch in the office as well as Christmas and Summer parties. The opportunities for personal development and progression are only limited by what you want to do. You will be working for a company that supports development. We are passionate about supporting the career progression of our people through career development conversations, supported professional advancement and the opportunity to be part of some exciting projects.

Last but not least…. We have a brilliant people culture here at AFP, we believe that our people can do their best work when they can be themselves. We value diversity as we believe that it sparks creativity, innovation and ultimately, better performance.

We recruit and develop people who are best suited to the requirements of the role on offer. Our talent and succession programmes ensure that everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed, and our people are supported to fulfil their unique potential at AFP, we believe that our people can do their best work when they can be themselves.