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Date Added: Fri 08/08/2025

Qualified Accountant

Edgware, UK
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Company: RECRUIT SELECT

Job Type: Permanent, FullTime

Salary: £50,000 - £55,000 per annum

Essential Qualifications & Experience (this has to be reflected on the resume)

  • MAAT/CIMA/ACCA qualified OR qualified by experience (minimum 5 years in UK-based finance roles) - when was the qualification achieved
  • Minimum 5+ years continuous experience working as an Accountant in the UK
  • Demonstrated experience in international trade finance, especially in manufacturing, commodities, or logistics

Technical Skills & Expertise

  • Proven hands-on experience with foreign exchange and multi-currency reconciliations (GBP, USD, EUR, INR, RMB)
  • Multi-currency transaction management
  • Advanced Excel skills
  • Working knowledge of accounting software or ERP systems
  • Experience with import/export documentation and compliance
  • HMRC compliance and VAT returns knowledge

Operational Experience

  • Full accounting cycle management (A/P, A/R, general ledger, monthly close)
  • Global banking activity reconciliation
  • Financial statements, cashflow forecasts, and budget report preparation
  • Experience coordinating logistics and finance across borders
  • Trade-related insurance and legal contract administration
  • Shipping documents or customs clearance experience (bonus)

Leadership & Systems

  • Personal experience leading/managing implementation and setup of accounting systems (including configuring software, migrating data, and training users)
  • Experience coordinating financial input from multiple international offices
  • Supporting hedging/FX strategies

Personal Attributes

  • Meticulous attention to detail
  • Commercial awareness
  • Ability to work independently
  • Strong communication skills with confidence to liaise with overseas teams and stakeholders
  • Commercially minded approach

Preferred Industry Background (Bonus)

  • Manufacturing, commodities, or logistics sectors
  • Experience with freight forwarders, shipping lines, and customs agents

This is a highly technical role requiring not just accounting expertise, but also specific capabilities in international trade finance, multi-currency management, and cross-border operations. The successful candidate will need to demonstrate:

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities for complex international transactions
  • Behavioural traits that align with managing high-pressure, detail-oriented work across multiple time zones
  • Cognitive capabilities suited to handling the complexity of our global operations and systems implementation
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