The Opportunity Are you a Recently Qualified Accountant who has experience in the preparation of P&L's and Balance Sheets? and you do not wish to spend the next two years buried in a pure GL / financial accounting lane? This is a rare chance to move into a commercial, operationally-close finance role in a growing, high-quality manufacturing environment, where your work influences decisions not just month-end. Youll get exposure to costing, margin, KPIs, and performance analysis, with real visibility to senior stakeholders. Why Apply? If youre ambitious, curious, and commercially minded, this role accelerates you beyond financial accountant by default and into the kind of work that makes you genuinely valuable: understanding what drives margin and performance and improving it. Its ideal if you want your accounting foundation to become a springboard into commercial finance. Overview Our client is expanding and is seeking a commercial-minded Accountant to join the finance team, reporting to the CFO. The focus is on using financial and operational data to drive efficiency, sharper decision-making, and stronger reporting across the business. Who we are seeking Recently qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent) Strong grounding in accounts preparation and core accounting fundamentals Genuinely interested in analysis and operational performance Comfortable taking ownership, asking questions, and improving how things are done Overview of the responsibilities Support operational reporting, including variance analysis and KPI reporting Assist with margin analysis, investigating drivers and trends Prepare manufacturing-related journals and support month-end processes Contribute to budgeting/forecasting and management accounts support Get involved in process improvement projects and cross-functional business partnering Support audit preparation as required Apply If youre recently qualified and want a role that builds commercial judgement not just technical accounting hours please submit your CV for confidential consideration.