Job Description

Accounting & Reporting Manager

Benjamin Edwards are recruiting for a technically strong Accounting and Reporting Manager to join a reputable and growing company in Lincoln. This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially minded accountant who enjoys solving complex financial challenges, improving processes, and driving meaningful change across a growing business.

Working closely with the Financial Controller, finance leadership team and group colleagues, you will play a critical role in strengthening financial reporting, improving governance and delivering a structured programme to enhance their fixed asset and capital expenditure framework.

The role of the Accounting & Reporting Manager

Fixed Asset Roadmap Delivery

- Deliver a structured roadmap to cleanse, validate and improve the existing fixed asset register - Identify and resolve historic errors, misclassifications and incomplete records - Implement clear asset categorisation aligned with IFRS and Group reporting requirements - Develop and embed a practical capitalisation policy for operational teams Capital Expenditure Governance

- Partner with operational leaders to improve CAPEX approval, tracking and reporting - Ensure projects are capitalised accurately and closed out efficiently - Improve visibility of work-in-progress (WIP) and project completion processes - Introduce stronger documentation and audit support processes Financial Reporting & Compliance

- Manage month-end and year-end close processes - Oversee the general ledger and ensure accurate financial reporting - Lead the statutory accounts process - Prepare balance sheet reconciliations, corporate tax returns and cash reconciliations - Ensure compliance with accounting standards, tax regulations and audit requirements Systems & Process Improvement

- Work with finance systems teams to improve fixed asset module functionality - Introduce automation to reduce manual processes - Strengthen data integrity and reporting capabilities across the business Stakeholder management

- Act as the key point of contact for fixed asset matters across the organisation - Partner with operational and cross-functional teams - Present progress updates and risk summaries to senior leadership - Build awareness of capitalisation policies across non-finance teams The Ideal candidate for the Accounting & Reporting Manager

- Professional qualification such as ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent - Proven experience in accounting and financial reporting - Strong knowledge of accounting standards and regulatory requirements - A hands-on problem solver who enjoys tackling complex financial challenges - Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines - A self-motivated and detail-oriented professional