Are you a Part-Qualified Financial Accountant looking to step into a role where your insight genuinely shapes business decisions? Do you enjoy getting under the skin of the numbers and translating them into meaningful commercial advice?

We're looking for a proactive, analytical and confident communicator to join our finance team in Newport. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your career in a varied, high-impact role, with full support to complete your professional studies.

The Role

You'll play a key role in helping managers improve decision-making and operational efficiency by providing clear, timely and insightful financial analysis. Acting as a trusted finance partner, you'll support business growth and profitability through high-quality reporting, forecasting and commentary.

Key Responsibilities

Analyse current and historical trends across KPIs including revenue, cost of sales, expenses and capital expenditure
Be a key contributor to the month-end close process
Prepare and deliver management reports, budgets, forecasts and financial statements
Full ownership of cash flow forecasting and reporting
Detailed analysis of overheads, accruals and prepayments
Lease accounting and warranty reporting
Monitor performance indicators, highlighting trends and investigating variances
Trade compliance and reporting activities
Support VAT return preparation, ensuring full compliance
Support internal and external audits
Develop financial models and analysis to support strategic initiatives
Implement and work with Business Intelligence tools and dashboard reporting
Support divisional reporting (stat packs and tax packs)
Payroll and P11D reporting support
Ad-hoc reporting and financial analysis
Support and mentor junior accountants

About You

You're detail-oriented, commercially aware and comfortable working with complex financial information. You're also someone who can communicate financial insights clearly to non-finance stakeholders.

Essential:

Previous experience in a similar finance or accounting role
Strong understanding of accounting principles and procedures
Experience with general ledger and month-end/year-end close
High level of accuracy and attention to detail
Confident producing financial reports and models
Trustworthy, reliable and professional
Strong accounting systems and software skills

Desirable:

Experience with SAP, ERP or BI systems
Advanced MS Excel skills
Professional and confident telephone manner
A collaborative team player with a positive, approachable attitude