Lead Accountant - Cash, Controls & Reporting - Meraki Talent Limited : Job Details

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.